Monday, February 15, 2010

***½ The Lightning Thief (2010)

Like the original Harry Potter which was just PG, the kids will like the movie.

The tale of accident-prone teenager who discovers he's the son of Poseidon and is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. He must master his skills in order to prevent the war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world and save his mother.

One liner: In the line of Harry potter series.
Cast: Logan Lerman, Pierce Brosnan, Alexandra Daddario, Uma Thurman etc
Category : Adventure, Fantasy

*** The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him through time whenever he is under extreme stress force; despite the fact that he vanishes frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a future with his love.

One liner: Watch with your spouse when he has nothing to complain.
Cast: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams etc
Category : Drama

***½ Couples Retreat (2009)

A couple racing to salvage their marriage invites three other couples to join them at a tropical island resort. Upon arriving at the island paradise to enjoy some carefree fun in the sun, the other couples are disturbed to discover that participation in therapy sessions is mandatory if they hope to remain at the resort.

One liner: Watch with your spouse.
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell etc
Category : Comedy, Drama

*** Naanayam (2010) - Tamil

A corrupt bank official sets a trap to get even with his blackmailer who in turn saves sensitive documents in the same bank the official is employed. Though the movie has so many twists and turns (Also to distract viewer identifying the original english movie) went down in spiral to deliver what it was originally planned.
Prasanna does a decent job and Sibi fails even to immitate just like his father.

One liner: Twists and turns never got untangled.
Cast: Prasanna, Sibiraj,SPB, Ramya Raj etc.
Category : Drama, Mystery

*** Noel (2004)

Different characters look for understanding and compassion during Christmas season to find the meaning of life they live in.

One liner: Feel good movie.
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker, Susan Sarandon, Alan Arkin, Robin Williams etc.
Category : Drama

**** Corporate - Hindi

The power games between two industrialists draws the gameplan to see who wins the lead. The plot is so powerful to see how the gameplan shifts it's phase though each one wants to win. The political play in this corporate games mingles very well to show how govt plays in everything.

I heard about Madhur Bhandarkar and his movies have a different tone and this is the first movie I watched in his direction. Still in the pipeline: Jail, Fashion, Traffic Signal, Page 3, Men at Work, Satta and Chandni Bar.

One liner: Powerplay.
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon, Raj Babbar, Dharmesh Marwah etc.
Category : Drama

Sunday, February 7, 2010

*** Perfect mismatch (2009) - Hindi

Another bollywood wedding drama with all colorful flavours.

A talented architect (Punjabi), raised by his Uncle has all the love and care a family could offer, even if he doesn't care for. His life takes a beautiful turn when he bumps into the perfect girl Neha who comes from Gujarathi background.

When the families meet, Sparks fly and put the lovers to wonder how to bring the 2 families togeather and it all ends well.

One liner: Watch for Anupam and Irani.
Cast: Anubhav Anand, Nandana Sen, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani.
Category : Comedy, Drama