The Last Lear Movie Reviews
Avg. Critics Rating
Verdict: Timepass based on 7 reviews
Avg. User Rating
2.9
Verdict: Cool based on 18 reviews & ratings
3.0
Barun Chanda | The Telegraph
Going to watch The Last Lear is like an invitation to a five-course dinner.First of all, there’s the man Amitabh Bachchan, at the peak of his career, albeit in his second innings. Playing the role of Harry the stage actor, Amitabh is awesomeRead full review
3.0
Sukanya Verma | rediff.com
There is a difference between people and personalities. Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear makes a fascinating and uncompromising journey in this thought. Although his vision may be marred by dissatisfactory subtext, apathetic characterisationsRead full review
2.5
Khalid Mohamed | Hindustan Times
Friends, countrymen and Shakespeare, Lend me your ears. I come neither to bury director Rituparno Ghosh, actor Amitabh Bachchan, supporting artiste Divya Dutta, nor to condemn them.Read full review
2.5
Nikhat Kazmi | Times of India
BASED on Utpal Dutt's classic play, Aajker Shahenshah, The Last Lear is a sad example of how adaptation can sometimes scuttle a good script and transform a landmark theatrical experience into flawed cinema. The film only works for Amitabh BachchanRead full review
2.0
Rajeev Masand | ibnlive.com
The Last Lear, directed by Rituporno Ghosh is what I'd describe as a great idea that doesn't quite translate into a great film. An adaptation of a play by Utpal Dutt, The Last Lear uses the film-within-a-film device to tell the story of Harish Mishra or HarryRead full review
2.0
Udita Jhunjhunwala | DNA India
Based on Utpal Dutt play, Aajker Shahjahan, Rituparno Ghosh’s The Last Lear is an interesting story about an eccentric, ageing theatre actor in Kolkata. Harish Mishra or Harry (Bachchan) is persuaded to act in a film by maverick young directorRead full review
1.5
Taran Adarsh | bollywoodhungama.com
Rituparno Ghosh, one of the finest storytellers from Bengal, chooses Utpal Dutt's play 'Aajker Shahjahan' as the premise for his new endeavour THE LAST LEAR. The plotline [the story of an aging superstar] as also the execution of the subjectRead full reviewNR
Nikhat Kazmi | Times of India
The Last Lear is a sad example of how adaptation can sometimes scuttle a good script and transform a landmark theatrical experience into flawed cinema.Read full review
