Sunday, May 13, 2012

The Lady (2012)


[Fails to fulfill its potential]


The Lady (2012)
IMDB -6.8
Rotten Tomatoes -33
RJG Rating-45

The touching story of one of the the world's most courageous woman.

Starring- Michelle Yeoh ,David Thewlis
Directing- Luc Besson

The lady is the true story of Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi. It depicts her rise to politics in Burma and her relation with her husband Micheal Aris.

Michelle Yeoh as Suu Kyi,is spot on.She is very convincing as Suu ,and gives a fine performance.The whole movie is shouldered by her.The supporting cast was very dissappointing.Other than David Thewlis (Micheal Aris) the rest indulged in extreme amounts of over acting.

Story was not very smooth and it felt too strtched and loses its charm after the first half an hour.

Direction by Luc Besson seems to be the most problemetic for the movie.Luc Besson is mainly known for writing action movies such as Taken ,Transporter series etc. ,and so the movie carries with it a violent touch which at times seems unnecessary.A prime example is how the first 10min is very touching but the rest of the movie will doesnt hold the same interest.

Overall The Lady is a timepass movie.Its a nice movie to watch to know about Suu Kyi but it isnt very memorable.

Acting-3.5/5
Story-3/5
Direction-2.5/5
Drama-4/5
Romance-3.5/5

Best Movies Of 2012 [RJG's picks]


Best Movies Of 2012 [RJG's picks]

to be considered: i haven't watched the following,will update if seen

Hunger Games
Cabin In The Woods
Lorax
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Five-Year Engagement

Brave


click to start the countdown

Marvel's The Avengers (2012)


[Action packed & Unlimited Fun]


Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
IMDB -8.8 (Top 250: #30)
Rotten Tomatoes -93
RJG Rating-90

A group of superheroes have to unite in order to take down an Intergalactic attack that aims to destroy the Earth.

Starring- Robert Downey Jr.,Chris Evans,Mark Ruffalo,Chris Hemsworth,Scarlett Johansson,Jeremy Renner,Tom Hiddleston,Samuel L. Jackson
Directing- Joss Whedon

Avengers had one of the longest marketing technique used in the movie industry.Its marketing started way back in 2008 with the release of Iron-Man.After 4 years and 5 movies later, that movie is finally released.The Avengers fulfills all the expectations that were raised in this 4 year duration.All the main actors have returned (except Edward Norton ,replaced by Mark Ruffalo for The Hulk) ,and the story is fun ,witty and action packed.

The biggest drawbacks most star-studded movies encounter is giving the comparatively more famous actor the biggest chunk of role.Thankfully this was not the deal for Avengers.All the main heroes (IronMan,Captain America ,Thor & Hulk) got equally big as well as important part in the story.The secondary actors (Nick Fury & Black Widow) were not brushed off ,and even with all the superheroes getting the good parts ,these 2 still had major roles.The only character felt unused and a bit expendable was Hawkeye.
This speaks volumes of how the story has been handled.Juggling 6-7 heroes and giving each ample screentime is no easy task.

In the acting department ,Robert Downey stole the show as he usually does.He was born to play IronMan.In every scene he appears he is in total style and gives IronMan his soul.
Both Chris Evans(Captain America) & Chris Hemsworth (Thor) were not bad.Both did equal justice to their roles.Tom Hiddleston (Loki) delivered yet another excellent villainous role ,similar to the one he did in Thor.Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) had a surprisingly longer and major role and she too gives her best.Jeremy Renner (HawkEye) was too rigid ,this may be due to his role not being fully fledged.Samuel J(Nick Fury) was good.
But the true show stealer was Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk.The Hulk will indeed be EVERYONE's favourite character once they have seen Avengers.Every scene & action scene by Hulk is just Pure Awesomeness.

Story as i previously said is truly noteworthy because of the huge juggling acting of giving each Hero their own connection with the movie.But in terms of story telling ,it falters just a bit.The story makes way for the action and takes the backseat.While the first half concentrates on the story ,the second is completely action based.


Action scenes are superb.The numerous fight scenes,hero vs hero,hero vs hoardes ,heroes vs the villain ,ALL are properly choreographed and exciting.

Direction was great.The way Joss Whedon managed to direct this movie with these many superheroes and mixing them and giving one solid movie is truly remarkable.On the downside the first half was riddled with pacing issues.Some dragging scenes in the first half drained the excitement after some great fights.But once the Hulk appears ,the movie just blasts off to high levels of awesomeness never to go down again.The real Avengers movie starts with The Hulk and ends with him too.
The dialogues were witty and funny ,and Robert Downey's style of delivery & Hulk's grunts of words steal many scenes away.

Overall Avengers is a colourful,funny,action packed movie that delivers its promise of a United Super Heroes movie.The movie might not be legendary ,but The Hulk & Robert Downey will not be forgotten. A must watch movie.

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