Leila - Iranian

My first iranian movie, its my curiosity to get a glimpse of the world unknown that makes me pick up foreign flicks. There's another reason, Its the best use of the free rental coupon i get from Blockbuster.

Leila is the story of girl who forces her husband to get into another matrimony because of her inability to conceive a child. A warm movie, has a real feel to it.Watch it only if you are into serious cinema.

Virrudh

What should I say? Amitabh baffles me with his histrionics again, another big feather in Amitabh's cap, worth mentioning,the scene when Amitabh tries to raise his hand to join the laughter club after his sons demise, will make your spine chill.

Movies are like blank canvas, its a directors medium to express and add color and flavor. Mahesh Manjrekar is an accomplished technician when it comes to subject like Virrudh, his previous attempts like Astitva has earned critical acclaim. Virudh will be another medal for him to wear. It may not achieve commercial success as it should but it will remain as a "fine" product of the "nous" bollywood.

Sharmila Tagore's spontaniety and flawless performance will bowl you, John and Sanjay does their part with conviction. Debutant Anusha played her role with ease. Overall a movie I will highly recommend.

Negative : The end, it had a great flow but somehow the climax couldn't hold the weight of the movie.

My Wife's murder

Hmmm, honestly this movie gets over when you think its catching your attention. In my opinion the shortest commercial movie to hit the theatre in bollywood history. Anil Kapoor is as always great, Boman Irani and Nandana Sen ( Trivia - Do you know she is the daughter of Nobel Laurette Amartya Sen) fills in the other space of the screen, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy has more time on the promos then the real cinema.

Wait for the TV run. This wait will be a short one. Jijy Phillip should have chosen a meatier subject for the debut.

Hanan

I still have to find out the meaning of the "title", the only and only reason for me to rent this flick was my curiosity to check what Makarand Deshpande made. Honestly I couldn't gather strength to complete this movie, like the name, this movie will have people wonder "what this was all about"

Stay Away!

Yakeen

Lets play trivia, how many twist and turn can we possibly have in a movie? Can't guess, Watch Yakeen, new breed of indian movies that will not let you guess the end....bottomline ::: a crapy product.

India Fish in American Waters

I don't know what to say about such "genre" of movies, same stories new directors. IFAW is a passable flick and one more addition to the legacy of American Desi, I think budding directors should move out of the hangover created by American Desi and look at mainstream themes.

Yahaan

The new awakening in Bollywood with latest infusion of talented technicians and directors has started to give us a "variety". Creative production units are looking at catering to specific strata of the moviegoing public. Shoojit Sircar's debut effort called "Yahaan" although is a reminiscence of "roja" on the theme and treatment, is a commmendable offering to the multiplex crowd in India.

"Yahaan" is definitely worth one watch, Barring the "overuse " of the blue filter which got on my nerves, "Yahaan" scores on the treatment and the overall "real" feel , it also has pleasant performances by the lead, Jimmy and Nimisha.

In my opinion Indian producers/directors now should look at revenue collection from DVD/VCD sales, since most cinegoers will never throng the theatres minus a strong star cast and the associated paraphernalia, creating movies that compell a strong buy for repeated home viewing will at least address part cost of production.

"Yahaan" will not be a box office success, but will remain as one good debutant offering.

Parineeta

Parineeta has been my most anticipated DVD release yet. I have to say, this movie is a sincere and an honest attempt to show us the Sarat Chandra classic.After getting beaten up at the box office with his directorial releases, Vidhu V Chopra has found talent in Raj Kumar Hirani and now Pradeep Sarkar. Parineeta is a visual treat, and a beautifully crafted period film. Saif,Vidya balan and Sanjay has done a commendable job enacting their roles.Hummable tunes by Shantanu Moitra and excellent lens work gave a lift to this debutant effort by Pradeep Sarkar.

Minus: The climax of the movie was created to symbolise Saif's liberation from his father's shackles but it gave a "humorous" touch.

Watch It!!

Love or lot like it

It was a Ashton Kuthcher back2back for me, "Love or a lot like it " is feel good 60% romance/40% comedy flick with Amanda Peet and AK. Good for a one time view.

Guess Who

Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher's "Guess Who" will make you smile through the movie. Its about a balck father's persistent effort to ensure his daughter stay away from his white boyfriend after he finds out on his 25th wedding anniversarry that his darling daughter is courting a white guy.
Both Ashton and Bernie provides the comic relief to this movie making it a pleasant watch.

Sare Saat Phere ( 7.5 phere )

Plot: A TV channel looking to increase the TRP rating decides to do a reality program on a wedding, ( saat phere ), what they get out of it is much more, hence the name ( Sare Saat phere )

Few pleasing moments, Juhi Chawla and Irrfan Khan, this movie is like a TV soap. You may not want to borrow if you aren't a Juhi or Irrfan fan. Passable.

Sehar

Filmmaking is an art, it is also a statement you make to the audience, few film makers use this medium to convey issues we as a society face. Kabir Kaushik's debut effort, Sehar is a beautifully narrated story of organised crime in UP, more precisely Lukhnow. Sehar shows the political nexus with criminals and depicts the story of Gajaraj ( played aptly by Sushant Singh) his ruthless and bloody rise to crime supremacy and how under the guide and lead of SSP Ajay Singh ( Played naturally and brilliantly by Arshad Warsi ) destabilizes and destroys their reign thru a STF, he created with the support of his senior.

Sehar is Excellent. If you aren't into serious cinema and doesn't enjoy realism, this movie may not suit your moods.

DUS

DUS had sentimental attachement to Sanjay Dutt, post Mukul Anand's untimely demise, SD attempted at reviving this production several times. It was Nitin Manmohan who revisited the name with a different star cast and story line and gave the directorial hat to one time lucky Anubhav Sinha ( of Tum Bin fame). DUS is a slick thriller, the director tried to gave a hollywoodish look to this movie. With a winning soundtrack by Vishal - Sekhar and a hot shots like Sanjay, Sunil, Abhisekh, Zaayed, Pankaj Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty .....DUS will please you in spurts. Could have been a much better movie, lacks continuity and losses its pace. In all a OK movie.

Sin dejar huella ( Without a Trace) - Spanish

A road movie that treats your eyes to Mexican countryside. The movie surrounds the life of two women, both on a car, one running from customs, the other from her boyfriend and what happens thereafter. In all a good movie, but passable.

Pacifier

Couldn't complete the movie, I think its passable, Disney should stick to what they do best, animation. No more words.

Finding Neverland

Johnny Depp, Kate Winslett, Dustin Hoffman, Julie Christie - Finding Neverland is the story of a playwright (Sir James Matthew Barrie) who's friendship with a family inspires him to create Peter Pan.
In all a good movie, didn't impress me much though.

Miss Congeniality 2

Not worth a review.
Unless you are a die hard fan of Sandra Bullock, you may not want to try this one.

Million Dollar Baby

"what a movie", this Clint Eastwood directed movie will remain as one of my all time favorite."Million Dollar Baby" roped in tons of Oscar last year with best director, best film, actress ( Hillary Swank) and Supporting actor ( Morgan Freeman). A movie based on hope, struggle, dreams, Million Dollar Baby is the story of ( Frankie played by Clint) and a determined boxer ( Maggie played by Hillary ), how Frankie helps position her as a Pro.

Excellent, but tragic, just in case.

Life Aquatic

Hmmm, may be a good one, I did not enjoy it much. So guess leave my thoughts for another one.

Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya

This is a "leave your brain at home" movie, David Dhawan and Salman is a good team in comedy, however in this one, David pulled in couple others, Sohail, Arshad and Rajpal to create comic havoc. MPKK has spurts of slapsticks and Street comic,if you can relate to such comic, this movie will make you laugh.Sushmita Sen provides the glamor with Katrina Kaif and Himesh Reshamiya delivers with " Just Chill" and "Laga Laga". In all, a breezy entertainer.