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Haider (2014)
Classy Cinematic Masterpiece
Vishal Bhardwaj's tryst with adaptations after 'Maqbool', 'Omkara', 'Blue Umbrella' and 'Saat Khoon Maaf' continues with this film, which is based on William Shakespeare's famous play 'Hamlet', having being given the backdrop of Kashmir Insurgency and politics. Director Bhardwaj's mise-en-scene actually is a reminiscent of European cinema added with some Hollywood style direction and even Korean cinema-type violence. With a tinge of realism, this narrative cinema based film scores with it's moments, characters, twists and thrills added with a beautiful music score. Despite striking a great 'Chutzpah', the film lags behind from the director's earlier adaptations like 'Maqbool' because of the romantic quotient which was slightly more than required and where song placement actually seems useless and even few of the moments, especially in the pre-climax, the director strays in between in keeping the thrills on. Overall, the production design work by Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray, editing by Aarif Sheikh and costume design by Dolly Ahluwalia Tewari are the stars in the technical side. Moreover the cinematography by Pankaj Kumar deserves a standing ovation for making Kashmir come alive beautifully through his excellent cinematography. Music score and even the dialogues by the director himself are very well-worked and presented. In the cast, Irrfan in his cameo along with Tabu and Kay Kay Menon in supporting cast are brilliant and riveting with Tabu giving an award-winning performance. Shraddha Kapoor shows some maturity, yet she has a long way to go. Last but not the least, Shahid Kapoor as the troubled Kashmiri youngster who takes on the baddies for "Intekam" is great and comes out with one of his best performances till date and he displays excellence in his character development on screen. Overall, this thrilling, chilling and also soothing cinematic experience by Bhardwaj is actually a worth your ticket.
Mary Kom (2014)
Feel Good Film with Some Energetic Factor
No, this isn't 'Million Dollar Baby" and No, this isn't "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" too. But it literally reveals you the real Mary Kom: A Boxer, A Fighter, A Wife, A Mother and A Gentle soul. It works because it has got heart at the right place and it's the moments which makes it a 'feel- good' cinematic offering. Despite following the same (read,overdone) structure which many sports theme based films worldwide have used and even some of the crucial parts which have literally been extended, just for the heck of generating extra emotional factor, the film at some extent, succeeds in showing the Struggle, the Nepotism, the Red-Tape and the hope in an entertaining manner which makes it a worth your buck. Based on the Boxing legend MC Mary Kom, the film, within it's compact cinematic constraint scores because of it's supporting characters, especially Suraj Thapa, Rajni Basumatary, Shishir Sharma, Darrshan Kumar Singh and Lin Laishram who brilliantly add support to the protagonist, the hard-hitting dialogues penned by Karan Singh Rathore and Ramedra Vashishth with an excellent Manipuri touch by Bijou Thaangjam, the comes a canvas-like cinematography by Keiko Nakahara, editing by Rajesh G. Pandey and Sanjay Leela Bhansali is somewhere quite classy, the production design work by Vanita Omung Kumar and then the BG Score by Rohit Kulkarni. Full marks to Priyanka Chopra, who showcases the best of her energy, stamina and excellence on screen, carrying the film brilliantly on her shoulders. Overall, despite having being strayed in between in showcasing the best of Magnificent Mary, director Omung Kumar at some extent, succeeds in showcasing the legend and her times, which makes it a must watch not only for entertainment, but for some new energy, some 'feel-good' factor and even the need of having more focus on our other Champions.
Manam (2014)
Indeed A Classic
After a spate of Masala blockbusters this year like 'Legend' and 'Race Gurram', Telugu cinema gets a Feel Good entertaining blockbuster which will nestle well in your heart. With the structure going slightly slow in both halves, despite having great moments and having shades of films like 'Classic' (Korean/2006), director Vikram Kumar not only brilliantly casts the Akkineni family in this re-incarnation theme based film, but it's his well-layered hyperlink narrative, along with the songs (well-composed by Anoop Rubens) used as narrative device and the cinematography by P.S. Vinod that add ultimate grace in the film. The performances are riveting, including the usual comic timing by Brahmi and MS Narayana. Veteran actor ANR gives a graces the screen with his performance in his last film. Shreya and Samantha are equally good. Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya both share an amazing chemistry on screen. Overall, a well-crafted and feel good film meant for a must watch! My rating would be: 4/5.
Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
Sluggish yet Splendid!
Kochadaiiyaan (Tamil and dubbed): Finally it's here, the first Indian film having the motion capture technology having the best of the grandeur and colours (and definitely Rajini Sir), which actually is worth experiencing for a family or children outing in either of the formats (3D or 2D). Director Saundarya R. Ashwin actually deserves an applause for her experimentation with the new technology on Indian celluloid scenario with some masala, required to make the film worth your buck. However in showcasing the finesse, she lags behind in having proper animated motion and realistic motion in the film which makes the movements in the film look slightly weird. Then some songs as well as the romantic track along with flashback part in the second part actually is quite draggy despite the film being timed up at a compact 2 hours. Now if we talk about the best parts, the screenplay of the film by K.S. Ravikumar is actually great and well-layered, added with striking dialogues. The team also has re-created the character of the veteran actor Nagesh who died few years back and the team comes out successful in cheating with the character. Then the production designing work by Vadivel and Chinnnakgounder, costume design by Neeta Lulla, cinematography by Rajiv Menon, choreography by Shobhana, Saroj Khan, Rekha and Chinni Prakash along with VFX and CG work by Nikhil Anand, AP Madan Mohan and team and action by Peter Heinn is simply superb which actually enhances the beauty of the film, some of them being sureshot National Award winners for next year. The music score by A.R. Rahman is simply superb and is narrative complimenting. In the performances, Nasser, Jackie Shroff and Shobhana are the main highlights. Deepika Padukone is good, but her stunts make her standout more than her acting in the film. Last but not the least, Rajinikanth or Rajini Sir is again back to his charms who carries the film brilliantly on his shoulders. Overall, a must watch for good entertaining experience. My rating would be: 4/5.
Hawaa Hawaai (2014)
Excellent!
Hawaa Hawaai (Hindi): Finally 'Taare Zameen Par' got its replacement by its own screenwriter Amole Gupte whose script and direction in this film not only brings back the realism, charms and warmth of his 2011 film 'Stanley Ka Dabba' but makes the film a compulsory watching experience for all children and adults. Loaded with great cinematography by Amol Gole, superb editing by Deepa Bhatia and brilliant music score by Hitesh Sonik which make the narrative of this compact film slick and striking, the best part of the film is that you get to see the brilliant character development of all the characters which are warm and humane. The lead played by Partho Gupte and Saqib Saleem is simply superb along with the co-actors. Despite, the pre-climax being slightly draggy, HH ends up as a brilliant, gripping contemporary and charming cinematic experience worth a watch. My rating would be:4.5/5.
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Feel Good Flick!
Million Dollar Arm (English): No, this isn't 'Slumdog Millionaire', though it has got some shades of it. Based on true lives of Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, the famous baseball pitchers, this Disney film has got the heart along with the thrills and chills. The problem with the film is the second half which gets slightly melodramatic, but overall it is a feel-good film added with humour, patriotism, emotions, loaded with brilliant performances by John Hamm, Bill Paxton, Madhur Mittal, Suraj Sharma and especially Tzi Ma, Darshan Jariwala, Pitobash and who are riveting, then comes the cinematography by Gyula Pados where the wide shots, the Indian mood and even the game has been beautifully captured, the music score by A. R. Rahman which is narrative complimenting, excellent and somewhat better than 'Slumdog Millionaire' in my view. Overall, director Craig Gillespie's narration in this sporty film is simple, slightly slow in the second half, yet sweet meant for a must watch. My rating would be: 4/5.
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)
A Good Cinematic Experience.
Kya Dilli, Kya Lahore (Hindi): This is yet another Gentle Classic of this year after 'Aankhon Dekhi' which is actually worth your buck for a good cinematic experience which gently shows the romance between two torn nations behind its pathetic politics. The film has a great script (Aseem Arora, Pratham Jolly and Manu Rishi) which, despite having no pace or action has a great structure, crackling dialogues by Manu Rishi, good production design and sound design, brilliant music score by Sandesh Shandiliya, cinematography by Raj Chakraborty which beautifully captures the tension and humaneness and last but not the least, the compact cast (Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Vishwajeet and Raj Zutshi) which is simply humane and riveting. The problem with the film is that it lacks compactness which was there in the 2002 Academy Award winning Bosnian film 'No Man's Land', whose shades can be seen in the film. Overall, debut director Vijay Raaz's direction added with Gulzar's poetry make the film worth a watch. My rating would be: 4/5
Queen (2013)
Perfect!
Queen (Hindi): The Phantom Productions are back with a bang this year after their fresh romance in "Hasee Toh Phansee" with the story of a typical Punjabi girl whose journey causing the change of her real identity which has been shown brilliantly in the film which has shades of films like "Jab We Met" , "Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara" and even some of the Satyajit Ray's films like "Charulata" and "Mahanagar" . Hatsoff to director Vikas Behl for showing the brilliant character development of the protagonist (played by Kangana Ranaut) from Rani to Queen which scores in its riveting screenplay (Behl, Parveez Sheikh and Chaitily Parmar) along with crackling dialogues (Anvita Dutt and Kangana Ranaut), the cinematography by Bobby Singh and Siddharth Diwan actually reminds of the film 'Dev D' and it captures the locales beautifully along with the moments in the film and then comes the music score by Amit Trivedi which is simply fabulous and scores in making the narrative flow like anything. In the performances, the foreign cast (Bokyo Mish, Jeffery Ho and Joseph Guitobh) are simply superb and riveting. Rajkummar Rao and Lisa Hayden provide shoulder brilliantly to the protagonist and it's development. Last but not the least, it's Kangana Ranaut who brilliantly carries the film on her shoulders and she repeats her brilliance what we saw in films like "Gangster" and "Fashion" and she comes out as a real winner and a real Queen. Despite some draggy moments, director Behl's narration succeeds in making the film worth a watch for some fresh cinematic experience. My rating would be: 4/5.
Highway (2014)
Worth A Watch
Highway (Hindi): Beautiful visuals, Beautiful tunes and Beautiful moments with a tinge of Art house cinema. But Hey! based on a story kept in the heart of director Imtiaz Ali's for years, this drive might give you a disappointment as it loses its track in the second half especially due to its screenplay which lacks its destination and the director's implication of his own stricter fantasy world within the screen constraints (like in European cinema) , might give you a shocker. Having shades of "Stockholm Syndrome" and even his own previous blockbusters like "Rockstar" in the beginning and "Jab We Met" between the course of the film , the self-discovery of a woman though has been shown well in the film, as part of her character development in the screenplay. Then the technical part, especially the sound design by Resul Pookutty is great, then the cinematography by Anil Mehta revisits his "Lagaan" brilliance. The music score by A.R.Rahman is undoubtedly great and his score compliments the film's narrative. In the performances, Durgesh Kumar provides a great support in the journey. Randeep Hooda somewhere is good and somewhere overdone. But Alia Bhatt emerges out as the real winner as she gives a terrific performance, making it a best of this year by a actress in Hindi film after Parineeti Chopra in "HTP". The film has some good moments along with some crackling dialogues enough to make you smile for some extra minutes. Overall, the film might have not appeal much to the general mass audience, but for a good cinematic experience, the film deserves a Dekko. My rating would be: 3.5/5.
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela (2013)
Not Bad!
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali returns with a bang with this highly commercial venture based adaptation of William Shakespeare's romantic classic "Romeo and Juliet", showcasing excellence with great technical and lead work. The director brings the Desi adaptation on screen with high gloss and great moments 25 years after what the 1988 Hindi classic "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak" (Dir: Mansoor Khan) had brought. This film lies among his best works "Khamoshi" (1996), "Black" (2005) and "Guzaarish" (2010) with some nice twists and moments. The flaws in the film lies with the over melodrama and even over romantic factor in the film as well as its length which could have been cut down by editor Rajesh Pandey who also succeeds in bringing some great moments in a slick yet stronger form. The film's cinematography by Ravi Varman is excellent where every frame is painted well with sheer excellence and the execution of the shots by Ken Metzker in his DI work has been put up well. Production Design by Wasiq Khan, reminds of the brilliance of Bhansali's previous genius Nitin Desai in the director's previous works. The choreography is brilliant too and the music score by Bhansali and Monty Sharma is colourful, foot tapping and beautiful. The dialogues (Siddharth and Garima) are good and are also loaded with some nice punchlines worth of Taalis and Seetis. The screenplay by Bhansali and his team is good with its nice structure. In performances, Shruti Mahajan: Take A Bow for her selecting a brilliant supporting cast with Sharad Kelkar, Richa Chaddha, Abhimanyu Singh, Jameel Khan and Barkha Bisht who fit well in their respective roles. Supriya Pathak Kapur is excellent and is worth to look out for. In the lead, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone come up with a sizzling chemistry as well as great performances, with the latter showcasing more excellence. Overall, this film is worth your ticket. Just sit back and enjoy the celluloid based vibrant splendor.
Amour (2012)
Stunning Piece of Art!
The film is one of the best romantic films coming from the European Cinema till date. Directed by acclaimed Austrian director Michael Haneke, the film which won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 85 Academy Awards and the Palme D Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, has a narrative whose structure follows an aged couple where the lady suffers from Paralysis and how her husband helps her till a tragic ending with their abroad staying daughter suffering the pains (based on an event happened in the director's family). The best thing about the film lies in the cinematography by Darius Khondji and the screenplay by the director himself where the still framing in most of the scenes in the film employs conversations and moments that make the film progress well, making it gripping. The editing by Monika Willi is smooth and she also employs some motif based shots well that actually make them a vital part in the film's narrative. The music score has been rarely, yet well placed in the film. A word about the performances: Excellent. Emmanuel Riva as the paralysed old woman is simply mindblowing and Jean Louis Trintignant as the husband is great and their chemistry is superb in the film. Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud and rest are brilliant. Overall, this film is a must watch for film lovers, enthusiasts and students and moreover the die hard romantics as well! My rating would be 4.5/ 5.
Shahid (2012)
Brave and Beautiful!
This film is a winner all the way, being one of the brilliant contemporary Indian films till date. Based on the life accounts of one of the most controversial figures of our times, the slain lawyer Shahid Azmi who got 17 cases successful in 7 years of his career, the film also highlights the Indian judiciary system and the venom of terrorism in broader light by director Hansal Mehta (also directed "Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!"/2000) whose narration is gritty, no nonsense and moreover without any melodrama which will make you sympathize and criticize few moments in the film. The film scores with it's screenplay (Sameer Gautam Singh, Apurva Asrani and Hansal Mehta) whose development and portrayal has shades of films like "Lawrence Of Arabia", "Bombay", "Mammo", "Black Friday" and "Aamir". and even in the dialogue part, few of the lines here are much better than that of what we hear the punchlines in the so called Masala entertainers. The film has a great cinematography by Anuj Dhawan which captures the depth of the life and surroundings of the protagonist brilliantly and the editing by Apurva Asrani which is a reminiscent of his brilliance in the 1998 cult "Satya" where he has done an award winning job in making the film slick, sharp and smooth. In performances, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon, Vipi Sharma, Akash Sinha, Prabhleen Sandhu and Baljinder Kaur are true to their roles and hatsoff to the casting genius Mukesh Chhabra for picking up such a great starcast which make the frame go alive with their brilliance. Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub is great in the film as he returns with his "Raanjhanaa" charms and last but not the least is Raj Kumar: Take A Bow as he walks away with all the applauds with such a brilliant portrayal of the slain lawyer with sheer excellence. Overall, this film is NOT TO BE MISSED. Please go and watch this film and get a good cinematic orgasm. My rating would be 4.5/ 5
Gravity (2013)
Great Cinematic Venture
Gravity (3D), First Day and First Show: Indeed one of the finest science fiction films till date, which has a canvas like Steven Spielberg and a story structure whose first half has the shades of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: Space Odyssey" and the second half has the shades of Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" with an over melodramatic touch in between and flaw in the editing that could have been crisper. The film score full marks with it's brilliant cinematography by Emannuel Lubezki, production design work by Andy Nicholson, visual effects work by Tim Webber and his team of "Framestore" and Richard Baker and music score by Steven Price. George Clooney and Sandra Bullock do great justice to their roles and add life to the film. Overall, director Alfonso Cuaron succeeds in delivering a great, yet not excellent film worth watching only on 3D for a great life experience. My rating would be 4/ 5
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013)
A Beautiful Journey!
Neelakasham Pachakkadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (Malayalam):After the critically acclaimed "Chappa Kurish", director Sameer Thahir comes up with 2 and half hour Discovery Channel travelogue film, which has the shades of films like "Aranyer Din Ratri", "Dil Chahta Hai", "Rang De Basanti", "3 Idiots" & "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara". Despite the flashback track which is draggy, yet well unfolds the cause of the film's travel, the film has contemporary issues based strokes like the Naxalism, Communal Violence,etc. The film has a good layered screenplay by Hashir Mohammad with beautiful moments and warming dialogues. Editing by Srikar Prasad is as usual great where his editing the motif based shots actually makes the film travel smoothly. Sound Design and Production Design work is brilliant, but the cinematography by Girish Gangadharan captures the best of the journeys as well as the travellers. Music score by Rex Vijayan is actually compliments the film's journey. Now coming to performances, apart from the brilliant supporting cast, Dhritimaan Chatterjee is actually riveting and his moments with the protagonist played by Dulquer Salmaan actually make you remind of the latter's chemistry with Thilakan in the 2012 masterpiece "Ustad Hotel". Sunny Wayne is great and Dulquer Salman is absolutely great and he leaves no room for flaws in his performance where his Hindi speaking Charms you. Overall, despite the draggy flashback track, the narration by Thahir is loaded with great moments, visuals and aesthetics as well. My rating would be:4/5.
Memories (2013)
Brilliant Work
The Film is indeed one of the brilliant Indian thrillers made till date with a tinge of romance, drama and neo noir by director Jeethu Joseph (shares my birthday!) after giving all hit films "Detective" (2007), "Mummy and Me" (2010) and "My Boss" (2012) in his career which has shades of films like "Windstruck" (Korea/2004) and "Talaash" (2012) which scores full marks in it's original and taut screenplay (Joseph), the characters who are warm and humane, the brilliant editing by John Kutty which plays a pivotal role in maintaining the chills and thrills in some of the scenes brilliantly edited by him and the music score by Sejo John and Anil Johnson which is equally pivotal and instrumental as the editing in the film. The cinematography by Sujith Vaassudev is brilliant. The flaw in the film, lies in the melodrama, the dialogue scenes which could have been crisper and the visual effects which actually somewhere, look a bit awkward. In the performances, Mia George, Srijeeth Ravi and Vijayaraghavan are brilliant. The others are good and Prithviraj churns out yet another brilliant performance after a spate of his marvelous performances in films like "Celluloid" and 'Mumbai Police", which has shades of Aamir Khan (Sarfarosh and Talaash), Shahrukh Khan (Devdas) and Abhay Deol (Dev D). Overall, director Joseph's narration maintains a good hold over his narration with a killer climax in the end, making the film a must watch. My rating would be: 4/5
Thira (2013)
Everything Is Assured!
What else can you expect from a great thriller like this which grips you within its every frame. Director Vineeth Srinivasan comes with a socio thriller after directing a spate of hit films (Malarvadi Arts Club/2010 and Thattathin Marayathu/ 2012), which despite few having draggy moments and extra emotional quotient, scores and successfully grips you. The film's taut screenplay by Rakesh Mantodi brilliantly builds up the suspense and makes you grip along with the beautiful cinematography by Jomon. T. John and editing by Ranjan Abraham which pumps up the suspense well and adds beautiful visual touch within every frame and the music score by Shaan Rahman compliments the film's pace beautifully. Coming to the performances, Shobhana: Take A Bow, for her classy act repeating her excellence in films like "Thalapathi" and "Mitr: My Friend", debutant Dhyan Srinivasan is another great discovery of Malayalam Cinema where he successfully delivers a great performance and Deepak Parambol and the rest are good. Srinivasan's narration, despite a bit slow pace in between, makes a brilliant cinematic roller coaster ride worth of your ticket. My rating would be: 4/ 5
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Classic Indeed
Inside Llewyn Davis (English): This Classic film (in my opinion) which won the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film festival 2013 is indeed one of the best films coming from the Coen Brothers, based on the struggle of a young singer who overcomes obstacles and makes his way as a popular American Folk singer. The film is actually a pure art house outing where the music score by Todd Kasow and various is based on the music played within the film and is indeed great. Then the production designing by Jess Gonchor and team brings out the best of the '60's in the film, the cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel is worth cherishing as he paints every frame beautifully, then comes the great characters especially played by Oscar Issac who delivers excellence on screen, then Justin Timberlake, Carrey Mulligan, Ethan Phillips and others at their usual best. Overall, with an initial slow pace and then picking up the pace within its progress, the narration by the Coen Brothers makes you just lost in its musical fold, making it worth a watch for Cinema Lovers. My rating would be: 4.5/5.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
A Beautiful Walk!
Mandela: Long Way To Freedom (English): The film which is releasing in India after 2 months (24 January 2014) of it's international release (a week before Nelson Mandela's death), is indeed a nice cinematic outing based on the Classic Hollywood narrative style. Despite the film losing it's track while focusing more on the life and times of Late Nelson Mandela, the film scores with it's screenplay (William Nicholson) based on the autobiography written by the legend himself, then comes the production designing work by Johnny Breedt, whose brilliantly portrays the Apartheid times on screen, the cinematography by Lol Crawly whose shots brilliantly bring out the best of the legend and his times and then the proper placement of music score as well as the archival footages within the film's coarse, the the performances by the lead. The best among them comes the performance by Idris Elba who greatly delivers a performance that's worth cherishing and successfully brings out the portrayal of Madiba well and then comes the narration by the director Justin Chadwick, who keeps you engaged and sympathize with the film's journey to freedom. Not to be missed! My rating would be: 4/5.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Terrific!
12 Years A Slave (English): The film which yesterday had won the Golden Globe Award for the Best Motion Picture (Drama) and also, which will be releasing in India next month, is indeed an all and all well directed film having shades of directors like John Ford, Steven Spielberg and even Quentin Tarantino. The film has a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the book by the same written by Solomon Northup in the 1860's on his encounter with the slavery that makes you bind as well as bite your nails and even sympathize with the circumstances shown in the film, then the cinematography by Sean Bobbitt not only captures the best of the slavery and brutality but also reminds us of the camera-work as we saw in the film of John Ford. The production design by Adam Stockhausen, costume design by Patricia Norris and even the sound design by Leslie Shatz and Bryan Arenas are simply perfect to say the least. In the performances, Chiwetel Ejifor, Dwight Henry, Kelsey Scott, Scoot Mcnairy and rest are simply riveting and convincing as well. The cameo by the film's co-producer Brad Pitt is also worth cherishing. A great "Great Escape" kind of fare, making a must watch. My rating would be 4.5/5.
Veeram (2014)
Good and not Good too
"Veeram" stands out as an all and all simple yet a good Pongal entertainer with some great moments and some style factor. The film's weak points lie in few of the moments which are draggy plus the over melodramatic quotient within few of the moments in the film. Apart from that, the editing by Kasi .V. builds up great intensity somewhere, but the slickness gets loose in some scenes too. The music score by DSP lends some good support to the film and when it comes to the film's positive points, then its the narration by the director Siva which entertains you well, then well choreographed sequences by Silva, great comedy factor and few great punchlines written by Bharathan and Bhoopathy Raja, then the characters especially Tamannah and Santhanam who are at their brilliant best and then comes Ajith Kumar who in his two different looks is at his usual best and his machismo and charisma is as great as usual, making the film worth a good outing! My rating would be: 3.5/5
Grudge Match (2013)
Enjoyable Fare
This sporty, entertaining yet warm film from Peter Segal, is a great outing with the two legends Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro which scores with its original screenplay by Tim Kelleher, Rodney Rothman and Doug Ellin, which shows the best of the rivalry and the punches within the film's developmental graph, the supporting cast (Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger , Jon Bernthal and others) that are warm and humane, adding great support to the protagonists. Then last but not the least, comes the riveting and killer performance by Sylvester and De Niro whose chemistry and charisma are actually the shining points of the film, making it worth a watch. The film becomes draggy due to its emotional overdose in between and even the editing lacks the slickness, especially in the pre-climax portion, but rest of all, it's a perfect weekend getaway for Hollywood lovers for sure! My rating would be: 4/5
Dhoom:3 (2013)
OK! Not that much pathetic like "CE" or "Krrish -3"
Getting a huge lesson from his 2008 turkey "Tashan", director Vijay Krishna Acharya (also the dialogue writer of Mani Ratnam's films "Guru" and "Raavan"), comes up with a solid Hollywood style thrilling entertainer with yes...some magic as well as great gripping moments and twists and the best part is that despite few clichéd moments, weird stunts and even the inordinate length of the songs, the film will make you stick you to your seats. The film scores with its brilliant screenplay (Aditya Chopra and Acharya) and even the dialogues, which have some 'decent yet hitting' punchlines, along with the cinematography by Sudeep Chatterjee, choreography by Vaibhavi Merchant and various, stunts direction by Sham Kaushal and Colnard Palmisano, editing by Ritesh Soni which go brilliant hand in hand. Apart from that, for those who got disappointed by the music of the film, which actually love the songs when they see in the film , along with the background score (by Julius Packiam and Pritam). In the performances, hatsoff Shanoo Sharma for getting a compact star cast with the veteran Jackie Shroff doing a great job, along with Uday Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan who successfully spill magic with their chemistry this time. Though she doesn't have much work, but Katrina Kaif still makes her presence in the film well with her moves and performances. Last But Not the least, Aamir Khan delivers a show stealing performance, carrying the film brilliantly on his shoulders and he will make you adore with every of his move in the film. Putting its predecessors behind, overall, this all and all well made film is worth every of your penny, just don't miss it! A great entertainment is guaranteed! My rating would be: 4/ 5.
Tasher Desh (2012)
Worth A Watch
Directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee (of the 2010 cult film Gandu the loser fame) this film, stands true to its word, being a quirky take on the play of the same name written by Rabindranath Tagore. The film's narrative has great shades of surrealism, fantasy and neo noir which as an impressive graph of development where two stories go hand in hand and they intersect at the pre climax , plus after few scenes with hardly any dialogues, the film takes a sweet boost and the rest is assured, drawing inspirations from Satyajit Ray's film "Goopy Gyen Bagha Byen" and the director's own previous work. The best part of the film lies in the cinematography by Manu Dacosee and the director himself, where every frame is a pure work of art and noir, the music score by Neel and Miti Adhikari and Q which takes on the Rabindra Sangeet with a tinge of some loud Western music making every song worth listening, then even editing by Nikon is great that well compliments the narrative, the performances by Tilotama Shome, Joyraj, Anubrata, Imaad Shah and Rii Sen. The film is a must watch for cinema lovers. My rating would be: 4/5.
Vidiyum Munn (2013)
Well Made Thriller Film
As the plot of this Neo Noir Thriller says: 4 Men, 3 Reasons, 2 Women and 1 Day, the narrative, having the backdrop of human trafficking brilliantly blends three reasons in the form of the stories, with some great twists and some high intellect content, having shades of films like Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", Sujoy Ghosh's "Kahaani" and the recent Malayalam hit "Thira" by Vineeth Srinivasan. The film's pace gets hampered because of the emotional quotient (The same with its Malayalam counterpart "Thira") and the CG work in some scenes is actually not upto the mark. The film scores because of its screenplay by the director Balaji K. Kumar which grips you quite well with a shocking climax, the cinematography by Sivakumar Vijayan which gives you a great noir touch in every frame, the music score by Girishh Gopalakrishnan and the performances by Pooja Umashankar, Vinoth Kishan, John Vijay and Malavika Manikuttan, which are brilliant and worth looking for. Overall, despite rare loopholes, Hollywood returned debut director Balaji's narration succeeds in making you grip, giving you good thrills and chills, making the film coming in the list of films like "Aaranya Kaandam" and "Onaiyum Aatukuttiyum" giving Tamil Cinema a new level. A must watch. My rating would be: 3.5/5.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Great one, with few clichés
Wolf Of Wall Street (English): Well, director Martin Scorcese's magnum opus is indeed an engaging flick undoubtedly with a good narrative, but the director who literally converted the 1962 Satyajit Ray directed Bengali hit "Abhijaan" into the classic "Taxi Driver", this time puts up great amount of "inspirations" from the Mani Ratnam's 2007 Hindi Classic "Guru", despite the film's screenplay based on the book by the same name written by Jordan Belfort. The low points of the film lies in its additional dose of explicit as well as emotional quotient which actually make the film draggy in the second half especially. Rest of all, the film scores because of its screenplay by Terrence Winters which has a good developmental graph and some style factor too, based on the Classic Hollywood style narrative, then comes the production design work by Bob Shaw and Ellen Christiansen who brilliantly showcases the best of the times, then the music score (Various) which have been well placed in the film. Then we have the brilliant characters having grey shades and adding great support to the protagonist and his moves, the comes the splendid performance by Leonardo DiCaprio who carries the film well on his shoulders and he continues his brilliance and then the narration by Scorcese, which makes the film engaging and worth a watch too! My rating would be: 4/5.