Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

[bit boring,yet good]

Monsieur Lazhar (2011) ---- French
IMDB-7.7
RJG rating-60

An immigrant joins a school as a substitute teacher where the students have witnessed a tragic incident..

Starring- Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse
Director- Philippe Falardeau

Monsieur Lazhar is a light dramatic movie which deals with how people react to grief and tragedy..

Acting is pretty solid from the entire cast.Mohammed & Sophie are outstanding..
The story is simple yet slightly twisted..Yet it doesnt have much to tell..The movie's main priority is on how each character reacts to grief..Thus some scenes tend to get boring..
Direction is smooth & manages to keep the movie in a positive tone rather than taking a depressimg route..
The movie isnt exactly for casual viewers ,its more 'enjoyable' to artistic viewers..

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

Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film

Sleep Tight (2011)

[a perfect villain]

Sleep Tight (2011) --- Spanish
IMDB- 7.0
RJG Rating- 75

A watchman makes the life of a resident miserable ...

Starring- Luis Tosar ,Marta Etura
Director- Jaume Balagueró

Sleep Tight is directed by Jaume Balagueró, who is well known for directing the REC series..

The movie is a chilling tale supported by strong performance by Luis Toscar ,the main character...

It starts a bit slow but its as the movie progresses that it reveals its true layers....Even though the end is inevitable and sort of predictable , the way its potrayed is amazing...

Sleep Tight is a rare movie of sorts in which the main character is a twisted villain..And Luis does a wonderful job...

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