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Milarepa
Directed by
Neten Chokling
PG
2006
90m
Action
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Adventure
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7.0
41%
60%
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Milarepa is a tale of greed and vengeance - demons, magic, murder and redemption. It is the story of the man who became Tibet's greatest mystic.
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Cast of Milarepa
Orgyen Tobgyal
Yongten Trogyal
Jamyang Lodro
Milarepa
Jamyang Nyima
Himself
Kelsang Chukie Tethong
Kargyen
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Aunt Peydon
Neten Chokling
Director / Writer
Tenzing Choyang Gyari
Writer
Raymond Steiner
Producer
Milarepa Ratings & Reviews
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Milarepa is a sort of Batman Begins version of the early life of renowned Tibetan saint Jetsun Milarepa (1052-1135).
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White
The first of a two-part film about the life of an 11th-century Tibetan mystic, Milarepa evokes a time when sorcery was a poor man's way of making war, and the sight of yogis flying through the sky was commonplace.
Arizona Daily Star
Phil Villarreal
Buddhism teaches that suffering is inseparable from existence. Suffering is certainly inseparable from the experience of watching Milarepa.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint, a picturesque fable filmed in the mountains of northern India, shows us how most -- if not all -- roads to spiritual enlightenment are paved with suffering.
Boston Globe
Janice Page
Despite timely and worthwhile subject matter, there is nothing very inspired or inspiring in what makes it to the screen.
Salt Lake Tribune
Sean P. Means
For enlightenment on Milarepa's life, we apparently have to wait for the sequel.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Jeff Vice
Milarepa is surprisingly flat and unexciting.
San Diego Metropolitan
Jean Lowerison
First-time filmmaker Neten Chokling, himself a great Tibetan meditation master, has made a remarkable film using nonprofessional actors and a mostly nonprofessional crew.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
The movie's spectacular scenery and compelling message counterbalance the somewhat plodding pace and wooden performances by a cast of nonactors.
Austin Chronicle
Marrit Ingman
The movie is so oddly structured that it can't sustain engagement on the story level; I wish I liked it more.
New York Times
Laura Kern
Milarepa fails to infuse freshness into the timeworn lesson that violence doesn't pay; perhaps its subject's path to goodness will provide a more enlightening cinematic outlet.
The Hollywood Reporter
Richard James Havis
Those expecting a reflective Buddhist piece will be surprised. First-time director Neten Chokling's film actually is a powerful revenge drama. Despite the film's low budget, there's also spectacle, courtesy of the Himalayan locations.
L.A. Weekly
James C. Taylor
The legend of Milarepa -- an exiled heir who sought revenge before finding dharma -- engages on a narrative level; however, Chokling's direction fails to give the story any period texture or visceral emotion.
Film Journal International
Eric Monder
The film's lavish production cannot compensate for the simplistic story and message.
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
lama Neten Chokling's directing debut ends on a frustrating spiritual cliff-hanger.
Reel.com
Timothy Knight
A captivating fable, told with heartfelt eloquence and restraint.
ComingSoon.net
Edward Douglas
Starts to get interesting when the lead character learns how to use magic, but ultimately, the computer FX do little to counter the generally poor production values.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A parabolic film about the early life of the Tibetan Buddhist saint Milarepa that works as a teaching story about the futility and emptiness of violence and revenge.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
Here is austere classic drama tinged with early Kurosawa, a filmmaker among director Neten Chokling's favorites.
Slant Magazine
Paul Schrodt
Myths are more popular in the movies than ever, but unlike the Christian extravaganza of The Chronicles of Narnia, Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint won't be showing up on your kid's Netflix list.
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