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