Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Desi Boyz (2011)

Desi Boyz (2011)
IMDB-5.8
RJG Rating-40


2 unemployed people become strippers during the recession...

Starring-Akshay Kumar,John Abraham,Deepika,Chitragandha
Director-Rohit Dhawan

The synopsis was the main selling point of the whole movie,but the truth is that the lead characters work as "Desi Boys" just for 20 min. of the movie's 2hr duration...
The rest of the story is just a giant compilation of various other movies...Direction was average ,the music timepass.....The comedy is at times enjoyable but most of the time it goes over the board..
The main lead Akshay & John are re-teaming after the super hit Garam Masala (2005)...The pair do try to take the movie ashore with their antics but this fails..Both are guilty of major over acting..The supporting cast are also equally bad...
The whole concept of the story is poorly handled..

Acting-2/5
Direction-2/5
Story-1/5
Comedy-3/5
Drama-2.5/5

Inception (2010)



Inception (2010)
IMDB-8.9 (Top 250: #12)
RottenTomatoes-86
RJG Rating-100


Starring -Leonardo DiCaprio,Ken Watanabe,Joseph Gordon,Marion Cotillard,Ellen Page,Tom Hardy,Dileep Rao,Cillian Murphy
Written -Christopher Nolan
Music - Hans Zimmer
Cinematography -Wally Pfister

A team is put together by Cobb to invade the mind ,of a businessman through his dreams.Can they succeed ,and more importantly ,can they get out?

The Dark Knight (2008)


The Dark Knight (2008)
IMDB-8.9 (Top 250: #09)
RottenTomatoes-94
RJG Rating-100


Starring -Christian Bale,Michael Caine,Heath Ledger,Gary Oldman,Aaron Eckhart,Maggie Gyllenhaal
Screenplay -Jonathan Nolan ,David S. Goyer
Story-David S. Goyer,Christopher Nolan
Music - Hans Zimmer ,James Newton Howard
Cinematography -Wally Pfister

A psychopath known only as the Joker unleashes chaos onto Gotham...Can Batman hold on to his principles or give in to the Joker's madness ?

The Prestige (2006)


The Prestige (2006)
IMDB-8.4 (Top 250: #70)
RottenTomatoes-76
RJG Rating-95


Starring -Christian Bale,Hugh Jackman,Michael Caine,Scarlett Johansson,Rebecca Hall
Screenplay -Jonathan Nolan ,Christopher Nolan (Based on Novel by Christopher Priest)
Music -David Julyan
Cinematography -Wally Pfister

An accident turns 2 magicians into rivals,each trying to out do the other.

Batman Begins (2005)


Batman Begins (2005)
IMDB-8.3 (Top 250: #113)
RottenTomatoes-85
RJG Rating-100


Starring -Christian Bale,Michael Caine,Liam Neeson,Katie Holmes,Gary Oldman,Cillian Murphy,Morgan Freeman
Written -Christopher Nolan ,David S. Goyer
Music -Hans Zimmer ,James Newton Howard
Cinematography -Wally Pfister

After many years of soul searching ,Bruce Wayne returns to his hometown, Gotham, to fight crime as a masked hero....

Insomnia [2002]


Insomnia [2002]
IMDB-7.2
RottenTomatoes-92
RJG Rating-95


Starring -Al Pacino,Robin Williams,Hilary Swank
Written -Erik Skjoldbjærg
Music -David Julyan
Cinematography -Wally Pfister

Insomnia is the story of Will dormer, a detective,who travels to Alaska in order to solve a murder case.

Memento [2000]


Memento [2000]
IMDB-8.6 [Top 250: #31]
RottenTomatoes-92
RJG Rating-90


Starring -Guy Pearce,Carrie-Anne Moss,Joe Pantoliano
Written -Jonathan Nolan
Music -David Julyan
Cinematography -Wally Pfister

Memento is the mysterious story of Leonard who suffers from short term memory.

Following [1998]




Following [1998]
IMDB-7.7
RottenTomatoes-76
RJG Rating-95


Starring -Jeremy Theobald,Alex Haw,Lucy Russell
Written -Christopher Nolan
Music -David Julyan
Cinematography -Christopher Nolan

Following is the story of a writer who begins to follow people.On one such shadowing,he meets a burglar ,Cobb.

The Skin I Live In (2011)


The Skin I Live In (2011) --- Spanish
IMDB-7.7
RottenTomato-79
RJG Rating-65


A surgeon tests his invention ,a protective synthetic skin, on a woman whom he has locked up in his mansion...

Starring - Antonio Banderas,Elena Anaya
Director - Pedro Almodóvar

SILI is a horror/drama genre movie..The movie is an interesting movie to watch and as the movie progresses it twists and transforms itself into another story...The acting is spot on..And so is the haunting music..
The movie unfolds itself in a non-linear fashion allowing the user to connect the dots between the different characters and their stories..
But its the story that can really make you sick.The topic they have used is very weird and not suitable for the casual viewer...

Acting-4/5
Direction-3.5/5
Story-3.5/5
Drama-4/5
Thriller-4/5

Players (2012)


Players (2012) 
IMDB-5
RJG Rating-30


A team of robbers plan to steal a 1000crore worth of gold...Will they pull the heist off ?

Starring - Abhishek Bachchan,Sonam Kapoor ,Neil Nitin
Director - Abbas-Mustan

Players is an official remake of the 2003 hit "The Italian Job"..What makes this movie a big bore is the acting of the cast and the direction..The story is at times good but overall poor..
Abhishek gives a 100% wooden performance..Sonam is worthless..The rest of the cast are below average..
The twists are quite predictable due to the directors earlier movie "Race"....
The action scenes are nothing great,and the music is average too...

The first big budget Bollywood movie of 2012 turns out to be a big disappointment..

Acting-1/5
Direction-1.5/5
Story-2/5
Action-2.5/5

Real Steel (2011)


Real Steel (2011)
IMDB-7.4
RottenTomato-59
RJG Rating-65


Set in the future where Robots have taken the place of Boxers,a sparring robot rises to fame...

Starring -Hugh Jackman ,Dakota Goyo
Director - Shawn Levy

Real Steel is a fun watch for action junkies...The movie has some great fight scenes but the story is too old...Its the same rags to riches story with nothing new other than its a robot instead of a boxer...Acting is average..

Acting-3/5
Direction-3/5
Story-3/5
Action-3.5/5
Drama-3/5

50/50 (2011)


50/50 (2011)
IMDB-8.1
RottenTomato-93
RJG Rating-80


Adam (Joseph GL) gets diagnosed with cancer.As the days tick by, he tries to cope up with the disease with the help of his family and friends.

Starring -Joseph Gordon-Levitt ,Seth Rogen,Anna Kendrick
Director -Jonathan Levine

50/50 is a true story inspired by the life of Seth Rogen's friend and writer Will Reiser.The movie is a comedy-drama .Powered by the excellent cast the movie is very sweet and emotional..Joseph GL truly shines in this role,while Seth R and Anna K give great performances as well..
The first half dabbled more on the comedy but its the second half that truly grabs your interest...

Acting-5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-3.5/5
Drama-4/5
Comedy-3.5/5

Warrior (2011)


Warrior (2011)
IMDB-8.3 (Top 250: #149)
RottenTomato-82
RJG Rating-95


2 brothers fired up with personal issues, join an MMA competition which could turn their lives..

Starring -Joel Edgerton,Tom Hardy,Nick Nolte
Director -Gavin O'Connor

Warrior is the best sports themed movie of the year.The acting of the lead pair ,Joel E and Tom Hardy is brilliant and the fighting scenes are edge of the seat thrillers...Even though the first half was a bit lagging at certain points,the second half makes up for it with some great drama..
Watch out for the emotionally charged finale...A must-watch for fans of the MMA and wrestling...

Acting-5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-3.5/5
Drama-4.5/5
Action-5/5

Don 2 (2011)


Don 2 (2011)
IMDB-7.5
RJG Rating-95


Don hatches a plan to expand his territory to Europe....

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)


Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)
IMDB-5.8
RottenTomatoes-59
RJG Rating-20


An 8 year old girl starts seeing creatures in her new house..

Starring-Bailee Madison,Guy Pearce,Katie Holmes
Director-Troy Nixey

This movie was a waste of time.The acting was horrible especially the kid ,the film was filled with cliches and the directing was average.The movie also had giant plot holes too...
All in all ,this movie is a complete waste.


Acting-2/5
Direction-1.5/5
Story-1.5/5
Horror-2/5

Contagion (2011)

Contagion (2011)
IMDB-6.9
RottenTomatoes-84
RJG Rating-65


A new virus which is transmitted through touch threatens the world..

Starring-Matt Damon,Laurence Fishburne,Jude Law
Director-Steven Soderbergh

First of all Contagion is a very gloomy movie.But it also shows us a realistic approach on how such a situation would be handled by various sections of our community,the people, government,bloggers,activists and so on..
The story is straight forward,but the end leaves the stories of the characters without a proper climax.
The cast is star studded and all do a wonderful job..Matt Damon gives a wonderful performance..
The gloominess of the whole movie is too profound.And even though its an important movie to watch especially since our present world is at the brink of such viral threats, its not recommended for repeat viewings..


Acting-4/5
Direction-3.5/5
Story-4/5
Drama-3/5
Thriller-3/5

Moneyball (2011)


Moneyball (2011)
IMDB-7.9
RottenTomatoes-95
RJG Rating-75


Moneyball is about a Baseball manager who takes up a new system of putting together players for his club ,Oakland A..

Starring- Brad Pitt,Jonah Hill
Director-Bennett Miller

Moneyball is a great baseball movie..If u do not know much about baseball, it may be hard for you to truly understand the significance of what Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) does..Its based on a true story as well..

The acting and directing is good ....The negative aspect i felt was the story...Its a true story so nothing much can be said,but a different view point could have been taken...Also it really is more for baseball fans,and others may not want to watch it again...

Acting-4/5
Direction-3.5/5
Story-3/5
Drama-3.5/5
Sports-4/5

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)


Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) 
IMDB-8.0
RottenTomatoes-95
RJG Rating-85


Ethan Hunt (Tom cruise) is rescued from moscow inorder to complete a difficult assignment,but things start to go haywire as his team is accused of being terrorists.


Starring-Tom Cruise,Jeremy Renner,Simon Pegg,Paula Patton
Director-Brad Bird

Brad Bird (Director of Incredibles,Ratatouille) helms this sequel to the hit series Mission impossible...Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt..
This edition of the M.I series (the 4th),is certainly the best of the series.The movie keeps you at the edge of your seats with each of its brilliantly shot action scenes..The acting is good and the music is great...Direction is brilliant..

The main attraction are the well choreographed action scenes..The Burj Khaleefa scene and the climax action scene was just too good.Another notable point of this movie was its comic sense..Simon Pegg kept the movie from being too grim by providing several one-liners,which kept the audience in smiles throughout....

The negative point is its story...Its good ,but it doesnt keep the audience engaged.The story is quite simple, since most of the time it gives way to the stylish set pieces..
Also the constant chases and fights "may" irritate some viewers...

Acting-4/5
Direction-5/5
Story-3.5/5
Action-5/5
Thriller-5/5
Comedy-4.5/5

Fright Night (2011)


Fright Night (2011)
IMDB-6.6
RottenTomatoes-75
RJG Rating-85


Fright Night is about Charlie (Anton Y), who starts to suspect that his neighbor, Jerry (Colin F), might be a vampire..

Starring- Anton Yelchin ,Colin Farrell
Director-Craig Gillespie

This movie is just completely fun..It has all the elements of a great movie to watch with your friends...Be it action,horror and even a bit of comedy too...
The casting is just great..Anton Yelchin is proving to be a great actor and Colin Farrell is just amazing to watch...The supporting cast is great too..
The cinematography of the movie is excellent..
In recent years ,vampire movies have been given a bad name especially due to the whole "Twilight Saga",but Fright Night really brings back the cool yet deadly Vampires..
A must-watch............

Acting-4/5
Direction-4/5
Story-4/5
Action-4/5
Thriller-4/5

Red State (2011)

Red State (2011)
IMDB-6.3
RottenTomatoes-57
RJG Rating-50


Starring- Michael Parks,John Goodman,Melissa Leo
Director- Kevin Smith

3 teenagers fall into a trap set by a religious cult.

Red State is mostly horror-thriller movie.It deals with a lot of extreme religious cult principles,and how on one night all hell breaks loose...
The movie was certainly interesting to watch,its short length (1hr 25min) and twists in the second half being the main plus points...
Its extremely violent with a simple story....Nothing great...

Acting-3.5/5
Direction-3/5
Story-3/5
Action-3/5
Thriller-3.5/5

Cars 2 (2011)

Cars 2 (2011)
IMDB-6.5
RottenTomatoes-38
RJG Rating-50


Starring- Owen Wilson ,Larry the Cable Guy,Michael Caine
Director- John Lasseter

Mater ,a tow truck ,gets mistaken for a spy and gets caught up in a conspiracy against the latest alternative fuel,Allinol.

Pixar for the past 15 years have set the standard for animation movies.Every movie of theirs are noted for its advanced animation technique as well as for its endearing characters and amazing stories.It not only attracted the kids but also the adults as well.In 2006,Pixar released Cars.The audience were quick to notice that something was missing.But Pixar mended the situation by making more top class movies and the whole Cars situation was forgotten.But in 2011,Pixar released the sequel,Cars 2.

Cars 2 is just another normal animated movie...A kiddish storyline with the same old cliched scenes.The character that i hated most from Cars,Mater the Tow-truck,is the lead hero of the story.Lightning McQueen is more of a supporting character.the spy ,Finn McMissile (Micheal Caine), was the only character that actually turned out to be good.Any scene with Mater was just horrible and cliched.
The soundtrack was pretty neat..The comedy was a bit stale at times..

The animation was excellent.Pixar once again delivered great animation but failed to bring out a sensible movie.

Its sad to know that Pixar finally ended its successful streak with Cars2.But im sure Pixar will make a comeback soon....


Animation-4/5
Direction-3/5
Story-2/5
Action-3/5
Comedy-2.5/5

The Ides of March (2011)

The Ides of March (2011)
IMDB-7.4
RottenTomatoes-85
RJG Rating-65


Starring- Ryan Gosling,George Clooney,Philip Hoffman
Director- George Clooney

The movie is about a campaign press secretary,Stephen Meyers(Ryan G),who is caught between a scandal in the last days of the Ohio presidential primary.

Ryan Gosling once again shows off his acting skills in The Ides Of March.
With Drive,Crazy Stupid Love and now with IOM,Ryan completes a hat-trick of 3 brilliant performances in 2011.
Speaking about the movie,Ides of March is not for the casual viewer,the movie is a bit hard core US politics.So if you have no idea how the US political system works, you will be a bit lost as the movie proceeds..But its possible to keep track of the basic plot.
The first half is drama,while the second goes into a suspense thriller mode...Its Ryan Gosling that completely carries the movie..
The direction was a bit off here and there and a proper research should have been made about the subject...


Acting-4.5/5
Direction-3/5
Story-3/5
Drama-3.5/5
Suspense-4/5

Drive (2011)

Drive (2011)
IMDB-8.2
RottenTomatoes-93
RJG Rating-80


Starring- Ryan Gosling ,Carey Mulligan
Director-Nicolas Winding Refn

The movie is about a Driver(Ryan G) who works not only as a stunt driver and a mechanic but also as a getaway driver.But things go haywire when one mission goes bad.

Ryan Gosling is one of the best actors of 2011 (All 3 movies in which he has acted are critical as well as commercial hits).
In Drive,Ryan plays a nameless character only known as Driver/Kid.The movie is quite good but its more artistic than a fast paced action movie.Many scenes are just long and quite and the eyes do much of the talking.
The first half is peaceful compared to the second half which goes completely brutal.And even then most scenes are quite slow.
The cinematography is beautiful and the action scenes are brutal but nicely shot.
Ryan G gives an excellent performance.
A one time watch for casual viewers,while those who appreciate art can handle multiple viewings.

Acting-4.5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-3.5/5
Action-4/5
Drama-3.5/5

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Godfather Part II (1974)
IMDB-9 (Top 250: #3)
RottenTomatoes-98
RJG Rating-90


Starring-Al Pacino,Robert Duvall,Diane Keaton,Robert De Niro
Director-Francis Ford Coppola

Godfather Part2,continues the story of Michael Corleone as he expands his business but slowly descends into evil.It also tells the story of his father Vito Corleone and how he became a Godfather.
Godfather 2 is a very legendary movie and is ranked by many as the One of the Greatest Movies of All Time.Many say that its greater than its first part ,The Godfather.

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
IMDB-3.1
RottenTomatoes-22
RJG Rating-05


Starring-Rowan B,Mason C,Jessica Alba,Joel McHale, Jeremy Piven
Director-Robert Rodriguez

The movie is about a family that is brought into the secret world of spies when a villain plans to destroy the world by increasing the speed of time.
Yes,that is the most absurd synopsis ive ever written,but that is what the movie is about.Directed by Robert R (Sin City,Desperado,El Mariachi etc) comes the 4th installment of his Spy Kids series.Even though its basically for kids the movie is just idiotic...Just saying the movie is for kids doesnt mean one can just mix things up and add some colorful stuff and serve it to the viewers...Theres absolutely no standard in this movie,complete waste of time.And possibly the worst movie of 2011.

Acting-0.5/5
Direction-0.25/5
Story-0.25/5
Comedy-0.5/5
Action-1/5

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Our Idiot Brother (2011)
IMDB-6.7
RottenTomatoes-69
RJG Rating-85


Starring-Paul Rudd,Elizabeth Banks,Zooey Deschanel,Emily Mortimer
Director-Jesse Peretz

The movie is about Ned (Paul R),who stays with his 3 sisters and the troubles that they go through indirectly because of him.
The movie is fun movie to watch mainly because Paul Rudd's charming role.Its a delight to watch him and he really gives in his best performance.The movie is sweet and mixed with delightful comedy but also has some drama too.The supporting cast did a wonderful job too.

Acting-4.5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-4/5
Comedy-3.5/5
Drama-4/5

Downfall (2004)

Downfall (2004)----German
IMDB-8.4 (Top 250: #95)
RottenTomatoes-91
RJG Rating-90


Starring-Bruno Ganz,Alexandra Maria Lara,Corinna Harfouch
Director-Oliver Hirschbiegel

Downfall depicts the last 10 days of Adolf Hitler.

Downfall is a brilliant World War 2 movie.The acting is superb and so is the direction.Bruno Ganz who acts as Hitler is amazing to watch as he gives Hitler a realistic portrait.At 2hr.30min it might seem long but never gets boring.

Acting-5/5
Direction-5/5
Story-4.5/5
Drama-4/5


Oscar Nominated-Best Foreign Language Film

The Art of Getting By (2011)

The Art of Getting By
IMDB-6.4
RottenTomatoes-17
RJG Rating-30


Starring-Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts
Director-Gavin Wiesen

George is a high school student who is a great artist but loses interest in his school work.

Art of Getting By uses a familiar concept in a more artistic way,but turns out to be a big bore.The movie is littered with cliches and many scenes drag unnecessarily.Even though its just 1hr 27min,it seems a lot longer due to the very slow progression of the story.Waste of time.

Acting-2.5/5
Direction-2.5/5
Story-2/5
Drama-2/5

The Thing (2011)

The Thing (2011)
IMDB-6.5
RottenTomatoes-35
RJG Rating-50


Starring-Mary Elizabeth ,Joel Edgerton
Director-Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Kate Lloyd is recruited by a group of Norweign scientists to investigate an alien buried in Antarctica.Unfortunately for them its still alive.

The Thing is a prequel of the 1982 movie.It takes place exactly before the vents of the 1982 version.But it isnt as good.The problem with the 2011 version is that it was pretty much low on scares and just had 2-3 scenes of genuine horror.Many scenes were used from the '82 version and partially ruins most surprises.At the end many questions remain unanswered.
The good points are that it isn't too bad and can be watched for time pass.

Acting-3/5
Direction-2/5
Story-2.5/5
Horror-2.5/5
Suspense-3.5/5
Action-2.5/5

The Thing (1982)

The Thing (1982)
IMDB-8.2 (Top 250: #163)
RottenTomatoes-78
RJG Rating-100


Starring-Kurt Russell,Keith David,David Clennon
Director-John Carpenter

The Thing is about an alien that can imitate living creatures.Its arrival on Antartica starts to wreck havoc among an American crew.

The Thing is a great suspense thriller.When it released back in 1982,it was appreciated for its highly advanced Special Effects.The movie keeps the viewers at the edge of their seats as the crew begin to lose their trust in each other.One of John Carpenter's classic movies.A must watch for Horror fans.


Acting-4/5
Direction-4.5/5
Story-4/5
Horror-3/5
Suspense-4/5
Action-4/5
Special Effects-4/5

Red Dog (2011)

Red Dog ----[Australia]
IMDB-7.6
Rottentomatoes-86
RJG rating-70


Red Dog is a true story about a dog and its life in a miner town in Australia during the 70's...
This is a wonderful movie which is at times emotional...The movie is a mixture of drama,romance and a bit of comedy.The only problems of the movie is a bit of dragging scenes in the first half and a couple of cheesy dialogues..But the positives clearly outweigh the negatives...The dog that portrayed Red Dog is truly the main star of this movie...A must watch for animal lovers.

Acting-4.5/5
Direction-3/5
Story-4/5
Drama-4/5

Captain America (2011)

Captain America
IMDB-7
Rottentomatoes-78
RJG rating-55


Captain America finally ends the The Avengers Prequel Series..The movie is about Steve who participates for a secret research project which turns him into a Super Soldier.
This movie is one of the most cheesiest/corny superhero movies.The movie just keeps dragging on and on and shows the usual cliches of superhero movies..It could have been a really good movie but a series of dumb choices and cheesy lines really makes this unwatchable at times..The climax is one of the most poorest thought of ending in superhero movies..A Big disappointment.

Acting-3/5
Direction-2.5/5
Story-2.5/5
Action-3/5
Drama-2/5

Friends with Benefits (2011)

Friends with Benefits
IMDB-6.6
Rottentomatoes-71
RJG rating-75


A similar movie to No Strings Attached,but much better than it....2 friends decide to have "fun" but try to still be friends...
As most rom-com's ,this movie has its fair share of cliches ,but its still fun to watch it due to the great chemistry by the lead pair...

Acting-4/5
Direction-3.5/5
Story-3.5/5
Romance-4.5/5

Green Lantern Emerald Knights (2011)

Green Lantern Emerald Knights
IMDB-6.7
RJG Rating-70

Green Lantern Emerald Knights,is the second animated film from the Green Lantern series,and it tells the stories of some of the legendary members of the Green Lantern Corps..The movie is a bit cheesy at times but the action scenes are noteworthy...A fun movie for time pass...

Animation-3.5/5
Direction-3/5
Story-4/5
Action-4.5/5

Everything Must Go (2011)

Everything Must Go
IMDB-6.5
RottenTomatoes-74
RJG Rating-85


This is one of Will Farrell's rare drama genre movies....It is about a husband who is kicked out by his wife and how he deals with the entire situation..The movie is a Drama but has enough comedy tones so that we dont get bored...Will Farrell has given a good performance ,and the supporting cast is also excellent..The movie is short and enjoyable...

Acting-4.5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-3.5/5
Drama-4/5

Your Highness (2011)

Your Highness
IMDB-5.7
RottenTomatoes-26
RJG Rating-20


Your Highness had a lot of expectation before its release,but it ended up as a huge disappointment..The concept was very good ,but the story was just below average...
It was about 2 princes undertaking a quest to rescue the future bride of the older prince..On their quest they meet up various characters...
The jokes were gross and Danny McBride was not too funny either...The only saving grace was Natalie Portman..

Acting-1/5
Direction-0.5/5
Story-1.5/5
Comedy-1/5
Action-2/5

Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

Hobo with a Shotgun
IMDB-6.3
RottenTomatoes-66
RJG Rating-30


Hobo is a exploitative 80's grindhouse movie...Its sort of a spoof of the violent movies...But this doesnt mean it can get away with anything....Following the lines of movie such as Grindhouse,Planet Terror,Machete , Hobo isnt for people with a weak stomach, its violent and gruesome and not a minute goes by without someone slicing open a guys intestines....
The first half was very good,but the second half dumped the plot and just went crazy with the gut spilling ,making the movie senseless and a waste of time..

Acting-3/5
Direction-2/5
Story-1/5
Action-3.5/5
Gore-5/5

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Midnight in Paris
IMDB-7.9
RottenTomatoes-93
RJG Rating-70


This is a very beautiful movie and will definitely attract movie philosophers,but it will bore casual watchers..The acting and direction is smooth,but the plot is a confusing one and unless you are familiar with the legends of the 1920's you may miss out on a lot of jokes....The cinematography is amazing and Paris looks very beautiful...This movie is a very philosophical movie and it has great depths on our perception of time..

Acting-4/5
Direction-4/5
Story-3/5
Romance-3.5/5
Comedy-3/5

The Help (2011)

The Help
IMDB-8.1
RottenTomatoes-75
RJG Rating-70


Help is about the discrimination against the African Americans in the 1960's...The movie juggles between drama and comedy very nicely in such a way that the viewers dont feel completely the harsh situations of the maids..
Emma Stone and Viola Davis have performed very nicely....The only downside is that the movie is a bit too long at 2.30 hrs...

Acting-5/5
Direction-4.5/5
Story-4/5
Drama-4/5

The Hangover 2 (2011)

The Hangover 2
IMDB-6.8
RottenTomatoes-36
RJG Rating-30


While the first Hangover was hilarious and fun,the sequel is just a copy off the first minus any comedy....A waste of time unless u like weird out of place comedy..

Acting-2/5
Direction-2/5
Story-2/5
Comedy-1/5

The Devil's Double (2011)

The Devil's Double
IMDB-7.1
RottenTomatoes-53
RJG Rating-90


A true story based on Uday Hussein [son of Saddam] and his body double Latif.This is not for people with a weak stomach.the cruelty of Uday is sometimes hard to watch and is sickening at times.
Dominic Cooper who portrayed both Uday & Latif does a wonderful job.He keeps the audience yearning for more with his spot on performance as the psychopath Uday and the calm and intensive Latif.The movie runs quickly and it captures the audiences' attention so neatly that you dont notice its flaws ,namely the rapid succession of scenes...But this is no hindrance at all.

Acting-5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-4/5
Drama-4.5/5

Ra.One (2011)

Ra.One
IMDB-5.1
Rotten Tomatoes-75
RJG rating-80


Ra.One is one of the best bollywood movies of the year...The superhero concept was well introduced in the beginning...But the main attraction of Ra.One is its brilliant action scenes and visual effects..Its India's best visual effects movie ....Shahrukh Khan must be applauded for bringing something new on to the Indian screen..Negative publicity has been going around claiming the movie ripped off from several Hollywood movies but these are just baseless accusations...

Acting-3.5/5
Direction-3/5
Story-3.5/5
Action-5/5
Visual Effects-5/5
Comedy-4/5

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
IMDB-6.1
RJG rating-40



MBKD is one of the most predictable movie of the year...This was one movie where u can correctly predict the end seeing the first scene itself...MBKD was disappointing in all areas except the music dept. Katrina was the main star of this movie...Imran Khan continued the role he did in I hate Luv Storys..Ali Zafar was a bit over the top...Overall a Time-pass movie..

Acting-2/5
Direction-2/5
Story-1.5/5
Music-3.5/5

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2
IMDB-7.5
RottenTomatoes-82
RJG Rating-70


Kung Fu panda 2 doesnt entertain much compared to the first part,but it has a certain charm of its own...An overload of characters and over the top action scenes litter the first half,but the finale redeems the movie from being termed a kiddy movie...Die hard Fans of the first will love this movie...

Animation-4/5
Direction-3/5
Story-3.5/5
Comedy-3.5/5
Action-3.5/5

Rise Of the Planet Of Apes (2011)

Rise Of the Planet Of Apes
IMDB-7.8
RottenTomatoes-82
RJG Rating-100

Rise of the Planet Of apes is one of the Best movies to release this year..It score in all departments and proves how talented Andy Serkis is...The highlight of the movie is not that it features realistic Apes,buut that it connects with the viewers emotionally too..Motion Capture technology which was previously used in blockbusters such as Lord of the Rings,King Kong ,Avatar gives us an amazing touch to the Apes..its hard to believe that no apes were used in this movie at all,and all u see are actors..Andy Serkis portrayal of Ceaser [the main ape] is very touching..A must watch movie..

Acting-5/5
Direction-5/5
Story-5/5
Action-4.5/5
Visual Effects-5/5

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Horrible Bosses (2011)

Horrible Bosses
IMDB-7.1
RottenTomatoes-69
RJG Rating-80

Horrible bosses is a fun filled movie about 3 people who are just fed up with their bosses and hatch a perfect plan to kill them...Its not a spoiler to say that something goes wrong in their "perfect plan" which then leads to a series of comic situations...Kevin Spacey as an Evil Boss and Jason Bateman do a wonderful job...

Acting-4/5
Direction-3.5/5
Story-4/5
Comedy-4/5

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Fast 5 (2011)

Fast 5
imdb-7.4
rottentomatoes-78
rjg rating-90


Fast 5 is one of the best movies in the fast and furious series..The addition of Dwayne [ROCK] adds to the action extravagance...The main attraction is of course the various chase scenes which i must were all excellent...

Acting-3/5
Direction-4/5
Story-4/5
Action-5/5


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Change Up (2011)

Change Up
Imdb-6.5
Rotten tomatoes-24
RJG rating--80


Change up has a familiar story that of switching souls and later regretting it...Other than that this movie is held together by the performances of Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds and a series of utterly disgusting comedy...Not that its bad ,its actually funny in a gross way..so if u can handle gross comedy u will enjoy this...

Acting-3.5/5
Direction-4/5
Story-3/5
Comedy-4/5

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30 Minutes Or Less (2011)

30 Minutes Or Less
Imdb-6.3
Rotten Tomatoes-44
RJG Rating-70

The main attraction of this movie was the the wacky sense of humor displayed by Ruben Fleischer in his directorial debut Zombieland...But unfortunately 30minutes couldnt reach the standards set by Zombieland...What it does have is a strange sense of comedy which at times makes you wonder this could have been a serious movie at one stage...This is just another Fun and Hilarious movie..

Acting-3/5
Director-3/5
Story-3/5
Comedy-3.5/5
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Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

Crazy Stupid love (2011)
IMDB-7.6
Rottentomatoes-78
RJG rating-100

One of the best Romantic comedies of this year....Acting was the main highlight of this movie with brilliant performances by Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling..The movie moves from romance to drama to comedy effortlessly thanks to the actors..

Acting-10
Direction-9
Story-9


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