Review of Viceroy's House (2017) by Ros B — 16 Mar 2017

One of the best films I have seen for a while. Though I can't guarantee it is politically unbiased (the BBC were involved!) it seemed pretty informative. A good cast including several familiar faces from TV, lots of dialogue, little action (thank goodness) and only one joke which seemed in character.

It made us think about imperialism and religious tensions and come home and look up stuff about Gandhi and Nehru, which led to a lively family discussion. The Mountbattens came across as a sympathetic couple doing their best.

Having associated Gillian Anderson only with the American X-files program which I didn't watch, I was surprised to see her playing the part of an upper class Englishwoman so well, though I now see she has links with both sides of the Atlantic .

I agree with other critics that the melodramatic romance didn't add to the film.