The Rite – Completely wrong
Directed by Mikael Håfström. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Alice Braga. A plodding rehash of most other (and far better) movies about exorcism, this one’s scariest moment is when Anthony Hopkins whacks an eight-year-old girl to the ground. It’s also … [Read More..]
No Strings Attached – No imagination attached
Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline. The same old story about how a boy and a girl can’t just be friends or in this case, just friends with benefits. Come on Hollywood, bring sexy back! … [Read More..]
The Mechanic – Formula but fun
Directed by Simon West. Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland. A remake of a 70s flick with Charles Bronson, The Mechanic isn’t unique but delivers mainly because of Statham and Foster’s great chemistry and power performances. Jason ‘Transporter’ Statham … [Read More..]
I AM at the event – Feb 12, 2011
Heard about the I AM sneak peek happening at Coomaraswamy Hall at the Museum near Kala Ghoda and had to visit considering my good friend Sanjay Suri was promoting his co-production with director Onir and Juhi Chawla. Present at the … [Read More..]
I Am Number Four – Zero
Directed by D.J. Caruso. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer. A wannabe alien superhero flick that sorta reminds you of the Twilight series in that there are pretty teenagers with less-than-awesome powers being all coy, romantic and pretentious. D.J. … [Read More..]
Rabbit Hole – Powerful performancesa
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest. Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed, Rabbit Hole has a simple premise: parents who’ve lost their child in a road accident and how they grieve and cope with the trauma. … [Read More..]
How Do You Know – Disappointing but has its moments
Directed by James L. Brooks. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson. The makers of this film forgot the question mark at the end of that forgettable title. They also forgot about the plot, screenplay and comedy that … [Read More..]
True Grit – A true blue Western
Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld. “Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.” – Marc Brown Ah the magnificent Coen brothers. Writers, directors, producers and Oscar winners. … [Read More..]
Drive Angry 3-D – Good if you’re in a crazy-ass mood
Directed by Patrick Lussier. Starring Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner. Sex, violence, threatening 3-D, the devil, a sexy babe and badass Nic Cage in a tribute to exploitation films and all things wild and weird. So you’re either gonna … [Read More..]
The Fighter – Gritty family drama. Bale is outstanding
Directed by David O. Russell. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo. Based on a true story of Micky Ward and his older brother-trainer Dicky and set in the 80s, The Fighter is more family feuding than boxing … [Read More..]
