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

MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN

Genre                    Romance/Comedy/Drama

Release Date         9th September

Director                Ali Abbas Zafar

Duration                140 minutes

Cast                      Katrina Kaif,Imran Khan,Ali Zafar,Parikshit Sahani,Kanwaljit,John Abraham(Cameo)

Pluses                   Lead pair chemistry is sparkling,Katrina looks good (Only looks good again!),Imran is honest performer,Music is chart buster,climax is good too

Minuses                Needs at least 20 minutes of editing,too many songs in first half,plot is photocopied from 'Pardes'

Verdict                 2.5/5 (watch it if you like feel good cinema Yash Raj style)

Box Office Prediction       It will collect big numbers at ticket window as lead pair is hot and treatment is fresh but release of 'Mausam' will restrict its business in 2nd week,65 crore nett looks probable

CONTAGION

Genre                    Drama

Release Date         9th September

Director                Steven Soderbergh

Duration                105 minutes

Cast                      Jude Law,Kate Winselet,Matt Damon,Gywneth Paltrow

Pluses                   Extraordinary plot,classy treatment,award winning performances,awesome product

Minuses                Nothing except takes time to settle after initial 15 minutes

Verdict                 4/5 (watch it if you want to experience what's the magic of cinema,a must watch)

Box Office Prediction       It will collect in the range of 10-12 crore nett as it is a selected release

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Genre                    Romance

Release Date         9th September

Director                Will Gluck

Duration                109 minutes

Cast                      Justin Timberlake,Mila Kunis,Patricia Clarkson

Pluses                   Lead pair performs well,climax is good

Minuses                Predictable plot,story drags after first hour,comic scenes do not evoke laughs

Verdict                 1.5/5 (watch it if you want to see one more routine hollywod rom-com)

Box Office Prediction       It will collect between 5-7 crore nett

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5. DAM 999

Genre                  Adventure/Drama/Thriller

Release Date       4th November 2011 (India)

Director               Sohan Roy

Cast                    Joshua Fredric Smith,Vinay,Megha Burman,Ashish Vidyarthi

Pluses                  Arrving without much expectation this crossover film but subject material looks interesting,based on british period revolves around a dam which eventually breaks

Minuses               Not many projects involving collaboration of indian actors that too directed by indian directors proved noteworthy in past

Box Office Prediction       This looks already a hit in India but not so sure in overseas market

4. THE RUM DIARY

Genre                  Adventure/Drama

Release Date       28th October

Director               Bruce Robinson

Cast                    Johnny Depp,Amber Heard,Aaron Eckhart,Giovanni Ribisi

Pluses                 Celebrated writer Bruce surprises you every time(he wrote classics'The Killing Fields' and 'Fat Man A Little Boy') as he adapts a high selling novel in film,Johnny Depp is their in a psychological intense role

Minuses              Film took quite long in making plus lately Depp fails to deliver at box office in such kind of roles  

Box Office Prediction       Film should take a good opening but at max it can achieve 'hit' status as it is more for class

3. CONTAGION

Genre                  Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Release Date       9th September

Director               Steven Soderbergh

Cast                    Matt Damon,Kate Winslet,Jude Law

Pluses                  Director who is one of the best if not the best in industry(directed 'Traffic','The Girlfiend Experience','Ocean series','Sex Lies and Videotapes','The Informant!' and 'The Good German' etc.),stellar cast and you have something which can not be something short of perfect,an interesting plot

Minuses               I Can't figure out one!

Box Office Prediction       Fasten your seat belts,this looks ominous,a perfect 10!

2. DRIVE

Genre                  Action/Drama/Crime

Release Date       16rth September

Director               Nicolas Winding Refn

Cast                    Ryan Gosling,Carey Mulligan,Bryan Cranston

Pluses                  Carrying one of most promising reports,this looks tense,taut and edge of the seat engrossing flick you wait for years,twisted humor,compelling tenderness and  mind blowing action is set to race pulses

Minuses               Not much except may be few find it too intense and dark

Box Office Prediction      This will rock box office for sure

1. THE IDES OF MARCH

Genre                   Drama

Release Date        7th October 2011

Director               George Clooney

Cast                     George Clooney,Paul Giamatti,Phillip Semiymour Hoffman

Pluses                  Clooney is directing,plot has wow! factor,trailer looks promising,story is about prospective US President candidate and his publicist and dirty game of politics

Minuses               May not has element of typical potboiler

Box Office Prediction       Surely,this going to surprise few!