Cinema: Lee's flashy fantasy is Pi in the sky

Reviewed this week: Life Of Pi, directed by Ang Lee, nationwide, PG. Rating: 3/5. Jack Reacher, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, nationwide, 12A. Rating: 3/5.

Suraj Sharma and four-legged friend in Life Of Pi.

Life Of Pi

**Directed by Ang Lee**

**Nationwide, PG**

**Rating: 3/5**

**Jack Reacher**

**Directed by Christopher McQuarrie**

**Nationwide, 12A**

**Rating: 3/5**

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Taiwanese director Ang Lee has always had the knack when it comes to literary adaptations. For his meticulously crafted take on Yann Martel's global bestseller **Life Of Pi**, Lee has spun another story that gallops over cultural boundaries; a fairytale about an Indian 17-year-old (debutant Suraj Sharma) and a Bengal tiger ...