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Premam (2015)
Premam is an awesome movie
Filled with simple jokes, emotional performances and situational comedy, it feels fresh and beautiful than any other recent sterile Malayalam movies. The second act with Malar is simply the best part of the movie and where all the "Premam" happens. Kudos to a mesmerizing performance by Sai Pallavi as Malar. Nivin Pauly is at his best, some of his scenes are jaw droppingly powerful. Anupama E Parameswaran and the rest of the cast does a great job too. It's an emotional ride with extreme highs and lows and you travel with the characters through their arc and the story is gracefully wound up. It's one of those films you never want to end, coz you're having such a great time following its story and characters. Cinematography is beautifully ambient, music is catchy, story is simple and Direction is superb. The love of Alphonse Puthren is evident in his Directing and editing. In short Premam is simply one of the best movies I've ever seen and you too must watch it!
Bangalore Days (2014)
Bangalore Days is a feel good romantic entertainer that's definitely worth the wait and a worthwhile watch
There is a reason why movies still work and entertain such a massive audience, for 2 hours you can get lost in the world created by its crew and listen to a story told to you as it unfolds right in front of your eyes. It's an escapist fantasy that lets you forget your problems and be concerned about someone else's for a while. Director-Writer Anjali Menon's latest ensemble movie is a power house of star studded chemistry between its actors. Often her frames linger around the beauty of a city thriving with a mixture of culture and modern architecture that Bangalore itself becomes a character in the movie. Mixing new generation faces with those of veteran actors, she succeeds in creating a dynamic family tree with emphasis on issues like westernization, generation gap, youth - their struggle and then of course the romance. The three cousins well portrayed by Nivin, Dulquer and Nazriya offer enough to laugh, to think and to be concerned about. Often their acting dips a bit but nonetheless the chemistry keeps it going and interesting. Dulquer is very much the emotional centre of the film, Nivin provides the occasional comic relief and Nazriya is a mixed bag. Isha Talwar also gets enough screen time to showcase her beauty. Parvathi plays an RJ with a charming style and wonderful heart, as for Nithya Menen, she plays a small but pivotal role and last but not the least, Fahadh Faazil is as good as usual, playing a conflicted man with deep secrets. Its a visual treat to see all these actors and big names under one roof and definitely fuels the commercial crowd puller that its intended to be. But overall it all seems to feed into Dulquer's storyline. It's evident that the actors had more fun on set rather than as characters. The trio's chemistry is well written and keeps the audience engaged. The parallel timelines keep you interested to know what's happening with the other characters while you're watching one's story. One of the best moments in the movie is when Nivin and Isha meets for the time and something magical happens. It lights up a part of your heart and hits a nostalgic sweet spot. Equally beautiful is the brilliant cinematography, kudos to Sameer Thahir for the excellent work. Gopi Sunder has done a decent work too. There are no big plot twists here, but Anjali does drop enough narrative curve balls in between to keep things refreshing. There are some narrative glitches and unexplained plot holes, but the one thing I found particularly disturbing was the anti climactic ending to Nivin and Isha's storyline. At times it's similar to Dil Chahta Hai, but overall the performances of the actors make up for it. Watch out for Kalpana and Pravathi who have done a great job with their subtle expressions. It's a celebration of the medium, watching all these actors portray their larger than life roles together makes it a definite treat to watch that we can look past some of its mistakes and narrative contradictions. And it will be a long time from now that we will see such impeccable casting in a movie. All said, the movie ends with a charming "happily ever after" - wrapping up all the story lines. Overall Bangalore Days is a feel good romantic entertainer that's definitely worth the wait and a worthwhile watch.
Overall Rating : 8/10
Don 2 (2011)
Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin,NAMOMKIN HAI...
Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin,NAMOMKIN HAI... Ironically this itself is Don2's downfall.Don2 picks up right from where Don left us.Today he's the leading under-don of Asia,now he wants to spread his wings to Europe.So begins his quest to meet back Vardhaan,Roma,Inspector Malik and few others on the chase,it cant raise the bar from Don.The story is a little bit silly though,the writing department leaves a lot to be desired when Roma explains the CCTV footage of Divan getting off so meticulously.
+ves: *SRK,Intro and style. *Cinematography. *Brilliant direction. *Title song and sound track. *Brilliant audio editing and mixing(Divan death sequence is mind numbingly loud one would shriek in fear). *Hrithik special appearance.
-ves: *Film tries to be uber cool and over the top with its shot and repeated duologue's. *Every scene moves on with Don making a sarcastic and sadistic joke to the enemies he just killed or about to kill. *Amish-mash up of various Hollywood movies and action sequences. *Same old story of Don vs the bad guys vs the good guys. *Extremely predictable twists. *Poor writing and repeated boring duologue's. *Forgettable songs. *3D.
The styling of the movie is brilliant,so is the brilliant lighting and Jason West has handled the cinematography extremely well.But this is also pointing to the fact that the film looks very close if not exactly similar to Christopher Nolan movies like The Dark Knight and Inception. The action sequences has been heavily ripped off from: *Bourne Identity *The Dark Knight *The Italian Job *Mission Impossible *The Inside Man *Inception This is a must watch action movie for any die hard SRK fan,he is the King.Though Don2 doesn't satisfy the writing department,it delivers a mind blowing 2+ hour Action-Adventure.It's the best movie from bollywood this year and what a way to end 2011. It's an action movie,it's a love story,it's a heist movie,and you know Farhan Akthar knows one thing very well-entertainment,entertainment,entertainment.As he very obviously but subtly reminds the audience at the end that he's just not yet finished milking the franchise for making money- Don3 is in the making. Kyonki,..Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin...