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

DUM MAARO DUM

Genre                  Action/Drama

Release Date       22nd April

Director               Rohan Sippy

Duration              130 minutes

Cast                    Abhishek Bachhan,Bipasha Basu,Aditya Pancholi,Prateik Babbar,Rana Daggubati

Pluses                  High on style quotient,racy editing which goes well with the mood,tight direction and screenplay,impactful background score,songs add to the film(a rarity in today's films) especially title track shot on Deepika and passionately rendered 'Jiyen Kyon',on the edge performance by Abhishek,Aditya Pancholi and Rana Daggubati,Prateik does well and suspense in climax is icing on the cake

Minuses                Bipasha's role is too cliche,Abhishek's flashback track is unnecessary

Verdict                 3.5/5 (watch it for 'masala' Bollywood at its best with modern and racy styling)

Comments            Abhishek should has a hit this time after three successive failures in 'Raavan','Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Say' and 'Game',main reason of this success is that Abhishek has limited presence on screen backed by taut script and supported by good actors like it was the case in 'Dhoom','Dhoom 2','Sarkar' and 'Yuva'.Rohan Sippy proves again his command over medium.

ZOKKOMON

Genre                  Children Drama/Adventure

Release Date       22nd April

Director               Satyajit Bhatkal

Duration              110 minutes

Cast                    Darsheel Safary,Anupam Kher,Manjari Phadnis

Pluses                  Good storyline

Minuses               Screenplay is shabby,actors sleepwalks(really),irritating music

Verdict                1/5 (watch it to believe how boring a children movie can be even after a decent cast and fabulous producers Walt Disney)

YOGI BEAR

Genre                  Animation

Release Date       22nd April

Director               Eric Brevig

Duration              80 minutes

Pluses                  Apt voice over by Justin Timberlake and Dan Ackroyd,cute storytelling

Minuses               slow paced

Verdict                3/5 (watch it with kids as it is an ideal weekend film for them to enjoy)

THE ROOMMATE

Genre                  Thriller

Release Date       22nd April

Director              Christian E. Christiansen

Duration              93 minutes

Cast                    Leighton Meester,Minka Kelly,Danneel Harris,Cam Gigandet

Pluses                  Not any

Minuses               Everything(bad script,poor direction and pathetic performances)

Verdict                0.5/5 (watch it if you really wanna sleep in multiplex or have a nice 'company' with you)