Stupid is as stupid does……
H/T: Fjordman
“Doesn’t the part-Jewish, part Indian-Hindoo, practising Quaker Kingsley look a twerp-in-a-turban, trying to be all deep and mysterious and convincing and utterly sincere about the scientific wonders gifted unto the world by the religion that would consign him to a third-class status if it had its way…? So much for his vaunted “thoroughly researching a role, before accepting it”.”
Feh – Kingsley’s performanceconvinced generations that Gandhi spit was a god-like icon.
Don’t have a go at Ben Kingsley. He’s a good actor and researched the part very well. There’s no one plays a smiling two-faced, slightly deranged, untrustworthy greaseball better than Kingsley does, hence no one better suited to playing a Muslim!
It’s not his job to research the science, or the history, just to step into character and remember his lines. This could be his greatest acting role ever.