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

SINGHAM

Genre                  Action/Drama

Release Date       22nd July

Director               Rohit Shetty

Duration              144 minutes

Cast                    Ajay Devgan,Kajal Aggrawal,Prakash Raj,Ashok Saraf,Sonali Kulkarni

Pluses                  Ajay Devgan returns to what he does best-intense performance,'masala' dialogues and pulsating action,Prakash Raj is scene stealer and his performance stands out,Farhaad-Saajid dialogues are worth clapping for,Yunus Sejwal' screenplay gets really interesting towards end,protagonist's fight against system will strike a chord with audience all over 

Minuses               Love track is avoidable,Kajal Aggrawal is below average,

Verdict                3/5 (watch it if you are Ajay Devgan fan or like action masala flicks with 'cheesy' lines)

Box Office Prediction  Film will be a huge hit across country in single screen and even multiplexes should do hit business in smaller centers but in metros it will disappoint all over as ZNMD is surprisingly sustaining very well in multiplexes,Maharastra and Gujarat will over perform,It should collect in the region of 60 to 68 crores nett by the end of week three

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

DIL TOH BACHHA HAI JI

Genre        Comedy                 

Release Date       28/01/2011               

Director     Madhur Bhandarkar

Cast          Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi,Omi Vaidya, Shruti Hassan, Shazhan, Shradhha Das,Tisca Chopra

Pluses       Track involving ajay and shazhan is natural and effective,few one liners evoke laughter

Minuses     Too much of gay jokes,boring sexual overtones,Emraan,Shradhaa,Tisca and Shruti are sleepwalking in their roles,unimaginative script,jarring music as its worst of Pritam in recent times

Verdict      2/5 (Don't go with expectations and you may like it if you love 'cheap humor')

127 HOURS

Genre        Adventure-Drama   

Release Date 26/01/11(India)               

Director     Danny Boyle

Cast          James Franco          

Running Time 94 minutes                      

Budget      $18 million only!

Pluses       Almost everything-stellar performance by James as Aaron Ralston,edgy direction by academy winner Boyle,impeccable writing by Simon and Boyle,beautiful camera work,music by A R Rahman

Minuses     Too realistic at places especially the amputation shot in climax

Verdict       4/5 (don't miss it-a rare combination of inspiring,shocking,dramatic and realistic cinema)

OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIE

RABBIT HOLE

Genre                        Drama                     

Release Date             19/11/2010 (USA)       

Director                     John Cameron Mitchell

Cast                          Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Weist                       

Running Time             91 minutes  

Pluses                        Nicole portrays pain of a mother in a perfect manner,good              cinematography,Aaron is also good

Minuses                     Repetitive storyline,slow pace of narrative&predictable climax

Nomination                Nicole Kidman for Best Actress 

Verdict                      3.5/5 (watch it only if you are a Nicole fan)