Carnage (2011)

Carnage (2011)
IMDB-7.5
RottenTomatoes-71
RJG Rating-95

Two pairs of parents have a meeting after their sons get into a fight.

Starring- Jodie Foster,Kate Winslet,Christoph Waltz,John C. Reilly
Director- Roman Polanski

Carnage is a comedy movie..But it doesn't involve slapstick humour or over the top gags...The comedy exists purely in the dialogue and the way its presented by the cast..

The cast is solid...What else can you expect when 3 out of 4 are previous Oscar winners..Everyone puts their best acting performance up on screen..And its just beautiful to see how each one dishes out such flawless performance..When you feel as if one actor steals the show,the other will immediately follow it up with an equally engaging act...Just their facial expressions are enough for the comedy to take effect..

Story is also quite strong...The history of each character is brought forward through dialogues and phone calls...The story never loses pace even though nothing much happens..

Direction is top-notch...Roman Polaski (director of The Pianist) gives another gem through Carnage...Just with a span of 80 min he is able to capture the audiences attention..The strength of the movie can be seen how it happens in real time (no cuts ,flash backs etc) ,takes place most of the time in the living room of the flat, and solely relies on the actors performances...In the second half,even when the discussions are serious the humour is still in the air..

Carnage has just one minor flaw (not really),the abrupt end..Its not a flaw if you consider its artistic relevance, but i wanted the show to keep going on...

Carnage is a must-watch...But if you are the sort who like only comedies with a lot of physical humour and gags this may not interest you..

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

The Sitter (2011)

The Sitter (2011)
IMDB-5.5
RottenTomatoes-22
RJG Rating-65

Noah is asked to babysit 3 kids on a night that gradually slips out his control..

Starring- Jonah Hill
Directer- David Gordon Green

David Gordon's second movie of 2011 ,after the mega disappointment "Your Highness"..
Sitter is nothing special ,its the usual teenage kids+drug dealers type movie..Jonah Hill is funny and manages to lead the movie quite effectively...
Comedy is nothing too great,storyline is predictable and doesnt follow much common sense most of the time..

Overall its just a time-pass movie to watch with friends..

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

Modern Family [3x17]

Modern Family [3x17] Leap Day

TV com Rating-6.2
RJG Rating-10

Mitchel plans Cam's "4th" birthday party ,while Phil's plans for the bonus day gets ruined by the women's "cycle"
Another awesome episode for the show...Nothing much to say actually,cast is wonderful,the comedy was fresh and nicely put forward..

Walking Dead [2x11]

Walking Dead [2x11] 18 Miles Out
TV com Rating-9
RJG Rating-5

Rick & Shane try to drop off their prisoner at a school yard..Back at the farm,Lori & Andrea confront each other due to their clashing ideologies..

Pathetic episode..How can they keep screwing this up? The only saving graces of this episode are the ones where the guys face off a hoard of zombies..That is what Walking Dead is supposed to be about, not stupid quarrels and nagging people to death and keep saying the old principles again again..

The main problem is this whole state of mind the characters are in..Lori continues to bore with her high minded monologues and her "surprised" expression..While Shane has become a complete psychopath..Rick is the only guy who is still the same as he was in Season1..

A new trick tried this time was the interloping timelines..They completely fail in that too..

30 Rock [6x09]

30 Rock [6x09] Leap Day

TV com Rating-8.1
RJG Rating-7

Liz gets to know the "Leap Year Day"...Jack realizes the importance of his time with his daughter..
A sort of strange episode,even in 30Rock standards...The whole Leap Year Williams was fun...Hats off to Kennath..
Overall the show wasnt too funny ,just on the borderline of "WTF" comedy..