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Like the man himself, Gandhi is not totally successful, but it comes closer to perfection than most.

Gandhi is one of the few films in recent years that deserves to be called an epic. It is a magnificent panorama of the life and achievements of Mahatma Gandhi.

At the end of the three-hours-and-10-minutes (plus intermission) running time, it's clear that Attenborough's subject was infinitely more daring than his chronicler. Still, it is almost impossible not to at least like Gandhi.

With its cast of thousands, breathtaking photography and mesmerizing Ravi Shankar score, Gandhi is inspiring, enlightening, and amazingly enough -- entertaining as the life and above all spirit of the greatest 20th century humanitarian unfolds.

There's nothing inherently offensive in making a plushly expensive epic about Gandhi, but aesthetically, the idea seems inappropriate: there's too much money on the screen, and not enough Mahatma.