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

ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA

Genre                  Adventure/Drama

Release Date       15th July

Director               Zoya Akhtar

Duration              156 minutes

Cast                    Hrithik Roshan,Farhan Akhtar,Abhay Deol,Katrina Kaif,Kalki Koechin

Pluses                  Fresh casting,good music,Hrithik and Farhan are too good,brilliant cinematography,compelling second half,genuine touching moments

Minuses               Story does not offer something new,slow paced in first half,should be shorter by at least 12 to 15 minutes

Verdict                3/5 (watch it if you like fresh urban take on male bonding shot on amazing locations )

Box Office Prediction        Collections in urban centers will be huge but small centers and single screen will under perform,should end up around 55-65 crores nett at best as it will suffer due to stiff competition from 'Singham' next week

HARRY POTTER AND DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2

Genre                  Adventure/Fantasy

Release Date       15th July

Director               David Yates

Duration              130 minutes

Cast                    Daniel Radcliffe,Rupert Grint,Emma Watson,Ralph Fiennes,Alan Rickman,Michael Gambon

Pluses                 One of the best from its franchise if not the best,great last half an hour,amazing 3D effects,Daniel and Ralph are just too good,fitting finale to celebrated series,

Minuses               Hardly any (except a bit slow in first 30 minutes)

Verdict                4.5/5 (watch it to experience the grand finale of most celebrated franchise of modern times' cinema )

Box Office Predictions       Collections will be humongous at 3D properties and very good at other centers but has stiff competition from 'Murder 2' at single screens and with 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' at urban multiplexes,still it should finish around 13 to 18 crores nett at least in India