Lorenzo Lamas
This movie sucks so bad that my eyes couldn't believe!. I mean, come on!, the whole movie was filled with clichés like the tough guy wearing sunglasses (even in the dark) and fist fights so poorly acted. Sir Kingsley, I hope you are reading this and if so, you owe me one and a half hours of my life...and i want them back!. BTW, the way they speak through the entire movie reminded me of those English dubbed Chinese movies.It's very difficult to understand how a man who played such a profound role like Gandhi can perform such a terrible movie like this one. Overall, worst movie ever...and Mr. Kingsley, i mean it, i want my wasted time back!
priyanjayasuriya
This movie was so terrible that I was so surprised that how could it turn out to be, with an actor like Ben. But then I realized that the whole production team and the cast was just horrible, so there's no surprise that it was an epic failure.Made me wonder whether they did have a casting session before selecting the cast or at least even read the script twice! Why didn't they go for Sri Lankan actors? Instead, they had to go for people who called themselves actors, only god knows from where they were picked up from.Major blow to Sri Lanka and as a Sri Lankan, I am quite crossed about making this movie. I hope people will not think bad about Sri Lankan movies, because we produce many good movies which goes and wins foreign movie festival awards. But among them, here this is, smearing mud on our faces.Absolutely horrible. Cannot give 0. So I'm giving 1 out of 10.
ThomasFoole
Stilted acting in Common Man appropriately complements the lame dialog and amateurish editing, which leaves awkward pauses and delays to almost comical effect, while relieving the viewer of any anticipation of an enjoyable experience early on. On the DVD I rented the sound was so artificial and so far out of sync I found myself wondering if the movie had been dubbed. This movie would play much better in black and white animation, which would reflect well on the depth of the plot and theme. The director's message is childish and poorly considered, making this a good choice for initiating a fourth grade philosophy discussion, though fourth graders would quickly exceed the boundaries of intellect established in the film. The movie itself could be regarded an example of theatrical terrorism. On the whole, Common Man is thoroughly consistent, every aspect of its content and quality aligned, with one exception - Sir Ben Kingsley. Kingsley demonstrated his fine acting skills by dumbing down to the level of the script and so his presence does little to upset the continuity or consistency of the final product.
margotsaites
This movie could have been good. I loved Ben Kingsley in it. He was the only person who acted. At first I thought the actors were actually trying to look stilted and awkward and were purposely trying to deliver their lines in that horrible manner. It felt like they were literally reading their lines from the script.... I soon learned, no, they were just all bad actors... apart from Ben K that is...Very disappointing. The story itself was great though. This could have been a much better movie.
AD
