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Dr. Death (2021)
Doesn't do justice to the events
Too slow, needlessly going back and forth across timelines, and rather badly made.
Which is a pity, since there already existed good examples of medical dramas. This could have been elevated to another level if it was slightly more fast paced, and a little more believable in Dunsch's acting.
I was extremely interested in the story, but this series was a disappointment. It also missed the mark on explaining why Dunsch was the way he was - which I guess was the point of the flashbacks to his earlier life, mostly due to the slow pace.
Mumbai Diaries (2021)
Terrible!
Something as traumatic as a terrorist attack across the most populated city in India needs a nuanced storytelling.
This series is a mishmash of typical Bollywood style dramas - overacting, lewd behaviour, ridiculously abusive language and non-sensical actions by lead characters.
Shame on everyone associated with this series to have taken a sombering incident and turned it into this silly piece. From the other reviews, bought or otherwise, it's sadly clear that many Indians have gotten used to stereotypically unpleasant dramatics.
Badla (2019)
Blatant copy of the Spanish masterpiece
Saw this movie before I saw the Invisible Guest, and gave it a decent rating.
But then I saw the original movie and it was a) unfair to the existing movie; b) lost all charm despite good acting because the script lacked originality in the smallest of scenes.
The climax scene makes you furious knowing that they could not come up with even a single idea for the copy.
Sharp Objects (2018)
Snail pace beginning, great climax
The first 3 episodes could have been condensed into a single episode. All the flashbacks create an eerie atmosphere, perhaps a chronological storytelling would have worked better - keeping the viewer interested, while currently it leaves one feeling detached and lost for those episodes. And damn, those glass bottles clanging all the time? We get it, the protagonist is an alcoholic, but that sound is vexing and slight overkill.
The last episode could have been split into 2 episodes and explained the events better.
Overall, a good ending, but does not justify the slow beginning.
The White Tiger (2021)
Punishingly slow and disappointing
Every book allows its readers to turn it into a collective entity of how it affects every individual differently. Once out in the public domain, it does not belong to its writer alone.
When a book is made into a movie, it allows a certain level of artistic and creative freedom but this movie takes the book and turns it into an alien concept. From the language to the background score, all work together to create an ominous foreboding atmosphere from the get go. I don't recall feeling disconnected reading the book but the movie leaves much to be desired.
If taken as an individual entity, without comparison to the book, it is a pretty apathetic account of the protagonist. A person who has grown up under the authority of a narcissistic matriarch, salty but never going against her authority for some of the most formative years of his life finding himself at another end of the spectrum is a little hard to digest. Since he isn't given a psychopathic character arc (he is a flourishing member of the society by the end), the character development is severely flawed.
For everyone wondering if this is a true depiction of India: IT IS NOT. While it is true that domestic servants in India are easily available, they join any service on their own terms and conditions. The treatment of all domestic help shown in the movie is plain cruel and sickening, trumped up for the sake of theatrics. It is insensitive and offensive coming from a team which is in fact Indian.
Cinema is a medium with far reaching consequences on a society and if this movie ends up contributing to normalising domestic violence and abuse as a part of life (which it might, given how impressionable majority of uneducated and educated, rural and urban Indian youth is), it would have set up back by many years as a society.
Do not recommend this movie to anyone, and especially to anyone looking to understand Indian culture in all its complexities. This movie is a case of vulgar joke under the guise of everyday India.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
Call to action
Sir David explains the critical interlink between climate change, wildlife, responsible production and consumption coherently for us, putting things into perspective. And he doesn't stop there, he also shares ways in which our individual actions can help heal the planet and in turn, save ourselves.
Company (2002)
Just what Bollywood needed
None of your cringeworthy "typical Bollywood fashion" Mafia dialogues. The bad guys don't talk in riddles and come the closest to having believable personalities amongst all Bollywood gangster movies so far. It also has the most plausible account of Mumbai police and for the first time, we see what a sensible IPS officer looks like.
I also quite liked that there was no unnecessary violence and item numbers. The entire cast is really good, but Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi stand out for their stellar performances.
Definitely recommended!
Love and Shukla (2017)
Horrid acting
2 characters in the movie have made it impossible to take it seriously. You feel like they are auditioning for the role and not really acting in the movie. The actress playing the protagonist's mother is always screaming and delivering scenes as if it is theatre, no subtlety here, hardly any change in facial expressions. The dialogues between the sister and the mother are fraught with cringe worthy pauses which make it look like a kindergarten drama class. Some scenes look exaggerated, such as the cop scene or the protagonist's repeated brushes with awful customers.
Some movies are hidden gems, this one sadly, is a blot on indie cinema.