GANDHI TO HITLERGenre Drama-Historic
Release Date 29th July
Director Rakesh Ranjan
Duration 131 minutes
Cast Raghubeer Yadav,Aman Verma,Neha Dhupia
Pluses Story idea was good
Minuses Amateurish writing,horrible treatment,direction is third class,no authenticity in shooting locales or performances
Verdict 0.5/5 (watch it to witness how a great story idea can be messed big time )
Box Office Prediction Even to touch 1 crore nett will be tough
BUBBLE GUM
Genre Romance/Drama
Release Date 29th July
Director Sanjeevan Lal
Duration 114 minutes
Cast Sachin Khedkar,Tanvi Azmi,Delzad Heerawali,Apoorva Arora,Sohail,Suraj Singh
Pluses Fresh and natural treatment,subtle relationship among principal characters,real performances,one of the better teenage romance flick of recent times
Minuses Editing could have been better,parents' characters are too stereotype
Verdict 3.5/5 (watch it to experience innocent teenage romance of 80's )
Box Office Prediction Collections may improve due to good word of mouth but overall will be a no show at box office which is sad as there was no publicity for the product and that too for such a good product,collections will be below 3 crores nett
KHAP
KHAPGenre Drama/Romance
Release Date 29th July
Director Ajay Sinha
Duration 120 minutes
Cast Om Puri,Sartaj,Yuvika Chaudhary,Manoj Pahwa,Mohnish Behl,Govind Namdeo
Pluses Intentions were good behind this flick
Minuses Songs interrupt the story flow, irritating lead pair,third rate editing,too melodramatic,contrive climax
Verdict 1/5 (watch it to believe how bad movies are made with decent enough storyline)
Box Office Prediction To generate any kind of collection will be tough
THE SMURFS
Genre Animation
Release Date 29th July
Director Raja Gosnell
Duration 86 minutes
Cast Hank Azaria,Neil Ptrick Harris,Jayma Mays
Pluses Try to be too cute,will appeal only to under 10 years age
Minuses Disappointing 3D experience,slow pace
Verdict 1.5/5 (watch it to witness how a great story idea can be messed big time )
Box Office Prediction Collections should be around 1.25 crores nett
COWBOYS & ALIENS
Genre Western/Action/Adventure
Release Date 29th July
Director Jon Favreau
Duration 118 minutes
Cast Daniel Craig,Harrison Ford,Olivia Wilde
Pluses Daniel shines in an interesting role, interesting plot
Minuses Harrison Ford looks tired,action sequences are below average,no humor in the script
Verdict 2/5 (watch it to witness how a great story idea can be messed big time )
Box Office Prediction Collections should end around 2 to 2.5crores nett
THE TREE OF LIFE
Genre Drama
Release Date 29th July
Director Terence Mallick
Duration 139 minutes
Cast Brad Pitt,Sean Penn,Jessica Chastain,Hunter McCraken
Pluses Spiritual undertones in plot depicted in depth,lovely camera work,poetic storytelling,Brad and Sean shines in their parts
Minuses Gets a bit frustrating due to its slow pace and self indulgent nature of direction
Verdict 4/5 (watch it to witness how a great story idea can be messed big time )
Box Office Prediction Collections should be below 75 lakhs nett
