An Ordinary Man

Nothing in An Ordinary Man rings true; not the location, nor the performances nor the story.

Kingsley's domineering lead performance is worth the price of admission alone, although "An Ordinary Man" is actually a two-hander...

Kingsley delivers such a riveting performance that it becomes easy to overlook the film's less compelling aspects.

Kingsley is certainly committed to the arc of tough guy stripped bare, but his gifts aren't served well by an artificially studious attempt at applying Understanding 101 logic to a perpetrator of atrocities.

A head-scratcher that ends with a shoulder-shrug, "An Ordinary Man" feels like a scene-study exercise in which two actors invest full measures in a script that's only half finished.

Yes, deep down, even brutal war criminals like the one played by Ben Kingsley are people too.

It's a curious film that I'm not certain works entirely, but the two leads are so interesting in their performance choices that I couldn't help but care where this unholy alliance was heading.

Played with bristling charisma by Ben Kingsley, the eponymous protagonist of this unusual chamber drama is anything but ordinary.

A flawed film, saved by two great performances and a short running time. Kingsley manages to do a lot with very little so if you're a fan, no need to pass this by entirely.

This character-focused, thoughtful drama moves at a stately pace.