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An Open Letter to Sir Ben Kingsley

by Zach Oat June 11, 2008 9:43 AM

Dear Sir. You must really like to work. You've been in 17 films in the last five years, and you seems to take the good roles as readily as the bad ones. They don't all have to be Gandhi, Sir Ben, but think about what you're doing! Suspect Zero and You Kill Me weren't bad. Bloodrayne and Thunderbirds weren't good. We assume you made The Love Guru to be in a blockbuster and The Wackness to make out with an Olsen twin, but The Prince of Persia? Really?

Yes, we know, it's got Jake Gyllenhaal and Alfred Molina in it. Yes, we've seen pictures of Gemma Arterton. Of course she's hot, she's a Bond girl! We just don't know if another video game movie is such a good idea, after the last one. True, Uwe Boll isn't involved this time around, but still...

Is it because you won an Oscar so early in your career? Do you feel like you have nothing left to prove or lose? What about your dignity? Your self-respect? Your character in The Love Guru is named Guru Tugginmypudha, for crying out loud! We just don't want to see you lose the gravitas you brought to such films as Sneakers and Dave.

Your Fan 4-Ever, Zach

TAGS: Ben Kingsley, Gemma Alterton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Love Guru, Prince of Persia

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