Sherlock Holmes : Game of Shadow

*ing : Robert Downy Jr, Jude Law
Director : Guy Ritchie

Tagline :

Guy Richie is one of my fav director and is a proven genius. His lock stock and two smoking barrels happens to be one of my most fav film. and i thoroughly enjoyed his other films also like rock n rolla and first sherlock film.
here again he is back with very smart and very witty detective sherlock holmes played by RDB. bt this time the risk is bigger and the villain is more deadly than he imagined. and at the stake is world peace.
bt Holmes uses is precious gift of detectives and averts the disaster.
what i love abt the film is quirky humor, which typical of guy ritchie and some stylishly shot scenes. a must mention is chase scene where Holmes and his gang flee ammunition making factory.
a perfect way to end year with a film which is soo high on entertainment. loved it.

Rating :
* * * *

Another earth

*ing : Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Menville
Director : Mike Leigh


Tagline :

it just another mike leigh film with very ordinary characters and their ordinary problems of life. mike leigh has uncanny ability to take simplest thing and make it look special. there is starting, middle or ending to his films.. these are just few days/years of our life. shud watch it if u hv sense of fine cinema.

Rating :
* * *

The Inbetweeners

*ing : James Buckely, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Director : Ben Palmer

Tagline :

Its a movie version of UK sitcom by the same name. About four average teenagers who go to Malia for a vacation (sex, booze, booze, sex is wat they call it) and wat they go thru to find girls there. its usual coming of age type film wher frens fight, comes back, realizes who is love and who is not worth etc etc. just a rehash of american pie series. also had crude potty humor which i hate.

Rating :
1 & 1/2

Don 2

*ing : Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani
Director : Farhan Akhtar

Tagline : The king is back

well, is there anything in the world shahrukh khan cant do. he can be loving raj or rahul and he can also be deadly and menacing as don. his looks, locks, swagger, attitude is beyond ordinary and has a stamp of a man in authority.

its a sequel to famous don which was released in 2006 which was remake of a 70s cult film by same name.
here don is planning a heist in Berlin and the film pretty much is abt finding a team and the execution of the plan. there are, however several twist and turns which keeps you hooked to the screen.
the dialogues are super cool specially one liners mouthed by srk. he makes them sound even better ..

total fun ride to end the year ...

p.s. : srk is the best

Rating :
* * * & 1/2

Like Crazy

*ing : Felicity Jones , Anton Yelchin, Jenniffer Lawrence
Director : Drake Doremus

Tagline : I want you, I need you. I love You. I miss You

a love story abt a britsh girls who falls in for a guy in america while doing her internship. she gets carried away and overstays her visa and then is deported to her country back. they both want to be together bt visa problem doesnt let them be together. sounds interesing premis bt its treated rather stupidly. things happen in haphazard fashion and you keep wondering wat happened when and why..

Rating :
* *

Ladies Vs Ricky Behl

*ing : Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma
Director : Maneesh Sharma

Tagline :

the film is from the same team which bought us very charming and very fresh band baaja baraat last year. the promos were not at all impressive bt still i wanted to see the film because they had made a good first film.
however the film disappoints and how. its abt a good at heart conman who cons many girls in diff cities. 3 of them happened to be girls from lucknow, delhi and mumbai n they plan to con the con.
the film looks contrived and situations forced. only if i dnt compare to band baaja baraat, the film may be good bt thats hard not to do.

Rating :
* * & 1/2

Girl Walks into Bar

*ing : Gil Bellows, Xander Berkerly, Alexes Bredely
Director : Sebestian Gutierrez


Tagline : A lot can happen in one night

this was supposed to a movie made for internet funded on internet. thank god, it did not get a theatrical release or no one else wud hv come to watch it. it is apparently a comedy of a situation gone wrong involving few couples and how their night go awry bt trust me, there is NOTHING funny abt anything. its a plain annoying film better be deleted from ur hard-drive.

Rating :
*

Clubbed

*ing: Mel Raido, Colin Salmon
Director : Neil Thompson

Tagline : Once you're in, there's no way out

its an average british crime drama abt a looser who beocmes a doorman for a bar and how he gets involved in some underworld violence.
boring..mediocre. avoid it.

Rating :
* & 1/2

Midnight in Paris

*ing : Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdems, Marian Colatard
Director : Woodey Allen

Tagline :

A woody Allen film is always a pleasure to watch. it always has amazing visuals, some good very good looking actors , lot of humor and interesting story.
here wilson plays a Hollywood writer who is working on a new book. he's holidaying in paris with his fiance and her parents. around mid-night while loitering her is taken into 1920s of paris and meets some greatest of artists like hemmingway, fitzerald, picasso and all.
i quite quite enjoyed the film.

Rating :
* * * & 1/2

The Ides of March

*ing : George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director :George Clooney

Tagline :

when you have actors like george clooney, ryan gosling and hoffman, its impossible you can go wrong.
its a fast moving political thriller in times of US presidency election. how an honest man is tangled in situation wher he has to change himself according to times. and that has been perfectly portrayed by gosling here. a fast rising actor/star in Hollywood.
and a word abt clooney, he is the dude. he is supercool. and can you believe it, he also directed the film. talent abundance.

Rating :
* * * *

the dirty picture

*ing : Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, Tushar Kapoor
Director : Milan Lutharia

Tagline :

Supposedly based on 80s sex siren silk smitha, played by vidya balan here, is a story of a girl who runs away from family to make it big in Tamil film industry.
unlike all the big female actresses then, she chooses sex a route to get an entry. so playing raunchy item numbers, having affair with much older and much married superstars of that time is a her route to stardom.
silk, played rivetingly by vidya is badly let down by the script of the film. its an average film with superlative performance by Balan. watch it if you are a die hard fan of her.

Rating :
* * & 1/2

The Whislteblower

*ing : Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci
Director : Larysa Kondraki

Tagline : Nothing is more dangerous than truth.

I quite admire Rachel weisz. not just her actin prowess bt also her beauty. there is quite dignity in everything she does. in the film she plays a United nation employee serving as peace keeper in war ridden Bosnia.
she needs money badly thats why she chooses this job. what she get to know how girls are being thrown into prostitution for the soldiers serving there. she cant handle it all and tries to break the news which shakes the entire system. its a lil slow film, bt hard hitting one.

Rating :
* * *

Bobby

*ing : Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone
Director : Emilio Estevez

Tagline : 22 lives link by a moment history would never forget.

i was hoping this film to talk abt political situations when JFK was assassinated. i have always been keen in learning country's situation or a coz behind a movement. however bobby film talks abt 22 ppl staying in the hotel wher JFK was shot and how it changed their life. i found it boring.. cudnt even finish the film..

rating :
* *

The illusionist

*ing : Animated Characters

Director : Sylvain Chomlet

Tagline :

This film apparently been appreciated in many film festivals bt i dint find anything special about the film. Its about an illusionist who doesnt get his due. then he travels to Scotland wher he meets a young girl. their life changes for good or bad. stopped caring after sometime actually.

Rating :

* & 1/2

Yeh vaada raha

*ing : Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Tina Munim, Shammi Kapoor

Director : Kapil Kapoor

Tagline :

I had to watch this film coz apparently its one of favorite film of my mom.

Its typically a bollywood romantic film with some good music. watch it if you want to feel nostalgic about 80s.

Rating :

* * *

Crazy, Stupid Love

*ing : Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

Director : Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Tagline : This is crazy. This is Stupid. This is Love

Ryan Gosling is the flavor of the season. After giving astounding performance in Drive, he does a real good job in crazy stupid love. bt well, the story is not about him, entirely. its about a father who is on verge of divorce and how he manages relationship and gets a new meaning of life. almost everyone is suffering from love problem bt at the end, its love that conquers.

Rating :

* * * & 1/2

30 minutes or less

*ing : Jesse Eiserberg, Aziz Ansari

Director : Ruben Fleischer

Tagline :

A pizza delivery boy (Eisenberg) gets involved with two crooks who straps bomb on the boy and asks to get 100 million dollars within 10 hours. well it doesn't sound like a premise of a film with a comedy. it shud hv been thriller bt choice of actor is wat makes it a lil diff.

still the humor doesn't really come as expected. expect the few banter scenes between the lead and his best buddy, played by aziz ansari, the rest of the movie is mediocre.

Rating :

* *

Blitz

*ing : Jason Sthatham, Luke Evans, Aiden Gillen

Director : Elliott Lester

Tagline :

a film abt a serial killer on London who targets only cops. murders them brutally and escapes every time. in comes our hero statham who is has anger management problem and is assigned on this case by the department. after some typical cat n mouse type chase the killer is nabbed.

film uses violence, drugs n some humor to look lil stylish bt there's nothing new abt the film.

just average.

Rating :

* *

Cold Mountain

*ing : Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Rene Zwelger

Director : Anthony Minghella

Tagline : Find your way Home

its a love story based in late eighteenth century when america was crippled by civil war. how a deserted soldier takes a journey back home to be with the girls he loves a lot. its an emotional bt a long film. you have to have some patience to get through the movie. some amazing acting by leads though.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

Hyderabad Blues 2

*ing : Nagesh Kukunoor, Tisca Chopra, Anuj Gurwara

Director : Nagesh Kukunoor

Tagline : Re-arranged marriage

Those were days when nagesh kukonoor used to make some lovely movies. now he shadow of what he used to be. Hyderabad blues 2 is sequel to one of the cult film by the same title.

a hyderabdi after living in US for 12 years comes back in india, falls in love with a local girl and decides to get married.

In the sequel, its been 6 years they are married and kind of problems they are facing. its not as funny and edgy as first one bt sill a better effort.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

Troy

*ing : Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Boom

Director : Wolfgand Peterson

Tagline : For Love

Brad Pitt has always made some unusual choices. Troy is one of them. He plays a fighter named Achilles who wants to be remembered as one of the greatest warrior of all time.

The film has some spectacular fight scenes and some great acting by the leads. Greatest of wars in the history has been fought because of women. This film justifies the sentence as well.

Rating :

* * * & 1/5

The Devil's Double

*ing : Dominic Cooper, Raad Rawi

Director : Lee Tamahori

Tagline : Money. Sex. Power. Its not enough.

This film is chilling account of Uday, Son of saddam Hussain. He forcefully makes his double and asks him to visits different places pretending to him Uday himself. But the life of Uday is anything but simple. the man is maniac and psycho. he has all the power in the world and kill anyone because he doesn't give a damn. more so, he picks up minor girls from streets and rapes them. uday is brutal and everything else.

its life of his double, player by cooper himself, is rotting there. he is suffocating in that environment and wants to run off. bt Uday doesnt even allow that coz he knows he is the best double he can have. film becomes more interesting coz its based on real life. you end up squirming in your seat seeing the madness which runs in Hussain family. its definitely worth your time.

Rating :

* * * & 1/2

The adventures of Tintin

*ing : Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig

Director : Steven Speilberg

Tagline : This year, discover how far adventure will take you.

Steven Spielberg is a very very big name in film industry. Tintin is a very popular character in comics. Unlike many urban kids, I did not grow up reading tintin. So when i heard Spielberg is making film on tintin, i was more than curious.

It is one of the biggest release of the year and it promised to be a great entertainer. It very much was. Having all the things in place, i was still underwhelmed. cant put finger on what was missing but the satisfaction and fun was not what i would have liked it to be. may be it dint exceed my expectations.

a must watch nevertheless.

Rating :

* * * & 1/2

Rockstar

*ing : Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakri

Director : Imtiaz Ali

Tagline :

a film that cud hv been so better ends up being such a whimper. like literally, after such a great first half ( though a tad too long) wat u get is such WTF kinda second half and like literally ridiculous climax.

i have liked most of imtiaz ali films. socha na tha being my most fav. and when u watch rockstar, u will get a feeling that he recycles same formula over n again. a confused boy/girl in love will travel distance (physically) to find his/her love.

rockstar is same wher a delhi jaat goes on to become a collg boy to world famous rockstar.

Ranbir is the greatest strength of the film and so is music of a r rahman. and such a great cameo by legendary shammi kapoor. watch it if u must.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

The Brothers Bloom

*ing : Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi

Director : Rian Johnson

Tagline : They wud never let truth come between them.

i like most of the films which have con artists or con involved in it. i like this one better coz also has two brothers playing con artist. there is great potential of exploring different aspects of human relations. this is one is even better coz loves come between brothers.

the film has some wonderful cast in brody, ruffalllo and weisz. all of them terrific actor with amazing chemistry between them. i particularly liked scenes involving ruffalo and brody.

and there is ever luminous weisz with her sparkling smile and never ending screen presence. liked it.

Rating :

* * *

Super 8

*ing : Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler,

Director : J J Abrams

Tagline : It arrives.

Big names has some really big names attached to it. like Steven Spielberg and jj Abrams. you cant but have high expectations from such films. and it hurts when u r disappointed. the film has nothing new to offer. it has been there done that kind of feel all over. the same monster attacking a local town is been seen in many movies. even in terms of VFX it doesnt break some new grounds. it just has few likable kids as main protagonist. that's all diff abt it.

Rating :

* *

About a Boy

*ing : Hugh Grant , Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette

Director : Chris and Paul Weiltz

Tagline : Growing up has nothing to do with age

i hv always been a fan of hugh grant. he has some adorable charm to his whole persona. the mumbling underdog that he plays in all the films is rather endearing. about a boy is one of his most successful films.

its about a physically grown up man who does nothing for living and lives off on royalty earned by a popular song written by his father.

Meanwhile is shallow and looks for no stable relationship in life. with force of circumstances, he ends being a friend to a young boy who has problem of his owns. its how he tackles some situations and life and how he grows up in like a man is the story which is told simply. not a bad watch.

Rating :

* * *

confessions

*ing : Takako Matso, Yoshimo Kimura

Director : Tetsuya Nakahima

Tagline :

this is supposed to be a cult japanese film which was also critically acclaimed. a women takes revenge of murder of her daughter.

i dint get anything.. it was hard to follow wats going on. even though subtitles were ok.. i cudnt get the emotions are the thrill part..

Rating :

* *

Mujhse Fraandship Karoge

*ing : Saqeeb Saleem, Saba Azaad, Nishant Dahiya, Tara D'souza

Director : Nupur Asthana

Tagline : Fake it if you cant make it.

now finally Y films get it right. a film abt youth and their porblems and their language without being corny or being sloppy. this is a fun film made funnier by spirited casting. all the 4 young people look rightly cast in their roles. bring out the zing and freshness required. music and setting also helps giving film the right look. i thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rating :

* * * & 1/2

Monster's Inc

*ing : (voices of ) : Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibs

Director : Pete Doctor, David Silverman

Tagline : Monster's Inc, We scare because we care

i have fallen love with pixar all over again. after finding nemo, which was one of most fav film, comes monster's inc, which is equally, if not better than finding nemo.

wat do people at pixar eat to come up such great movies. finding nemo taught us about father son relationship with some unusual characters, here talks pixar talks abt happiness through monsters. yes you heard right, happiness and laughter through monsters. and if pixar belives in something, they know they can do it. they are the best.

a film to be watched with kids, adults and elderly people. it really makes u emotional and laugh at the same time.

Rating :

* * * *

Houses of Sand and Fog

*ing : Jennifer Connelly , Ben Kingsley

Director : Vadim Pelelam

Tagline : Some dreams cant be shared

its a tragic tragic story. a very sad film which teaches you that anything can go wrong anytime. an abandon wife is evicted from house who starts a tragic relationship with new owners of her house. the owner himself are not native americans. i cant say much except this is sad sad film. exactly the kind i wanted to watch that day.

Rating :

* * *

Ra.One

*ing : Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor

Director : Anubhav Sinha

Tagline :Superhero with a Hart

i am probably biggest fan of shahrukh khan. i adore him like no other thing. i belive he is the smartest and most intelligent person on the planet earth.

and when he started making is dream venture film on gaming and superheroes, i thought its going to bring new era of technology and film making in Bollywood. and the first look of film came, i dint like. then few promos came in, except one, i dint like any. then the soundtrack came in, barring one song (bhare naina) i dint like it much. however i had some ideas wat kind of story the film is which always excited me.

i knew no matter wat, SRK will surpass all the expectations.. and boy was i disappointed, well i was shattered.

i did not like the film. At best, it was OK. first 20-25 mins of the film is nothing but headache. srk in that Tamil speaking geek is annoying and not endearing. srk is as superhero (?) is one dimensional. the humor is forced, emotional scens do not strike a chord.

only thing which works is the few action scenes but its hard to be excited as u dnt feel for the characters much.

though you cant deny that srk has invested his blood and sweat in the film. bt the problem is he is trying too hard to please everyone.

above all, biggest culprit of the entire movie is director anubhav sinha. he has handled scenes like a ametuer. director of films like dus, cash and tum bin should not have been directing such magnum opus with 150 cr budget. its because of him the film looks a child's work.

srk made a mistake in hiring him as a director. he should hv gone for better options.

having said that, one film will never ever do any thing to my love for srk. he is greatest and will remain one forever. he is miles above his counterparts. dnt agree me, just watch the new trailer of DON 2.

Rating :

* *

The Hangover II

*ing : Bradely Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifiankis,

Director : Tod Phillips

Tagline : The Wolfpack is back

how exciting it was learn that there will be sequel to probably my most fav comedy movie hangover. and even the trailer showed soo much of promise bt the film is disappointing. it may have been decent movie standalone but the fact that it is sequel to 2009's most successful movie which has a cult following.

this movie does bring the wolfpack back but not the fun they had in LA. Bangkok aint that fun except occasional funny situation, rest of the movie has a deja vu feel to it. hangover part one's most fun aspect was its unpredictability.. here we somehow know things that are going to happen. watch it very low expectations and it just might turn out good.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

Everything must go

*ing : will farrel, Rebbecca Hall

Director : Dan Rush

Tagline : Lost is a good place to find yourself.

an alcoholic looses his job , his house and his wife on a same day. starts living on his yard and gradually finds himself with a new neighbor. could hv been great riveting coming of age kinda film bt film takes itself too seriously. just abt ok types.

Rating :

* *

Horrible Bosses

*ing : Kevin spacey, Jason Bateman, Jenniffer Aniston, Collin Farrell, Jammie Foxx

Director : Seth Gordon

Tagline : Ever wish your boss were dead

now this is a film which every one can relate to. almost everyone wants his boss dead. bt no one wants make their hand dirty. and here are 3 guys who are up to it. their life is mess coz of their bosses and they want to kill them.. its a funny film made more funny coz of its spirited casting and just everyone is having big fun in bit roles. like collin farrel, jeniffer aniston, jammie foxx and kevin spacey.

its a funny film .. sadly not very funny types.

Rating :

* * *

Trust

*ing : Clive Owen, Cathrnene Keener,

Director : David Schwimmer

Tagline :

there are more than enough stories about how people life is ruined because of internet. this is one of the story and a common problem is dealt were an elderly man pretending to be a teenager befriends a young girl and eventually rapes her. and how the family copes with such tragedy.

one always has to be careful on internet. and this film does expose some horrific consequences of internet and being an ignorant parent.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

Saheb Biwi aur Gangster

*ing : Jimmy Shergil, Mahie Gill and Randeep Hooda

Director : Tigmanshu Dhulia

Tagline :

I haven't seen the original by guru dutt saheb biwi aur ghulam bt it i can bet it wud be nothing like this film.

this is based in heartland of north India where a fading saheb is trying hard to sustain his status in today's world. has a beautiful wife who is also mentally unstable. possesses a mistress like any other saheb.

enters our gangster who has actully infiltrated the gang to provide information to rival gang. problem starts when gangster falls madly in love (lust) with biwi.

laced with some witty lines and powerful dialogues the film never really bores you.

Rating :

* * *

Mausam

*ing : Shahid Kapoor, Sonam

Director : Pankaj Kapoor

Tagline : A timeless love story.

the film is not as bad as people said it would be. infact i enjoyed 75% of. rest 25% i think just shouldnt have been there.. its just tooo long. and thats why it drags and you loose the fun you had earlier. story is interesting, premise is also good n some scenes are skillfully handled bt as i said.. it should been couple of seasons less.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

Submarine

*ing : Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine

Director : Richard Aayode

Tagline : A comedy that doesnt let principles stand in a way of progress.

Was it supposed to be comedy, ? was it supposed to be Drama ? was it supposed to be coming - of - age story of a teenager ??

well i cudnt find nothing of it really.

just a normal teen with his normal upbringing problems and issues which people generally face in western countries. mom having affair, girl friend issues.. school bullying n stuffs. nothing new. nothing to recommend about.. i was thoroughly bored.

Rating :

* *

Revolution 2020 : Love. Corruption. Ambition

Written by Chetan Bhagat

Finally finished a book after long time.. even though starting many books in recent times and reading as much as 90% of certain books.. i had not been able to finish any of them. bt with chetan.. its different.

mostly its the language and stories he talks abt. it all sounds relatable. the issues, the lingo.. the setup.

here its a triangular love story set in city Varanasi which also has backdrop of corruption in education sector.

It may not be chetan's best work bt you cant ignore the seriousness of the issue he talks about. as how there is rampant corruption in education and as how you have to bribe on EVERY stage to get a college be up and functioning. one of the reason our country's education system is going to drains.

may not be funny as his earlier books, may not be as dark as the issue sounds.. may not be as dramatic as it should hv been..bt still its worth a read.

Rating :

* * * 1/2

Force

*ing : John Abraham, Genelia D'souza

Director : Nishikant Kamat

Tagline : For every negative, there is a positive.

A review after a long time..

well i was expecting film to be good. it was not.. started on a good note and maintained in pace and consistency on most of the parts.. its about group of special cops who fights drug lords in the city. meanwhile they also take care of their family. john gets involved romantically with genelia and they both plan to get married. bt there's a new villain who takes revenge to new level and starts targeting family of cops. thats where it converts into a revenge drama and film goes downhill. there is just tooo much of gore in it to digest it. genelia is super duper cute.

Rating :

* *

Drive

*ing : Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan

Director : Nicolas Winding Refn

Tagline : There are no clean gateways

Finally a better film to end this month with. Ryan Gosling is turning to be a big big star lately. I havent really seen much of his films bt in "drive" he is breathtaking. solid performance as a driver who works as a stuntman in hollywood films and also works as a wheeler for criminals. Its a noir thriller in a way where he gets tangled in things he doesnt want to. wat i like is the explosive outburst of anger which is so deceptive when u look at ryan mostly. should watch it.

Rating :

* * * & 1/2

Bridesmaid

*ing : Kirsten Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Bryn

Director : Paul Feig

Tagline :

a lonely girl is made "maid of honor" for her best friends marriage. things go weird when another girl starts taking control of the proceedings. wat follows is jealousy, fighting, bitching and attempt to outdo one another. sometimes funny but mostly not. atleast not for me.

Rating :

* *

Fast Five

*ing : Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

Director : Justin Lin

Tagline :

Never been crazy fan of Fast and Furious franchise. Always felt it was more of noise and less of substance. In this film however they hv tried to go away from street racing and been more focused on story part. which comprises of heist in Brazil. inevitably there are some cool car chasing scenes and some wit but the entire package doesn't look that good. cud hv been better. though i hope they will continue the improving trend in coming films too.

Rating :

* * & 1/2

Thor

*ing : Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman

Director : Kenneth Branagh

Tagline : Courage is Immortal

Whatever i have learnt about america, their comic book or their mythology is through their films. Based on Thor, god of thunder is one of the famous comics series there. Turns out the film is not that bad. although a little predictable, bt worth a fun ride.

Rating :

* * *

The Talented Mr Ripley

*ing : Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law

Director : Anthony Minghella

Tagline : How far would you go to become somebody else ??

everybody has a talent, wats urs ?? film deals with similar theme about a guy called mr ripley who's talent lies that he can be good fake of anything and everything. He is a guy who is not soo rich and he gets one shot at destiny to be rich and be with rich. how far he goes to stay there... is wat dealt here. film does have a creepy feel to it. surprised to see matt damon did such role so early in his career. !

Rating :

* * * & 1/2

The Perfect Host

*ing : David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford

Director : Nicky Tomnay

Tagline : Dinner parties are dying art.

A quick thriller about a guy hiding from cops who takes shelter in a perfectly normal looking guy. he turns out anything but normal. he is loony, mad and psycho. sometimes edgy, sometimes thrilling bt mostly dragging and boring.

Rating :

* *

Friends with Benefits

*ing : Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis
Director : Will Gluck

Tagline :

Strikingly similar to a recent film "no strings attached" where two good looking ppl are together just for sex. the inevitable happens and they fall in love. how they realize it and accept it is the only difference it has. even though the film makes fun of rom com genre, its just another one. mila kunis is super hot.

Rating :
* * & 1/2

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

*ing : Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes
Director : Werner Herzog


Tagline : Only criminal he cant catch is himself


Nicolas Cage is a bad overhyped actor. I have never liked him in any of his films. mmm probably may be in matchstick men. in this one he plays a corrupt drug snorting cop who investigates a  homicide and to wat level he has to go to make things right. too much of bad acting and very lazy pace. disliked it.


Rating :
* * 

That Girl in Yellow Boots

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