Movie Review

A Wednesday *****

Movie Details :  Drama, Thriller.

Released on 5 September 2008

Naseeruddin Shah – Anonymous
Anupam Kher – Prakash Rathod – Commissioner of Police
Jimmy Shergill – Arif Khan – ATS Officer
Deepal Shaw – Naina Roy – Television Journalist
Aamir Bashir – Jai Pratap Singh – PI

Director -  Neeraj Pandey
Producer - Ronnie Screwvala, Shital Bhatia, Anjum Rizvi
Writer - Neeraj Pandey

Review :

A very well woven script, tight and no loopholes. Brillant storytelling and though you think you know what might happen, you are left with a surprise and a sense of righteousness. I had this feeling after watching Rang De Basanti last. Each section of the story is captivating and I could not move my behind even if I wanted to. Every scene kept me waiting for what was about to happen. The script was tight too and just when you think, you assumed a context, a twist is displayed..

I loved the movie and everything about it, including cast, the flow, the way it was closed.

The message is all the more important in view of the recent blasts. That the public could also take matters into its own hands if the powers so chosen sits quiet.

We need more movies like this.. Tight scripting, good cinematography with regard to the context, no nonsense story which strikes a chord with the audience.. Bravo !!

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi **

Movie Details: Romance,  Drama, Musical. Released on Dec 12th, 2008, Official Website

Shahrukh Khan – Surinder Sahni
Vinay Pathak – Bobby
Anushka Sharma - Taani

Director: Aditya Chopra
Producer: Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra
Written by: Aditya Chopra
Review :

Well it was lets say refreshing. I was in the mood to actually just not think and watch and that might have proven to be a good thing. The last I liked SRK was in Chak De. I dont find him very pleasing after a while and his expressions are monotonous. But heck .. this movie did try and do something for his acting skills.

As a silent and deep character, he has done ok to understate his acting and suceeded somewhat.

Anushka did what was expected of her. I did not find anything amazing in her performance. She complemented the story well.

So if you do not dissect characters, and take the movie as a whole, you just might come out of the movie.. feeling good and having seen something comfortable. I did not mind the overall effect.

But I would not say it was EXTRAORDINARY lik e they are proclaiming.

Liked the music which is preety foot tapping.

Summary : A common man who falls in love but is forced into circumstances which makes him dig deep into his self and go all the way for his love and make sure that in the end that inspite of everything, no compromise is made with his actual character.

I liked the message that no matter what, its what you are that actually wins after all.

Pain points : The transition phases in the character was not so explainable. How can the heroine just fall in love all of a sudden in a blink when she is so ensnared by the other ?

Shahrukh sometimes exagerrated his moustache pout.. Ewww.. He so does not work with that pout. Take that moustache off and he would be ok.. Hahaha !! Put that in and he would have an extra pout to go with his look.

My recommendation : Don0t ask too many questions. Just enjoy the story and you might like it..

The Day the Earth Stood Still *

Movie Details: Drama, Sci-Fi,  Thriller

Release Date:  12 December 2008

Keanu Reeves – Klaatu
Jennifer Connelly -Helen Benson
Kathy Bates -  Regina Jackson
Jaden Smith -  Jacob Benson

Director: Scott Derrickson
Writers : David Scarpa (screenplay), Edmund H. North (1951 screenplay)

Review

I have mixed feelings about this movie. It started well but somewhere in the middle it was just about special effects and one predictable scene after the other.  The impact of the movie was lost somewhere in between.

A remake of the 1951 movie. I did not watch the original version but I am thinking that it would have been better.

Did not like the movie. I would say that Day after Tomorrow had a better impact. Just goes to show I guess that remakes dont really work unless its done really well.

Very predictable script, good special effects, non impactful. Very forgettable. I would say that animations like Justice League have more of an impact that way.. LOL.

You can ignore this..