The Motorcycle Diaries

*ing : Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo De la Serna and Mercedes Morán
Director : Walter Salles

Tagline : Let the world change you... and you can change the world

After having the film in my laptop for years, I have finally finished it. Story of Che Guevara and the trip which he took with his friend which changed his life forever. He met people from different classes, rich, poor and the divide between them. The stark poverty he saw around. And mind you, we are talking abt part of America here.. in India it still exists.
It made him be a rebel and start a movement to erase the divide for equal freedom and opportunity. The film per se is not that great however the idea behind it and the base thought of Guevara is marvelous. No wonder he is considered to be one of the greatest revolutionary of all time.

Rating :
* * *

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Arbitrage

*ing : Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Brit Marling
Director : Nicholas Jarecki


Tagline : Power is the best Alibi

Arbitrage is a Richard Gere Film. I say this coz he completely owns the film and his part. He is terrific playing a Financial Mogul going thru darkest times. His company is about to be sold but there are many financial irregularities which are to be exposed which will make this deal go off. He is under debt. More scarily he is involved in an accident with his mistress which again can break his and many lives around him. Still, he is soo smart and charming he manages this all, well almost. It’s a taut thriller worth a watch.
Rating :
* * *

The Avengers

*ing : Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson
Director : Joss Whedon

Tagline :

The avengers is seen again. I loved the film soo much last time I cudnt help but to watch complete movie once again. And film is brilliant yet again. Of course films like avengers is better enjoyed in Larger Screens and a tiny laptop screen would never give you the sheer magnitude of the film and the fun it has. The last 30 minutes of epic battle between earth superheroes and other world intruders led by Loki is jaw dropping. The film is very very funny and all the superheroes seems to be in top form, specially like always Iron Man and a surprise The Hulk. It was worth watching again.

Rating :
* * * *

Barfi

*ing : Ranbir kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Illena D'Curz
Director : Anurag Basu

Tagline : Be Barfi

Barfi
Barfi is rare film today’s bollywood. Today’s bollywood is obsessed with 100 crores and south Indian masala remakes with no sense of story and only ridiculous action scenes and item numbers. Barfi is a fresh air.
Its about a dumb and mute guy Barfi, terrifically played by ranbir kapoor, and his life. Even after being handicapped, he never lets it come in a way of living life. Set in idyllic Darjeeling and Kolkata, the location gives mood to the hero and his world. The world is slower and prettier here.. Barfi falls in a love with a girl but she ends up marrying someone “normal” according to her parents wish. Barfi meanwhile gets involved with Jhilmil, played terrifically again by Priyanka Chopra, who is an autistic girl in a way. After years of marriage, barfi’s ex girlfriend again comes in his life to search someone he has lost.. its beautiful film with some really moving scene. Best scene, where barfi is been rejected by his girlfriends parents and how conveys his anguish and yet makes us all smile. The film is quite good yet not perfect.. there are parts when u feel bored, and specially in second half, there are too many things happening to confuse you. Still it’s a must watch coz as I sad, Barfi is a fresh air.
Rating :
* * * & ½

The Big Bang Theory (Season 1)

*ing : Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco
Director : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady

Tagline : Smart is the new Sexy

So in continuation with my tryst with Hollywood serials, the next I tired is The Big Bang Theory, of which I had heard a lot about. Its few scientist geeks who has a new neighbor Penny, a blonde beautiful girl but these geek are socially awkward and know very less about the world around them. Its how they deal with “Penny” and everything else is what this serial is about. But I hated it. The two main protagonist shown as scientist are extremely extremely annoying and frustrating. Specially Sheldon, who is more genius of two and definitely more cocky and has no sense. Most hated thing is how he ll give a speech before answering anything at all.. the best part of the entire show is “Penny” who is hot and smart and beautiful and who has also kind of gotten used to these guys mannerisms. But they have so less of her in the first seasons. By the end of the show, one of the geek also starts dating penny so I am guessing there will be more of her in coming season but frankly I cant push myself to watch another season of this show.. I just cant.

Rating :
* & 1/2

The Last Station

*ing : Helen Mirren, James McAvoy ,Christopher Plummer
Director : Michael Hoffman

Tagline : Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.

The last station is story of a young apprentice who chooses to become helper of Leo Tolstoy in his final days. Also, it’s the story of Tolstoy and his relationship with his wife and how they hv conflict upon if to publish work of Tolstoy to the general public. Film is slow, moody and and at times painfully boring however there is certain old world charm to it. Finished it with great difficulty still did not like it much

Rating :
* * & 1/2

Cell 211

*ing : Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann , Antonio Resines
Director : Daniel Monzón

Tagline :

Cell 211 is a Spanish movie set in a jail with a very interesting premise. A new guard on the duty is going thru induction and suddenly the riot breaks in the jail. He is trapped inside the jail and posses to be another inmate. He has his pregnant wife waiting outside as the riot gets nastier. Also, he befriends the head of the inmates and bonds an unusual relationship but the entire episode turns quite ugly for him. Its in the end he has to face some moral dilemmas and is forced to do things he wud hv never imagined right till the morning. It’s a good film.

Rating :
* * * & 1/2

The Graduate

*ing : Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross
Director : Mike Nichols

Tagline : This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future.

The graduate is supposed to be a cult film and one of the best performances of Dustin Hoffman. Its an old movie, released in 1968 but the film could be relevant even today. The film is primarily a love story of a young graduate who doesn’t know wat to do in life. He ends up having a passionate affair with a much married elderly women. Fate takes a twist and he ends up falling in love with her daughter. What all a young man does or can do for the love is what makes the film special. You can feel the heartbreak and the pain and the desperation in Hoffman’s acting. Also, film has wonderful soundtrack and used quite well in certain scenes in which Hoffman drives his beautiful car on the streets of New York.

Rating :
* * * & 1/2

Shanghai

*ing : Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki
Director : Dibakar Banarjee

Tagline : Kasam Khoon ki Khayi hai, Sahar nahi Shanghai Hai

Shanghai is terribly frightening scary disturbing film by dibakar banaarjee, known for making movies on social issues. Right since his first movie, Khosla Ka Ghosla he’s made movies which matters. His movies may not hv set box office on fire but he is quite appreciated for his thoughtful endeavors. Shanghai is no different. Set in a fictitious city, bharatpur which politicians want to transfer it as next shanghai. But there is more than what meets the eye. A social activist is killed in broad daylight, an IAS officer is put in charge for the investigation who is helpless to see the situation around him. A local porn film maker gets some important evidence and gets entangled in entire conspiracy. There is lover the dead activist who wants to expose the entire nexus of politicians and corrupts. It is actually scary movie in the sense u know how rotten the society has become. It’s a must watch for everyone.

Rating :
* * * *

Safe

*ing : Jason Sthatham, Cathrine Chan
Director : Boaz Yakin

Tagline : She has the code. He is the key.

Safe is almost like any other Jason Statham which keep coming in abundance. Its no different from his transporter movies where a loony lonely guy is protecting someone, in this case a genius young girl.
The action is breathtaking really and neither there is dry humor you associate with Statham movies. Nothing great abt it.

Rating :
* * & 1/2

Coriolanus

*ing : Ralph Fiennes , Gerald Butler
Director : Ralph Fiennes

Tagline : Nature Teaches Beasts to Know Their Friends


Had heard a lot abt the film and how its such nicely adapted by one of the most difficult Shakespeare novels. Also the first film directed by Ralf Fiennes and how the language is so Shakespearean.
But I did not like the film at all.. so much so, I cudnt even finish it. The language was too heavy to follow, even with the help of subtitles. The story was simple yet made quite complicated with different unwanted layers in it.


Rating :
* *

Bridget Jones's Diary

*ing : Hugh Grant, Collin Firth, Renée Zellweger
Director : Sharon Maguire

Tagline : It's Monday morning, Bridget has woken up with a headache, a hangover and her boss.

Many a times I decide to watch movie on its cast and irrespective of the director. Bridget Jones’s diary had amazing cast. I hv always been fan Hugh grant. Colin firth is in a different league altogether after movies like a single man and the king’s speech. Rene zweelger I haven’t seen much of bt I hv liked whatever little I have seen of hers. Bridget jone’s diary is also quintessential British movie with the usual quirks, sarcasm and humor. A genre I quite like. The film Is also good and is about a girl who is a spinster, fat and desperately lacking love in her life. The fate strikes and she has two good looking men falling for her.. also, she maintains a diary in which she jots down the experience she has in her day to day life. Which eventually helps her find / lose the love of her life.

Rating :
* * *

The Cabin in the Woods

*ing : Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison
Director : Drew Goddard

Tagline : You think you know the story

I am not fan of horror movies.. I try to watch them as less as possible. May b I am scared or may be something else but I do not watch horror films.. Another genre I totally hate is zombie films. And when horror and zombie comes together, It surely doesn’t excite me. However the film is directed by joss whedon who directed mighty The Avengers and also the film got decent reviews and has a good rating on imdb which prompted me to watch it.. but I was disappointed and how.. The film is not scary at all.. its not funny either.. its some sort of bunch of guys goes out for a weekend in jungle and everything is rigged and they are shown on reality television.. its all not funny . and its not scary either.

Rating :

* *

Love Wrinkle Free

*ing : Ash Chandler, Shernaz Patel, Seema Rahmani
Director : Sandeep Mohan

Tagline : An anti-ageing comedy!

I am all in for indie films.. I think it’s a great move by an independent director making his movie without the helps of the corporate. But, but I think the directors just for the fact they are making get too carried away with the emotion hence not b able to make a good film. Love wrinkle free is a prime example of that.. the filmmaker has completed the film n also sent the film to certain festivals but it does not mean it’s a good film. It’s a boring unfunny film tried hard to sell the “indie” tag. The film is set in a goa and is nicely shot, also has some decent actors but the story is not funny and it just looks quite messy..

Rating :
* *