WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

7 KHOON MAAF

Genre                  Drama

Release Date       18th Feb

Director               Vishal Bhardwaj

Duration              135 minutes

Cast                     Priyanka Chopra,Naseerudin Shah,Vivaan Shah,Irfaan Khan,Anu Kapoor,Neil Nitin Mukesh,John Abraham

Pluses                  Terrefic story idea,Priyanka's performance,Vivaan shines,Irfaan is good,song 'Darling' haunts

Minuses               too simplistic narrative,predictable climax and at least 20 minutes too long

Verdict                3/5 (watch it if you are Vishal or Priyanka fan)

KACCHA LIMBOO

Genre                  Drama

Release Date       18th Feb

Director               Sagar Bellary

Duration              140 minutes

Cast                    Atul Kulkarni,Sarika,Taher Sutterwala,ChinmayKambli

Pluses                 great idea,natural treatment,atul and sarika are impressive

Minuses              story drags after first hour,irritating subplots,shoddy cinematography

Verdict               2/5 (watch it if you want to see the mediocre standard of children movies in india)

MASTI EXPRESS

Genre                  Comedy

Release Date       18th Feb

Director               Vikram Pradhan

Duration              120 minutes

Cast                    Divya Dutta,Johnny Lever,Rajpal Yadav

Pluses                  Moments of laughter here and there

Minuses               everything else from bad acting to boring script to uninspiring direction

Verdict                1/5 (watch it if you had not watched any 'C' grade movie in long time)

I AM NUMBER FOUR

Genre                  Sci-Fi

Release Date       18th Feb

Director               D J Caruso

Duration              100 minutes

Cast                    Alex Pettyfer,Dianna Agron,Timothy Olyphant

Pluses                  adrenalin pumping duels,interesting characters,promising climax

Minuses               at times it seems medley of 'Twilight' and 'Superman'

Verdict                3.5/5 (watch it if you love superhero or sci-fi flick)

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BLACK SWAN

Genre                  Drama/Thriller

Release Date       3rd December,2010 (USA)

Director               Darren Aronofsky

Duration              108 minutes

Cast                    Natalie Portman,Vincent Cassel,Mila Kunis,Barbara Hershey

Pluses                 stupendous direction,stellar performances by Natallie,Kurtis and Vincent,impactful story and dark climax

Minuses               too dark at times (watch out for 'nail removing' sequences)

Verdict                4/5 (watch it for impactful dark european kind of cinema at it's best)

THE TOWN

Genre                  Crime - Drama

Release Date       17th September,2010 (USA)

Director               Ben Affleck

Duration              125 minutes (also has extended cut of 153 minutes)

Cast                    Ben Affleck,Rebecca Hall,John Hamm,Jeremy Ranner

Pluses                  Interesting plot, clever direction, edgy performances by cast

Minuses               10 minutes too long,predictable climax

Verdict                3.5/5 (watch it for a compelling crime drama based on real events)

BLUE VALENTINE

Genre                  Romantic Drama

Release Date       29th December,2010 (USA)

Director               Derek Cianfrance

Duration              112 minutes

Cast                    Ryan Gosslings,Michelle Williams

Pluses                  performance by lead pair,great cinematography,intense storytelling,unexpected climax

Minuses               slow pace of narrative

Verdict                4 (watch it for different take on married couple with intense storytelling)