One Less God

My name is John Kokken and I am an actor from Mumbai and I was in Mumbai when the Mumbai attacks happened . And I must say that the Indie movie ONE LESS GOD is an extremely heart-touching film with stellar performances by all the actors involved and definitely a must watch. The director Lliam Worthington has cast the actors who fit the profile exactly and it's a film that more than anything touches human emotions and bonds and questions religions and faiths. And above all the title of the film ONE LESS GOD, that's such an apt title for a film like this. Enjoyed watching this movie thoroughly and kudos to all the actors who did a fabulous job. The camerawork was exceptionally good especially the action sequences. Kudos to the entire cast and crew of the film. God bless.

Been following this film for a while now. Saw it at a film festival. I felt I had to step in and give a review- not sure why people are turning this into a political thing. So many 1/10s??? Must be people who haven't even seen the film. It's NOT anti-Pakistan as other reviewers have mentioned- in fact the message seems (to me at least), about setting aside our differences for the sake of love, peace and our future.

So that aside, I was really intrigued by the terrorist perspective - seeing them as humans who clearly are brainwashed - although the film does not end up forgiving them by any means. Then you have the hotel goers, desperate to survive but no other option but to stay put. For the majority of the film being in the one room, it didn't get dull and created a sense of claustrophobia. The soundtrack was awesome too. On the flip side the acting was sometimes melodramatic and special effects were hit and miss.

I've just noticed a few films have tackled this topic. I see Hotel Mumbai with Dev Patel/Jason Isaacs is coming out soon, which I'm also looking forward to seeing! Terrorism is sadly still topical and I strongly feel we need to fight the extremist ideologies, not each other! Peace.

I was pretty much gripped to the edge of my seat the whole way through, i think it's rare these days to feel the whole gambit of emotion that this film was able to achieve.. I felt the story and sequencing was really well crafted and i felt like it was deeply personified so i felt i was there; I'm still processing it to be honest, it's not often that i leave a film feeling as though something has shifted for the better within me. Worth watching, it will open your eyes, and your heart.

I was expecting more of an action flick, from the title, (the original title was far better!) but was by the end relieved that it was not. Instead it deals with the human face of the incident, focusing on guests of various nationalities and backgrounds thrown together in a terrible, tense situation, and (to a lesser degree) the ideals and motivation of the gunmen involved.

The acting was excellent, the atmosphere and tension was at times nail biting, and the special / visual FX were ... well, adequate. Due to the budget, there were no massive set- pieces, amd while there was one or two ropey effects, this was mostly avoided by not aiming for gory, graphic thrills, but by adhering to the 'less is more' mantra... which in this case, it certainly was. And (thankfully is the wrong word... bravely...?) the film makers did not go for a saccharine- sweet ending, but rather one that haunted me for a long time after the film ended.

My only main criticisms would be that the filom was maybe 20 minutes too long, and also, seemingly contradictory, that I would have liked to see how the siege actually ended, and maybe some information on the other attacks that happened concurrently.

I would really highly recommend this film to anyone that isn't looking for a 'Die Hard with a Turban' film, or a feelgood, whitewashed version of the events... Oh, hell, even if you are (after all, I was!), try it anyway. You will be surprised!

The film was really well cast, strong performances all round specifically from Kabir Singh, he didn't waste any time in delivering a captivating performance.

The film was definitely very insightful and made me think about whati t means to be human.

The message of the film was very clearly delivered, from what i understand it was inspired the event's and the dialogue was really made it palatable for me.. you can see they put a lot of work and research into the event's as there is a lot of depth there..

I noticed that the 10 year anniversary of the attacks are coming up, I'm not sure if they timed that but I'm sure it will be a beautiful way to bring light to a tragic event. Very happy i came across this film and i feel better for it.