Gangs of Wasseypur 2012

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: A dizzying explosion of an Indian gangster film, whose epic structure and colorful, immoral killers capture the imagination for over five hours. Read more

Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times: Impressively, "Gangs of Wasseypur" manages its sprawling story lines deftly and maintains a brisk pace throughout its daunting length. Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times: A frequently spectacular achievement: five hours - and then some - of gliding camera moves, brutal action and dizzying revenge plotting, often set to a peppy pop music backbeat. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: It's a story about charismatic killers, men we love to hate, characters who are depraved, ennobled and finally doomed by their disregard for ordinary human decency and their devotion to an endless cycle of violent retribution. Read more

Jim Brunzell III, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Kashyap's direction is ferocious and mesmerizing, deftly balancing hundreds of characters, story lines and bloodshed that never apologizes or slows down. Read more

Dave Calhoun, Time Out: The storytelling is brisk and the language and violence are surprisingly frank for popular Indian cinema. Read more

Maggie Lee, Variety: Even with a tapestry of more than a dozen central characters, the screenplay is structured in such a way that half of them are granted their own chapters, so their personalities, foibles and mixed-up feelings toward each other emerge ... Read more

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: Even at this running time, the film dips into decades but doesn't dig deeply into lives. Read more