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By Sarah Ward (538) for Concrete Playground (635) on 22 May 2017

Jumping between bureaucratic manoeuvring and matters of the heart isn't always packaged with the smoothest transitions, and doesn't give either…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 18 May 2017

All this detail makes this British-Indian co-production fascinating on many levels, and the decision to stage almost all the action in and…

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By Paul Byrnes (441) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 16 May 2017

Fascinating, infuriating, entertaining and perhaps misleading…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 16 May 2017

A chunky clunky history lesson, Viceroy's House leaves you feeling as if you've been kept back after school for something you did not do…

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By Adam Fresco (54) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 10 May 2017

Intellectually engaging, yet emotionally detached, Viceroy's House is a fascinating tale that needs telling and looks great…

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By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 10 May 2017

It's a gentle reminder that this may be an entertaining retelling of events, but the experience is still felt by the families who experienced them…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 04 May 2017

The most profound accomplishment of this haunting film is Chadha's ability to manage the multi-protagonist elements and the multi-layered story,…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 04 May 2017

A moving tale about the tragic partition of India, Gurinder Chadha's immaculate production glistens with authenticity, but the film is stilted…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 06 Mar 2017

The characters are thinly sketched and it never feels anything other than a contrived attempt to dramatise the divisions that opened up within…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 05 Mar 2017

Chadha ... has set out to make a personal-political drama with a solidly populist edge, a bold ambition for which deserves three cheers…

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By Ed Whitfield (493) for The Ooh Tray (482) on 05 Mar 2017

Perhaps some stories are just too big to be told in an hour and three quarters…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 03 Mar 2017

In the end, the film is lively and enjoyable, with a strong sense of humour and some romantic surges that help the story resonate…

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By Elliott Noble (448) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 03 Mar 2017

For the uninitiated, this is a splendidly clear account of a pivotal chapter in world history. For the rest, it's a timely reminder…

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By Stella Papamichael (611) for Radio Times (2,421) on 03 Mar 2017

While the film might have gone further in laying bare the true scale of the political subterfuge and the upheaval it caused, it is refreshingly…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 03 Mar 2017

Fighting a stealth war on conventional thinking, Chadha offers us a tantalising epic, what you might call a halfway house…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 03 Mar 2017

A drama that observes the politicking in the run-up to the partition of India and Pakistan into separate Hindu-majority and Muslim-majority states…

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By Jasper Rees (81) for The Spectator (1,162) on 02 Mar 2017

[It's] a perfectly decent primer, and it's high time this geopolitical powderkeg had its resonant moment in the multiplex…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 02 Mar 2017

Chadha weaves together various emotive subplots with varying degrees of success, resulting in a film that's watchable enough but one that also…

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By Amy West (93) for International Business Times (181) on 02 Mar 2017

With its poignant themes and unquestionably powerful story, it's a wonder why in its final moments, Viceroy's House never quite reaches the…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 02 Mar 2017

The cast are as grand as the gaff. Fans of BBC costume drama will likely be happy cinema patrons…

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