Somehow this movie got good reviews everywhere but this one was an absolute crap IMO. Even within the spoof/zombie area, this movie was pretty awful. Now if you get off laughing at ridiculous stupid stuff, then you might end up liking this but what a disappointment for me.
11. Monsieur Lazhar (French Canadian) (4.5/10)
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed. A decent story and watchable but Oscar nomination? C'mmon there's got to be better movies than this.
10. Hate Story (Hindi) (4/10)
A decent thriller, this style of movies worked big time in late 80s where a girl takes revenge for something bad done to her. The film is old wine in new bottle but still manages to hold your attention. There is generous dose of skin for those to whom that appeals. Actually it is not that bad but then it is because the expectations with some of these hindi movies are pretty low.
9. Tyrannosaur (UK) (6/10)
The story of Joseph a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives. Excellent acting by principal characters. You feel their pain, their loneliness and their sufferings and when you feel that, it means actors did their job.
8. The Kid With A Bike (French) (7/10)
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends. The story is simple and the film focuses on how the kid and the hairdresser start to grow to like each other. It also hows how as kids, we are all so vulnerable, that we just trust blindly anyone without worrying about the consequences.
7. The Avengers (6/10)
This film was a little short of my expectations, I guess more because my expectations were way too high. It definitely is a great concept of bringing the superheroes together from various time zones and them fight an evil force. The evil force in my opinion was not evil enough for all the forces to come together. Technically, the effects were superb and there were excellent one-liners in the movie specially from the Iron-man character. Fans of super hero movies should still check the film out without any doubt.
6. Chronicle (7/10)
Andrew is a troubled but creative teen with a keen visual eye and a high-quality HD camera. He is introverted and socially awkward. Along with his friends, Matt and Steve, they make a discovery that leads them all to acquire powerful telekinetic abilities. They're now capable of, well, almost anything. But things take a dark turn. This film was much above my expectations. It made up for a wonderful viewing at home on a sunday evening. It takes time to get used to the idea of everything seen through a hand held camera but otherwise it was pretty interesting.
5. Bittoo Boss (Hindi) (2.5/10)An excellent concept gone horribly wrong. The story did not had much to offer. The makers should have thought of some other direction for side story rather than the x-rated video making business. Pulkit Samrat makes confident debut but he is seriously let down by supporting actors including Amita Pathak. The songs are just ok. Overall, it was a pretty waste of my time.
4. Trikon Ka Chautha Kon (Hindi) (5/10)
The film is from 80's and tackles a very tricky theme from that time's perspective. Husband and Wife are in an arranged marriage and husband's love from before marriage returns after 5 years. They still love each other but how does the lover fit in the social world of husband and wife. The direction IMO was pretty lame, but kudos to story. It would be interesting to see a modern day take on this handling the subject with the seriousness and empathy that it deserves.
3. Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi (Hindi) (3/10)
4 parallel stories go side by side and meeting the end. KK's and Ranvir Shorey's tracks were boring. The only interesting track ws of Neha Bhasin. The film focuses on how these characters are beaten by life and hence the title. No great shakes about the film.
2. Sherlock Holmes: The Game Of Shadow (5.5/10)
The first one in this series was total entertainer. This one does not come anywhere close to it but it still is a good time pass flick. My one complaint is too thick of a British accent. If I did not watch this movie with subtitles, I would had emitted so much context and would not have enjoyed at all. Robert DOwney Jr. and Jude Law again excel in their roles.
1. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (7/10)
I think th film was everything that I expected from a MI series. It did not bore me and the film passed on very quick. Awesome special affects, nice action. Although its time for Tom Cruise to retire from this MI series. Series, it was a total paisa vasool entertainer.
