Gurukulam

A film that seems as if the directors stayed about four days, shot what they could and left ...

By the time the film ends, you'll certainly have the feeling of what it must be like to experience life in this bucolic spiritual retreat. Unfortunately, you'll also feel like you've been there for the full five weeks.

For a movie seemingly concerned with clarity and enlightenment, it's woefully lacking in both.

Redundancy is key to absorbing many Hindu teachings, mind you, but we don't need to repeatedly watch people chow down or get dressed or avoid cows in the road.