The Roommate – Real life girls are scarier!
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen. Starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet. A very promising little premise that could’ve spawned several sequels (gay roommates, co-ed roommates, kiddie roommates) but unfortunately the film doesn’t amp up the fear factor enough getting … [Read More..]
Limitless – Interesting but not engrossing
Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish. Based on a 2001 novel called The Dark Fields (which gets some product placement in the film), Limitless has an interesting concept, stunning visuals and adrenalin-charged music. But … [Read More..]
Source Code – Smart and engrossing
Directed by Duncan Jones. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga. Yes ladies and gentlemen, this week’s winner of the brain-is-the-most-powerful-computer films is Source Code (the other contender being the simplistic but visually dazzling Limitless). Just like you had long … [Read More..]
Thor (3-D) – By Odin, it’s crap
Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins. OH MY GOD! No. The critics on Rotten Tomatoes may be raving about it (though most real viewers haven’t seen it yet since the US release date … [Read More..]
I AM – A truly international film
Directed by Onir. Starring Juhi Chawla, Nandita Das, Manisha Koirala, Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Anurag Kashyap, Purab Kohli, Abhimanyu Singh, Radhika Apte, Arjun Mathur. I AM is a film that utilised social media networks like Facebook to rustle up funds … [Read More..]
Fast Five – Smashes the box office and your ear drums
Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges. Fast & Furious 5 Rio Heist (to make it easier for some to identify the franchise) is loud, has lots of actors … [Read More..]
Water For Elephants – A lot of fertiliser
Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz. Based on a book, and startlingly similar in format and spirit to Tim Burton’s far superior Big Fish, Water For Elephants tries its hand at romance and fails, tries … [Read More..]
Beastly – Surprisingly charming
Directed by Daniel Barnz. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris. The dark horse for the week, this film has been slammed by critics but surprisingly a large percentage of audiences have liked it. Sure it’s all … [Read More..]
Arthur – Actually quite funny
Directed by Jason Winer. Starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner. A remake of the 1981 film with Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli, Arthur tells the tale of a rich man-boy who doesn’t want to grow up. The … [Read More..]
Priest (3-D) – A sin they squandered a good premise
Directed by Scott Charles Stewart. Starring Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet. Based on a Korean comic book where men of the cloth battle vampires, this onscreen adaptation had promise but fails to answer the prayers of fans or geeks … [Read More..]
