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Kannai Nambathey (2023)
A Big Mess Up
Story is really boring . Story has huge plot holes which makes you leave the film halfway. Director tries to make a fancy thriller movie plot by connecting dots of several events. But he failed it really badly and resulted in no continuous story whatsoever. Director/Writer was trying to mimic a great thriller crime genre movie but springing a surprise twist at the end. But there was terrible connection with the events and the way film connected the events was hilarious.
Indian cinema have produced some fantastic storylines under this genre such as Raatchasan but this movie seems just a commercial movie made hurriedly for Netflix.
Please avoid watching this.!
Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022)
Very Cheap Series
It is a low budget TV series by Netflix. Storyline is a very simple predictable one. There are many loopholes in the storyline it self.
Some scenes like prison break is portrayed pretty badly and hard to watch even.
Keep your expectation very low if you want to watch the series and do not expect much from it either as well.
Make up and Costumes are also not very elegant and done with a hurry and low budget.
Acting is average and does not spark an enthusiasm in viewers mind to keep watching as well.
Fight scenes are horrible and quality production was not there in the TV Series.
I would not recommend anyone to watch this TV Series and never expected to see such series in Netflix.
Darlings (2022)
Good , Not Great !
Storyline was good but with a bad ending. Director decided to end it in one of the cheapest ways because he does not seems to know a better creative ending. That is a huge negative fact about the film.
Acting from Alia Bhatt is good but director could have extracted more from her. She showed her true potential with Gangubhaai Kathiawadi and this film/director have not got her full acting prowess to the screen. Inayah Chowdhry's performance was commendable and he does more justice to his role.
The Northman (2022)
Waste of Time
It is a failed film in terms of story, cinematography, action, direction, music, etc. It was intended to be an epic but ended up being a mediocre failure.
Not recommended to watch at all.
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Another Sanjay Leela Bhansali Classic
The movie had all the sentiments and touches of a Bhansali film. He never distance himself from his signature formula. So obviously film is so vividly colourful and the sets look picture perfect. I fee lot of physical and creative effort has been put forward to create these amazing background sets.
Art Direction and costumes looks vivid colourful. Bhansali has prefered to keep it bit dark a usual. He has relinquished his signature reddish darker style art and costume direction and embraced white for this film.
Alia Bhat has given a career defining acting capacity with the role , Gangubai. She was way out of her comfort zone where she portraited more cute and loveable characters. There is no main male character and hence all the spot light was onto her. It should be mentioned that she had nailed the character really well and has done the justice with her acting.
Story line is inspiring but bit predictable. That is just one downside of the movie. But the film strongly carries the intended message to the audience with its storyline.
Sex Education (2019)
Not up to the expectations
Story seems to be an intriguing one in the beginning. But when the story flows down the episodes and storyline become rather usual one. So the excitement which at the beginning was lost.
There was a huge hype created around the release of this TV series. But ut certainly did not lived up to such high expectations.
Main storyline flows rather slowly and more significance was given to episode wise contents.
Main actor and actress does justify there selection and did a good job. But the peripherals rather out of sync as I feel.
Not a must watch. But watch if you have time and do not get disappointed if you had to stop it mid way.
Red Notice (2021)
Not Really Interesting Commercial Grade Movie
Action packed commercial movie.
Used famous actors/actresses/special guest artists to increase the fame and popularity.
No Solid Storyline and Some scenes and sequences are not realistic at all. They haven't made an effort to make adventurous scenes more realistic as well. Might be due to budget but seems like they spent more to attract famous actors and actresses etc. So I guess budget was spent on matters with less priority.
Gabbar Is Back (2015)
Only a Feel Good Movie
Intended to give a good message related to eliminating the corruption but fails to deliver it with a strong and impactful story line.
Poor Camera and Direction. Camera work is poor as we can see some sudden not matching changes happening background while same scene is going on. Director has failed to materialize a realistic story, direction etc. And hence viewers feel that this is just a movie.
You can watch it to spare your free time but do not expect anything more than a feel good commercial movie. Akshay has done pretty good movies than this and bit sad to see his personality contributing to this kind of movies.
Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
~~~ You want to succumb to adrenaline with suspense. Here is yet another classic... ~~~
Fifth Midnight, the name itself should make your tastebuds tingling with the anticipation of a cracking thriller. It indeed provides a thrilling story of a serial killer. Yes, It's another similar story such as 'Ratsaasan'. We would not recommend the below parties for the audience.
1. Small children below 15 years.
2. Pregnant Ladies.
3. Anyone who is sensitive to violence and suspense.
The film story is flawless and very capable to take your mind and your guesses here and there without pointing to the real killer. You will not see the culprit till the end as in Ratsaasan which makes this film very intriguing and curious. You wait and wait until the very end to see who was the mastermind.
One major part of the film was lacking in order to make it more intense is the Background music. BGM is really weak and it does not inject that fear and suspense to the viewers on scenes where no major action or twist is taking place. BGM is the key to spreading out curiosity through the length of the screen time.
Kunchacko Boban who played the main character does a fine job with his acting. But we sense he could have spiced up the expressions and become more open with his emotions. Viewers are treated with half of the feelings in most of the crunch scenes.
Sreenath Bhasi should be a special mention as he converted his limited role amongst the major characters into something really special with his instinctive emotions and actions.
Director, Midhun Manuel Thomas has done a great job in creating the story and using this cast /places to make it a cracking thriller. He should have made the Villain a just tad smarter with his groundwork of setting up the murder and executing it. He has given more weight of credit to the techie (Hacking) side of the serial killer but he should have directed the movie to hand more credit to the groundwork and execution of the murder. But overall his direction seems pretty commendable and worth serious praise.
Section 375 (2019)
"Law is a fact. Justice is abstract"
Abstract Story :
A director is accused of raping her junior costume designer. The sessions court has given the verdict and imprisoned the convicted director. But then the verdict is challenged in the high court with two leading lawyers battling it out adding new perspectives to the same story.
Box Office: Rated Average
Direction and Dialogue:
Director Ajay Bahl has to be really talented in my opinion to make a film from a courtroom drama. Because you do not have many characters involved, many scenarios or even storylines to work with. Simply you have limited options to make a two-hour film. So he has to use every bit of imaginations to keep the viewer interested in what is happening in every scene which by the way is almost the same throughout the film. Dialogues have been written by him and it is very They clear and influential. These words really make the platform for a new discussion about the subject after the film. Dialogues in courtroom dramas have to be perfect otherwise people will get bored to death or you end up creating many loopholes.
" Every false rape claim is another nail in the coffin of a genuine rape victim"
These lines just open up a very complex topic and indeed add different perspectives to the stories.
Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)
~ If you wanna taste a twist ... You better not miss this out !! ~
The film is about a thrilling subject.
A cop following a serial killer.
The story has loopholes and may not be really interesting at the end but it surely contains a major twist in the middle which is quite interesting.
Serial Killer does some superhuman activities effortlessly in the first half making the police look like kids. But the writer went too far and the end product in the first half looks a bit childish. Yeah, it has the essence of what south Indian fans would prefer but will fail miserably to capture a global audience.
A love story is inserted into the main story which really deviates the original film genre from crime, thriller to more of a mixed one. It seems the serial killer is the main story but the director might have feared it will not be commercially successful without a love story.
It does not go shoulder to shoulder with films like Ratsasan where main focus is the actions happening around the serial killer. And obviously, Ratsasan has a great plot line as well.
Nayanthara acts out the main character and she does a pretty well job acting out her two sides of life. Anurag Kashyap is not good in the movie but can be better. There is good room for improvement for him in areas such as acting out the feel of dialogues etc.
1917 (2019)
Pleasant View for the Eyes
Film has won the best cinematography award in Oscars 2020. I would also unanimously agree on that as it is a real treat for the eyes. Camera work , Angles , Colors and Scenes are really top notch. Change of one scene to another was perfectly handled without becoming a harassment to the viewer's eyes. Most of the films does not have this much of beautiful pictures unveiling in front of your screen which is again reminds me of the commendable work by Roger Deakins.
Back ground music is another great aspect of this film. It kept edge of the seat every time and added that little sense of suspense to every scene. It is not too much and not barren as well.
Story line is a basic one which does not have a huge amount of depth. So it will not have all the elements at the right place to become an epic . There are no twists and turns in the story and one could imagine what would happen right after 10-15 mins from the start. Director should be able to relate the story in a more cinematographic way. But this is a flat story in a movie perspective.
Acting is average and I cannot stop comparing Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan with these new actors. Yes it is bit unfair. But I see that is the bar they have to touch. It is set at a great height but these actors should try to get close to that.
Film is not a treat to watch as it depicts the sorrow, uncertainty and brutality of war. But it rather signifies the sacrifice made by the front line soldiers who are fighting this war. It also invokes the discussion of power struggle in the world which lead to these wars , humans killing humans. We , Humans , are the ones who make our own graves.
Yip Man 4 (2019)
Retrospection and Action put in together
Ip Man comes back for last time on the big screen. The sentence itself reignites some memorable moments of the past. It is completely true within the film as well. Version 4 does not offer a whole new level of action to end the proceedings but a calm and emotional end to what was an action-filled movie series.
The storyline is an average one that could be easily predicted. Every incident in the storyline puts in line for that one final fight act in the movie. Action sequences could have been much more entertaining and thrilling. Emotions are pretty well attached to the end of the film.
We can witness fine acting by Donnie Yen and he has done his best for the character "Ip Man". Supporting actors and actresses has also contributed well to the success of the film and the entire series. Film series would fail even the villain was bad. So everyone has chipped in well on their capacities to make this series a reality. More importantly an impactful one.
it is really hard to say Good Bye but as we all know all good things must come to an end. But the legacy and memories it had brought will remain with the film world forever.
Adios Ip Man...
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)
Quite a pleasant and emotional love Triangle ...
I m commenting on this movie after 18 years of its original release. This romance genre was at its best during this period of late 90's and early 2000's. But When I compare the bollywood movies in 2020 there is a huge dip of the quality of the romance genre. This film does not have very strange or mind boggling story line nor action sequences. A very simple expected love story related with great emotions. That is what this romance films mostly about. Story will be well anticipated and no one can create stories of this genre which has not been created before. But the magic comes with the spices you bring into this movie. The romantic moments, sudden small twists , back ground music , emotional expressions by the actors/actresses etc will define how close this story can get to someone else's heart.
You need a spark of brilliance from your actors which has been well justified by the trio, hrithick, kareena and rani . They have brought this emotions inside your head via their acting and emotions. This means film is in business with your own emotions.
Story line should be kept realistic as far as possible. Mujse Dosti Karogi has managed to achieve that in a way user will feel this can happen to them as well.That is the success of the director and cinematographer.
BGM is another hall mark in the movie. Every song is a blockbuster in this movie. It tells you how much BGM of this love story has contributed to hype up the emotions.
Devdas, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham, Veer Zaara, DDLJ Kahona Pyaar hai etc had that essence of simplicity and conveyed a pure love story without using nudity, sex or high-tech utilities.
It is the reason why people still watch them at tandem and goes back to their crazy but beautiful youth memories. We cannot go back to that time again forever but these films let us mingle with our memories for 2 and half hours....
Joker (2019)
Heavily Overrated !!!
First of all amidst all chaos i could appreciate the brilliance in Joaquin Phoenix's acting. He has nailed what most of the current lot of actors would not even think of reaching. I can specifically see three different personalities inside his role. He did an amazing job on all three.
Secondly , A film is not all about how well the lead actor performs and binds to his role. It should have a sound cinematography and Script. Joker is seriously do not have a story to relate for the viewers. In the entire film it was just searching for a story or a message to relate for the viewer. Script is just touching here and there but never had a solid flow or emotions attached to it. That is why I never felt sorry or sad about JOKER or the underprivileged people. I was just having zero emotions to the movement he started or for the things he had done in the film.
I would sight this film as a classic example for a failed script which always tried to deliver best scenes for the lead actor. In one aspect Joaquin actually kills all other what would be good factors which would have contributed to overall success of the film. All scenes are directed to make JOKER shine hence the story and the character build up of the rest has been clearly ignored and dumped.
This film can win the award for the best actor in a leading role but will not even nominate for any other categories. What did that tell you ? Success of the film or a failure ? It is up to you to decide.
I would remind you of "Forrest Gump" in 1994 . Tom Hanks played a similar role and all the attention was on to him. But it had a very heartwarming and a complex story to tell. Rest of the cast had a role to play in the story. All in all Tom Hanks did not do justice for him but for the entire film. Film ended winning 6 Oscars in 1995 competing with the likes of Shawshank Redemption/ Pulp Fiction.
Mardaani 2 (2019)
Spreads a Great Message .. But Full of plot holes to be intriguing ...
Mardaani 2 talks about the child abuse and rape culture in India. Brutality of the abuse face by the children in Indian culture is really painful and needs a full stop. Film directly gives this message to the viewers which is very sensible and timely.
I went to watch this film with good expectations to watch a real suspense and complex story revolving around a serial killer. But it fails to impress me big time and never took that route of suspense and thriller. They introduced the killer in the introduction of the film . So there goes the thrill of knowing who was behind that. Then he make some outrageous moves which is very childish and has millions of plot holes. After the intermission it was only about Rani trying to catch the villain. So it converted to a same old Bollywood story.
I would really recommend to watch Ratsasan to identify how far behind this film lags in term of quality plot. On anothe note Bollywood really focuses on hero or villain rather than the story but Kollywood really pushes the story to a whole new level.
Rani Mukerji has been given a great heroine run by her husband Aditya. But it really downgrades their ability to focus on details of the story line. So it turns out another Dabaang instead of a classic thriller.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Messy and too much action without a purpose.
Keanu Reeves and Hollywood cinema is not a great story. Matrix Trilogy is the platform which made him the star we see today. This film adds to list of agony and failed Reeves film compilation. Film is just a ' Dishum Dishum' and 'Bang Band ' thing. You would like this film if you are completely into many fights, bullets and scars. It is a non-stop bullet rain rather than a film with a purpose.
This film was made without a proper purpose and main aim seems to be revenue generation via the tag line 'John Wick' . But bulk of the viewers will definitely walk away from this series after seeing this.
Hero, John Wick never taken down by a bullet but faces millions of bullets from well trained assassins. Villains who shot at John Wick some how failed to put bullet through some part of his flesh during the entire 2 hours of bullet storm. Astonishingly, Wick has 100% success rate at shooting villain in very compromised positions as well. This vibe is same as Kollywood's Rajini movies where hero takes on hundreds of villains at a time without having a scratch. Disobey the basic physics laws to make hero ultra attractive.
You do not really need to watch it unless you already are a fan of JW and you like non-stop action without any purpose.
Vikram Vedha (2017)
Interesting Movie but not Exceptional.
Vikram Vedha is a story happens between a criminal and a cop who is trying with his all might to catch him.
The story line or script from just outset looks ordinary. But it certainly have some twists and turns with some degree of unpredictability. So the story is not really boring. People might be able to guess what is happening in the middle of the film but the granular revealings will keep the audience with suspense.
Film has a 8+ ratings but it is not worth that . When we compare with different genre of 8+ films in Hollywood and Bollywood this film is overrated in that front. Because this does not bring that additional uniqueness in the story as well as acting. Majority of the Kollywood might like this spicy formula of hero and villain hence this will surely have a higher rating by the same audience.
Madhavan is a good actor but Vijay Sethupathi who plays the criminal clearly out score Madhavan. Villain is doing the hard yards in this story and he has to keep a right balance between not becoming the Madhavan type hero but becoming a hero in his own right. He has done a fantastic job with his character.
This film is suitable when you are ready for a action but not too 'action' bored movie.
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Double Edged Sword
It is a double edged sword as the film will take ten stars out of ten from one viewer and at the same time another one will only give five out of ten. Lets analyze the reason for this.
These incidents actually happened in Hollywood in late 60's . This film has captured those events to tell a beautiful but lost 1960's era of Hollywood. The tensions faced by the actors / support cast members to survive in Hollywood itself and the film industry have been well scripted to Rick Dalton's character. It is an era which Hollywood transit from Studios to Directors. 1970's is the era where directors got the upper hand in production and studio culture became void. Meanwhile Sharon Tate/ Polanski Saga was real and if you google 'Mansion Family', the true story will unfold about the 6 murders which actually happened on that night. When a person enters the movie with this details yeah it was a fantastic masterpiece by Tarantino.
On the contrary, people who do not know this story plus Hollywood history becomes anxious and starts to feel bored. Because nothing is happening except for last 30 mins or so. But they will vote for 5 stars or more for the great design and production to recreate this 1960-70 era. It should not be easy. But the art director and director has make sure no ill-fated misses happen and the film gives 100% authentic Hollywood 60's. They will also admire the acting of DiCaprio, Pitt and Margot. When you have DiCaprio and Brad in one movie you cannot ask for more on acting front.
So fives and tens will make it around 7-8 overall rating. But usually Tarantino has a reputation to attract more 7,8,9 and 10's. In this film he fails to make that Wow feeling for everyone . There is a very little for normal person who just comes out to the theater for this without any background study. I think it is a thumbs down for Tarantino.
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Really Nice Action Movie
Got bored or tired and just looking for a thriller with no mind games .... This is the best one in 2019 for me. It has filled with curiosity , suspense and action during the entire run time.So you can just relax and enjoy the action with a sweet pop corn.
The plot was curious enough to attract the viewers attention for about three quarters of the run time.The last quarter is about putting the finishing touches and one thing I hate was the hero has got everything right and everything happens to his advantage.
Morgan freeman / Gerard and Houston put on a cynical show of pure class acting which I actually believed fulled to the success of this not-so-innovative plot.
I would rate this film same as Olympus has fallen, White House Down etc. Jason Bourne belongs to this same category but it has a matured and strategic Story which obviously make it bit more appealing and rated.
Yeah but viewers do need this kinda light story lines from time to time.
Django Unchained (2012)
Nominated for 5 Oscars !!!
There should be a proper reason for a film to be nominated at Oscars let alone for Five. Django Unchained is yet another exceptional masterpiece from Mr.Quentin Tarantino. He has clearly communicated his opinion on western culture via this film and criticized where it is due. He also has thrown some really great insights on why this White Master - Black Slave system prevailed in US.
Apart from his philosophical views, We can admire the real scenes and environments in late 1700's which should be pretty difficult to recreate in early 2010's. He has put such an amazing effort to recreate this authentic culture and environment of late 1700's to convey a genuine feeling to the viewers. That only should give bulk of awards for art and costume designs.
Acting is superb by the main trio including the legendary Dicaprio. They have managed to add a sense of humor via their acting amidst the seriousness of the topic which the film is talking about. Viewers will never get to rest out of curiosity on what happens next as the story-line becomes more and more interesting.
Make sure you are ready to get entertained by a masterpiece in Hollywood history...
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
No Story ...Unrealistic ....But action filled
Film has a cheap story line and looks like it was the least concerned topic after all. You cannot feel the excitement of a good and exciting story from this film which makes me really upset. Lot of money, time and special effects have been wasted for a no real story.
Special effects are average as I felt we have special effects in place. Take LOTR or Harry Potter as examples and entire film is a fiction and collection of special effects. But we really do not feel like we are being entertained by effects. That is the difference.
F&F Movies are now just screened because of income they generate. New films does not have a purpose or a connection.
Acting was alright and both lead actors cannot do Decaprio type acting because of the cheap story.
The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
Story is inspirational but not the film.
Film encompasses a wonderful true story which puts extra comfort for a viewer to sat down and watch the film. But film and direction has not been up to really exciting levels of entertainment in my personal view. They could have spice up the anticipation and add more thriller associated with Red Diving Resort.
Film lacks acts out of desperation which should be a feature in such chaotic situations. Most of the activities go as planned or disturbed as anticipated. There is a thin line between making a scene or act more random or chaotic which entertain the viewer and making it too predictable. But director has failed that.
Acting is ordinary from all the superstars here. Not a single character has been able to keep a shocking mark inside the viewer's head. They could have taken more serious approach to depict the heart stopping danger of what they are doing keeping their lives at bay.
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
Not quite very interesting ...
It is about time travel and when we hear that theme our brains start to dance with curiosity. I was into the movie with the exact same state of mind. But boy, It did not justified the hype I've had prior watching the movie.
As soon as the information on 'Real American Movement' was found movie was essentially over. It is clearly predictable why Rhya had came back and why she did that. It was too easy to guess Rhya is the grand daughter or at least very close sibling of Locke when she spoke of Locke and his daughter right before she crashed with train in 1988.
1988 and 1997 environment was build with real care to make the audience feel the authentic 1988/97 era. We have to admire that effort from the director as well as the art director. Well Done !!!.
Acting of Locke was not exceptional but bit above average. Rhya's acting was really bad and felt that she was acting in the movie scenes. If the audience felt actors are acting in a movie then its bad acting.
The use of physicist was of no use to the plot and just used as a dummy to explain this lunar theory. Writer / Director should have done way better than that.
I would recommend sci-fi lovers to watch this movie and It certainly never goes in the range of 8+ ratings. But Sci-fi enthusiasts will find this topic of lunar travels far more interesting.
Gisaengchung (2019)
Average Film
Film does not have a mouthwatering end or twist to cover up the slow and quite obvious build up. Story line is quite simple and nothing really boastful is out there. There are films made before and will make after this on the same story line.
Film is categorized in Comedy category but it does not have any justifiable point to prove it belongs to that category. Comedy is visible only in some here and there scenes and actors/actresses really failed to maximize the comedy factor. Story line and acting both should be responsible for average comedy in the film.
Camera Direction seems to be a quite successful area in the film. Director has managed to capture some really nice angles and views to catalyst the current scene. Final scene where camera comes down through a window of snow can be cited as an example.
Costumes are pretty good and did not actually disturbed the viewer to immerse mentally into the fictional scenes. The chosen luxury house is also great and it always have that rich cliche in it. Fantastic work by the directors to nail that location.
I am 50% alright with the movie but it is average in the sense of story line and acting. Its average guys not poor so jump in and see it for yourselves. It would not be a waste of money for sure. Entertainment wise I m not sure everyone will enjoy it like a 10 star movie.