When politics and big business intersect they generally tend to be thrilling due to the innumerous twists involved in it. Mel Gibson starrer “Edge of Darkness” is a crime thriller set in the background of one such intersection. The movie written by William Monahan with the company of Andrew Bovell and directed by Martin Campbell sets the pulse racing for most part of the movie where Gibson investigates the truth behind his daughter’s murder and in the process also discovers the hidden side of her life and he decides its payback time to the perpetrators behind the crime. Read More
After a revolutionary film “Juno” which dealt with issues on teenage pregnancy its director Jason Reitman presents a stylish adaptation of a novel written by Walter Kirn where the main character travels around US firing people on behalf of companies and as the nature of the job demands most of the time is spent by the character in the air flying from one destination to another. The movie is fun to watch with a crisp script, great performances and not to mention the ground realities of life which are well captured in this 110 minutes movie. Read More
Gautham Vasudev Menon post his successful “Vaaranam Aayiram” had embarked on this simple love story titled “Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa”. Gautham Menon had first approached Surya for this role but due to other commitments of Surya he was unable to make it and it was started with Silambarasan in the lead. The pre-release hype for “Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa” was very high thanks to A.R.Rahman’s stupendous success in the Oscar and Grammy Awards followed by the expectations of the audience from the director who has a special liking towards romantic subjects. Read More
When you go to a restaurant and have a sumptuous meal and in the end you decide to have a dessert to make it complete the desert turns out to be a spoiler and as a result all that you bring back is the bad taste of the desert which was a spoiler to the entire meal. Vishal’s latest flick “Theeratha Vilayattu Pillai” unfortunately falls into the above said category. The movie which holds the attention of the audience for most part finds itself losing the plot in the last 45 mins when Vishal decides to show that he is over smart. Debutant director Thiru who has been so good in conceptualizing a Casanova type movie which is a refreshing change in Tamil cinema compared to the recent flicks kollywood had offered has failed to give it a proper finish. The movie would have been better with an unconventional ending but thanks to the general hero image our stars have got themselves soaked into the movie turns out to be an average flick. Read More
Zombieland is a movie that you will love for the comic element in the movie which begins right from the word go till the end but the one that you would not love too much in the movie is the blood shed and the gore which would make you feel uncomfortable. The movie begins with a self introduction of Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) who thinks he is the last man standing in the world of Zombies with the help of few rules that he had laid for himself to follow. Columbus then soon finds himself in the company of other few survivors in Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigali Breslin). Read More
When Universal Studios decided to re-make their 1941 classic with the same name it ran into more troubles than one. The film was first supposed to be directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) then it passed on to Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) and a few more hands before landing up with Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Jurassic Park III). Post filming there were issues with the outcome that few scenes were re-shot and followed by some FX troubles and finally the expectations of a classic being re-made was eventually missing. The final product after overcoming so many hurdles is not that impressive and the poor re-recording and shabby editing is there for everyone to witness. Read More
My Name is Khan (MNIK) movie which got itself into a tangle post the review of Shah Rukh Khan’s views on Pakistani players participation in the IPL is one that cannot be missed for the entertainment quotient it provides throughout and the greatest strength being its simple story backed by an extraordinary screenplay which makes the viewers feel sympathetic towards the main protagonists in the film. The movie does not deal with terrorism nor Asperger’s Syndrome but a tale which is emotionally captivating and the flow is such that you will fall in love with the characters and their ordeal they face that unfolds on screen. Read More
The movie is based on a real life incident in a ghetto in north-west Mumbai named Malvani is about an innocent guy getting caught in a gambling web and how he manages life after that is being made as a full-length feature by Producer-Director Chandan Arora. The movie has an impressive cast in Siddharth, Aditya Pancholi, Anupam Kher, Seema Biswas, Ankur Vikal, Nicollete Bird and Padmapriya who have done justice to their role to a good extent but the department which has failed to do any justice is the screenplay which is been handled by Chandan Arora and Sunita Rajwar. Read More
Capital Film Works looks like being on an experimental spree in Tamil cinema beginning from Chennai – 600 028 till their latest offering “Naanayam” where they have tried to showcase something new to the audience who have been treated to the same masala fare time and again. The recent movies in Tamil cinema belongs to the genre of romance, comedy or thriller and in this league Naanayam begs to differ and it is placed in the crime thriller category which did not have many films to boast off in the past. Debutant director Sakthi K Rajan and producer S P Charan has joined together to present what they thought was a refreshing change from the usual flicks. Read More
Ajith and Saran after a spate of successful films together like “Kadhal Mannan”, “Amarkkalam” and “Attagasam” have joined hands once again for this “Asal” (meaning original). The movie created a lot of expectations and along with the pre-release hype added more vigor to the eager fans of Ajith who were waiting for an ultimate treat from their “Thala”. Ajith Kumar who had shed the Ultimate Star tag with this movie has treaded into new areas like being the co-director of the movie and being a part of the team that was responsible for the story, screenplay and dialogue with the company of Yuhi Sethu and Saran. Read More
