Review of The Man Who Would Be King (1975) by Salman G — 10 Nov 2013
Generally entertaining picture in which two non-commissioned officers named Danial Dravot (Sean Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) set off to conquer a kingdom in India. They originally meet a newspaper columnist Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) who was to join their adventures but loses them by the train.
It's not really an in depth movie, but more just fun and full of colours (as many people would coin this as "escapist" which is truthfully a term I don't like using because it sounds derogatory).
Connery and Caine, who I believe are friends in life, work very well together, and the scenery footage is incredible. I also like how the story is told in flashback, as Kipling is approached by Carnehan to how the journey with Dravot had turned out.
It is a little long though, but overall it was a good experience.
This review of The Man Who Would Be King (1975) was written by Salman G on 10 Nov 2013.
The Man Who Would Be King has generally received very positive reviews.
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