VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Edison Witt The first must-see film of the year.

tree-80178 I know so little about the creation/partition of India and Pakistan, but ... I know it had to be a very painful and trying time for a lot of people. Division of countries/people is never peaceful, as far as I recall. I still am a "romantic" at heart and did enjoy seeing that love found a way thru all the turmoil. As far as the discussions of the "realities" of this movie, I don't recall ever seeing one that was 100% true. I did enjoy and appreciate this movie. Good job.

pacolopezpersonal-22057 Once again we can see the brightness of the British Empire, the Pomp and Circumstance. Essentially anglophile where the simple and human behavior of the upper social classes towards people (supposedly) of inferior class or of different culture or religion is a trait something difficult to find and therefore very appreciated when it is produced. The movies shows the last moments of the transfer of sovereignty to India, the process of the creation of Pakistan as a nation and the collateral victims of political intrigue represented here by the viceroy and his wife (officially designated to carry out the whole task) and that despite the efforts of both of them they turn out to be simply marionettes of the British government. To alleviate the great political content of the plot, we also have an insubstantial love story between a couple of lovers of different religion that possibly was not needed; and finally the conclusion that whatever happens in History England always wins.

Red-125 Viceroy's House (2017) was directed by Gurinder Chadha. It tells the story of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was the final Viceroy of India. He was sent to India in order to oversee an orderly transition of power from English rule to Indian rule. Everyone knew that this transition would be difficult. Even Lord Mounbatten didn't know just how difficult it would be.Hugh Bonneville plays Lord Mountbatten, and Gillian Anderson portrays his wife, Lady Edwina Mountbatten. Both of them are excellent actors. Their relationship, as history is being made all around them, could have carried the film. However director Chadha opts to "personalize" the movie by giving us a pair of star-crossed lovers. Manish Dayal plays a young Hindu man, Jeet Kumar. Huma Qureshi portrays a young Muslim woman, Aalia Noor.Both Daval and Qureshi are fine actors and attractive people. However, whenever they are on the screen, we are supposed to forget the suffering of millions of people that is taking place as partition begins. We have to feel the pang of their doomed romance. It just didn't work for me.What did work was the regal splendor of the Viceroy's House, and the very powerful interior and exterior scenes. Insofar as we are allowed to watch Bonneville and Anderson during this very trying time, the film is a success. It could have been a truly great film, like "Gandhi." What we get is an excellent film, but not a great one.We saw this movie at the wonderful Little Theatre in Rochester, New York. It will work better on the large screen than the small screen, but it's worth seeing either way. As I write this review, Viceroy's House has a dismal 6.9 IMDb rating. It's much better than that.

jeffreyvisualarts Had uninteresting, dull characters. Music was annoying and inappropriate. Length was too long. Weak romance attempt. Boring dialogue. Tiring political discussions pondering to those who pretend Hollywood can be informative. If you're too lazy to read a history book, desperate for something to do, don't care about substance or quality filmmaking, will watch anything, and remain stubbornly/falsely positive about what you spend your money on, (and have $12 to blow,) you'll probably love this movie.