Saturday, 30 September 2017

Gran Torino (2008) - 116 min

Country: United States
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood,  Christopher Carley, Bee Vang & Ahney Her.
Walt Kowalski is a retired war veteran who lives alone in the home after his wife's death. He is not friendly to the neighbors and One day, an incident makes him a hero to the local neighbors.
Eastwood's performance as Walt can be easily considered as a welcome pass to his old tough roles that made him the superstar. The screen presence of Eastwood is commendable, His stellar performance makes the story a compelling one and at the same time a must watch one. Likewise, the direction department was also controlled by Eastwood and if you know his trademark, then you can see it all over the place. Overall, Gran Torino may not be his best movie till date, still it's a must watch if you ask me.
Verdict: Great

Friday, 29 September 2017

Hachiko: A Dog's Tale (2009) - 90 min

Country: United Kingdom
Director: Lasse Hallström
Cast: Richard Gere, Chico, Layla, Forrest, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa & Sarah Roemer
Based on the true story of a loyal dog, Hachiko. The story opens with an Akita puppy accidentally lost his way and ends up in a train platform. A music professor found him on his way back home. There starting the unwavering bond between Hachi and the music professor.
It's a tribute to real Hachiko, who was born in 1923. The story was familiar and read many interesting things about Hachi through articles. Personally, it's a movie that I was so afraid to watch in the first place. And you don't believe me, it took 7 years to finally overcome my fear of watching this movie. It's a family movie that can easily break you down and feeling that it gives will remain forever. Overall, it's a wonderful movie that will give you an unforgettable experience and trust me, it's a movie you don't want to miss in a million years.
Verdict: Brilliant

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Goodnight Mommy (2014) - 100 min

Country: Austria
Director: Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala
Cast: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz & Lukas Schwarz.
Twins Lukas and Elias live in a remote place in Austria, where they spent most of the time playing games. Things start to change when their mother returns to home after a cosmetic surgery with her face bandaged except eyes and lips.
Pay close attention to what you see on the screen. It's a movie that needs to be seen and better not to reveal anything about the movie. Directors Franz and Fiala crafted a disturbing psychological horror movie that will definitely mislead viewer's narrative imagination. Real life brothers Lukas and Elias got an advantage of showing their real bond in front of the camera, it helps their performances positively and looks more convincing though. Overall, it's not everyone's cup of tea and you need to be more vigilant, if you are planning to watch it.
Verdict: Good

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Black Book (2006) - 145 min

Country: Netherlands
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman & Halina Reijn.
Jewish singer Rachel has been hiding from Nazi authority. A small reunion with her family turns to tragedy when they are gunned down by a group of Nazi soldiers. Rachel is the lone survivor and She eventually joins the Dutch Resistance. Rachel goes undercover in order to seek revenge.
The cast is exceptional, but my eyes were on Carice Van Houten aka the red woman of GOT. Most of the critics praise this film as one of the best war movies and the reason behind that is the thrilling factor. When it comes to war movies, mostly directors choose drama as their narrative background, Meanwhile Paul Verhoeven decides to go with the thriller genre. It has everything a good war thriller movie should have. Also, this is considered as the best Dutch film ever made and also most expensive movie. Overall, it's a thrilling adventure story as well as a powerful drama and worth your time.
Verdict: Good

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Brother (2010) - 97 min

Country: Venezuela
Director: Marcel Rasquin
Cast: Fernando Moreno, Eliú Armas & Gonzalo Cubero.
The story of two brothers who dreams of playing in Caracas football clubs. Due to their professional skill, a scout from Caracas club happens to see their game and recommended to participate in their tryouts. Unfortunately, something bad happens in their lives that can easily ruin their future life.
The chemistry between Moreno and Armas drives this soccer movie to its final showdown which will definitely grab your breath. The message is pretty simple blood has nothing to do with eachothers genuine relationship. The story is inspiring, with a background of soccer easily seeks attention of football lovers. Debut director Marcel Rasquin takes his time to establish the bond between two brothers and the dynamic between the two brothers really pays off in the end. Overall, it's a story about fraternal love that lands way above my expectations and I liked it.
Verdict: Good

Monday, 25 September 2017

Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - 120 min

Country: Mexico
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones & Ariadna Gil.
Ofelia is traveling to her stepfather's military camp with her pregnant mother. On the way she happens to meet a stick insect which later lead her to a labyrinth. She needs to complete three tasks in order to become a princess.
Guillermo del Toro crafted a fairy tale which is hard to digest for some fantasy movie lovers. Both Ivan Baquero and Sergi Lopez were excellent in their own characters. There are some vicious violence throughout the story, even though it shows the start or end of it. The visuals were mind blowing and Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro nicely captures each tiny little thing to make it look like an art work. Overall, it's a captivating adult fairy tale and a moving coming of age movie with a slight touch of beauty and horror.
Verdict: Good

Sunday, 24 September 2017

Pork Pie (2017) - 105 min

Country: New Zealand
Director: Matt Murphy
Cast: Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston & Ashleigh Cummings
It tells the story of three random personalities who makes an epic road journey in a stolen Mini Cooper. Jon is on his way to see his ex girlfriend, Suzie to patch up their sinking relationship. On a rare stop Luke offers Jon a lift which is going to change his life forever.
It's a remake of 1981 movie Goodbye Pork Pie and the director of Pork Pie, Matt Murphy is the son of original film's director Geoff Murphy. The two male leads shares a good chemistry and the trio give a strong performance. The scenery, car chase scenes and background all the tiny little things favors the story positively. Overall, it's a full on entertainer with top notch car chases and worth your time.
Verdict: Good

Saturday, 23 September 2017

A Man Called Ove (2015) - 115 min

Country: Sweden
Director: Hannes Holm
Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg & Ida Engvoll
Ove is an angry old man who recently got fired from the railway company. He was the former president of the block association where he lives and now he is the only man who follows the association rules. Due to the recent death of his wife, Ove has given up on life and decides to kill himself to join his wife as soon as possible.
Sweden’s official Oscar submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards and also made the shortlist of Nine films to be considered for a nomination at 89th Academy Awards. Lassgård was very good as Ove and one of the best performances that I have ever seen. I really enjoyed his serious comedies and well supported by the other actors and a cute cat. The important flashback scenes of the movie were shown at the right time. Overall, it's a wonderful movie and highly recommended too.
Verdict: Great

Friday, 22 September 2017

Paradise Now (2005) - 90 min

Country: Palestine
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast: Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal & Hiam Abbass.
Two childhood friends Said and Khaled works in an auto garage and lives a normal life in Nablus. One day the extremist group they worship recruits both Said and Khaled to carry out a suicide bombing.
It shows the mental and emotional trauma of a brainwashed suicide bomber who is chosen for such activities. Abu-Assad choose to go with usual religious reasons for suicide bombing with likeable characters. The slow mood changes very quickly when their plan goes south. From there onwards it provides constant tension throughout the remaining part and final moments really captivate the whole scenario. Overall, it's a movie that tells more through silence looks and it was nominated as Palestine's first official entry for the Oscar category of Best Foreign Language Film.
Verdict: Great

Thursday, 21 September 2017

7 Boxes (2012) - 105 min

Country: Paraguay
Director: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori.
Cast: Celso Franco, Lali Gonzalez & Nelly Davalos
Victor spends most of his time in a marketplace where he rides wheelbarrow to earn money and he desperately needs money to buy a new camera phone. In order to make fast money, Victor accepts a task of delivering 7 boxes of undisclosed items to an address.
The plot is very simple, just deliver 7 boxes to the destination. The things that happened in between that makes this cat & mouse game an ironic one. The camera work of Richard Careaga makes you feel like you were stuck in that marketplace. Attaching the camera in moving objects makes the chasing sequences more engaging that usual chase scenes. Both Celso Franco and Lali Gonzalez offer likeable performance as Victor & Liz respectively. Overall, it's an intense movie and visually it's a paraguayan movie that you don't want to miss.
Verdict: Good

Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Osama (2003) - 83 min

Country: Afghanistan
Director: Siddiq Barmak
Cast: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar & Zabih ullah Frotan.
It tells the story of an Afghani girl who is forced to dress like a boy in order to get a job. Getting a job was easy for her, But things go awry when the Taliban army decides to recruit all the young boys for military training.
Through this movie Siddiq Barmak shows us how terrible were citizens life, especially women when Taliban army rules Afghanistan. The only way to survive in their was to be born as a boy. The budget of the movie was low and ends up being the highest grossing movie of Afghan. Technical side was not impressive and it was shot with the only 35mm camera available in Afghanistan at that time. Overall, it's a serious movie about women's struggle under the rule of the Taliban and it's terrifying.
Verdict: Good

Tuesday, 19 September 2017

Irreversible (2002) - 97 min

Country: France
Director: Gaspar Noé
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel & Albert Dupontel
On the way back to home, Alex was brutally raped and beaten by a guy. With the help of two local gangsters Alex's lover and ex-boyfriend finds out who is responsible for it and they enter a gay club looking for that culprit.
A very disturbing revenge story that follows a nonlinear narrative style. The cinematography is going to cause trouble to your eyes and head for sure. It's not an easy movie to watch and better not to talk about the rape scene. Like any other movies, the gorgeous side of Bellucci is once again showed in the screen and Vincent Cassel portraits the role of lover boy. Overall, the cinematography and narrative style needs full appreciation and only recommended to those who can handle terrifying brutal scenes.
Verdict: Good

Monday, 18 September 2017

Pee Mak (2013) - 115 min

Country: Thailand
Director: Banjong Pisanthanaku
Cast: Mario Maurer, Davika Hoorne, Pongsathorn Jongwilas, Nattapong Chartpong, Auttarut Kongrasri & Kantapat Permpoonpatcharasook.
Set in Rattanakosin Dynasty, Mak is a soldier who gets hurt during the war and returns home to meet his pregnant wife with four army friends. The four friends get suspicious about the villagers weird behavior and they suspect, something strange is going out there.
Mixing comedy with horror genre is a tough job to do and Banjong Pisanthanaku shows how to mix it. Even though, it emphasis on the jokes more than jump scares. The set pieces which used to show the pop culture was very creative though. It has some nice twists and forces you to keep guessing on what happens next. The humor part was controlled by four army buddies and they actually nailed it with their funny expressions. Overall, it delivers a refreshing experience for me and it's a must watch.
Verdict: Great

Sunday, 17 September 2017

Cell 211 (2009) - 113 min

Country: Spain
Director: Daniel Monzón
Cast: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann and Antonio Resines
After struggling his whole life, Juan finally gets a job as a prison guard and to impress other employers, he decides to pay a friendly visit to prison. Things get ugly when a riot breaks out and he accidentally ends up in a prison cell. Juan needs to act as a prisoner and that's the only way to survive in that prison.
The screenplay was adapted from a novel by Francesco Perez Gandul. Alberto Ammann may be the real hero or in the books, But the one who actually makes this thriller movie a great one is Luis Tosar. His killer look and frightening screen presence is enough to say you don't want to mess with this guy in your whole life. He plays the character of Malamadre, a criminal who has nothing to lose and follows a strange code of living. Alberto and Luis shares a unique bond which is the key factor of this prison movie. Also, the supporting cast creates a good ambience in the prison. Overall, it's a fast paced thriller movie and this is the movie that actually introduces me into the Spanish thriller world.
Verdict: Great

Saturday, 16 September 2017

The Raid: Redemption (2011) - 141 min

Country: Indonesia
Director: Gareth Huw Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah & Yayan Ruhian.
An elite squad of 20 men decides to take down a ruthless underworld drug lord. To do that, they need to first secure the apartment building where he owns most of the dangerous criminals living out there.
It's all about the action, the action and the action. Gareth Evans shot each scene with an ease so that the viewer can easily pick up every detail of each blow and that's the main reason why he constantly moves his camera during the combat scenes. The interesting fact about the fight sequences is that the lead actors Uwais and Yayun Choreographed it and those scenes were insane to watch. Mostly, one-on-one fight sequences keep your adrenaline level high for sure. Overall, it's a stunning martial arts film with a lot of bone-breaking sequences and some incredible fight scenes.
Verdict: Great

Friday, 15 September 2017

Bekas (2012) - 97 min

Country: Iraq
Director: Karzan Kader
Cast: Zamand Taha, Sarwar Fazil & Diya Mariwan.
It tells the story of two young brothers, Zana and Dana. They are orphans who live on the streets of Kurdistan. After watching a Superman movie, they decide to go to America to meet him personally and share their problems.
Bekas attempts to talk about the situation in Kurdistan during the 90s. Unfortunately, The strong performances from Zamand Taha and Sarwar Fazil provide an unforgettable experience for the viewer, which force the audience to forget about all the political side of the story. The Johan Holmqvist's cinematography looks gorgeous, showing some beautiful mountains of Kurdistan situated in Iraq. Kader's direction also needs appreciation to make it more realistic and at the same time providing an engaging adventure ride feeling too. Overall, it's a movie that drew you into the passionate journey of the two kids and a must-watch if you like 'Kakkamuttai' kinds of stuff.
Verdict: Great

A Separation (2011) - 123 min

Country: Iran
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat & Sarina Farhadi.
The story opens with a divorce hearing of a couple who may not have any valid reason for the separation. Simin, a middle-class woman wants to leave Iran for a better future for her daughter. Unfortunately, Simin's husband decides to stay and look after his Alzheimer suffering father.
An astonishingly gripping movie that tells the story of a couple's sinking marriage life. Most of the people thinks what's new about this plot, the thing is that Farhadi expands the plot into an inside vision of the day to day life of Iranian peoples and their strong religious beliefs. His characters have their own reasons to do stuff, even though some are not right from others point of view. Farhadi's daughter plays an important role in this mystery-drama movie. Most of the critics say this is the best Iranian movie ever made and for me that's true. The most important thing about this film is every single detail were well thought without any background score. Overall, it's a brilliant movie that relies on the realistic performances from the lead actors and it's a must watch for all movie lovers.
Verdict: Brilliant

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) - 157 min

Country: Turkey
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel & Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan.
Kenan and his mentally retarded brother confessed of murdering a guy. During that time Kenan was drunk and can't remember the exact spot where he buried the body. A small battalion of local authorities makes their way through the Anatolian countryside in a three vehicle caravan to recover the body of the  victim.
A realistic police procedural movie with a lot of unanswered questions and lies a mystery in each conversation. Ceylan took his time to settle down his characters and showing what kind of personalities they bare. He is very good at manipulating the viewing angle of audiences and the small chit-chat scenes of officers were his distraction techniques which you will eventually fall in. Overall, it's a compelling and engaging movie even though it's a slow paced one, try to approach it as a one night road trip through Anatolian landscape.
Verdict: Great

Wednesday, 13 September 2017

The Fencer (2015) - 98 min

Country: Finland
Director: Klaus Härö
Cast: Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere, Liisa Koppel & Joonas Koff
In the early 1950s, Endel left Leningrad to escape from the secret police and takes a job of the sports teacher at a primary school in Estonia. He is a world-class fencing master and decides to start an after school fencing club for the kids. The principal was not very fond of Endel and he started to investigate about Endel's past.
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards and made up to nine films shortlist. This film brings some fresh approaches to the genre. The background scores used in climax sequences were very beautiful to hear. The ending scenes were predictable and somehow it succeeds in creating tension. Haro's directing style was kind of classical type. Overall, it's a beautiful movie and I really enjoyed it.
Verdict: Good

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

A Wolf at the Door (2013) - 100 min

Country: Brazil
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Cast: Leandra Leal, Milhem Cortaz, Fabiula Nascimento, Juliano Cazarré & Thalita Carauta.
Sylvia arrives at school to pick up her daughter and discovers that her daughter has been picked up by an unknown woman. Police start questioning Slyvia and her husband Bernardo. Bernardo confesses about his secret affair with Rosa and he thinks, she might be the one behind this kidnapping.
You can call this movie a darker version of Prisoners Hollywood movie. Most of the intense scenes were long take shot and the kidnapping scene was the best of it. Fernando Coimbra nicely executed the triangle love story and covers all the bases of terrible relationships. The movie really belongs to Leandra Leal, the way she transforms her character is extremely impressive, I would say. Overall, it's a disturbing tale of obsession with some stunning scenes that can make a strong impact on the viewer.
Verdict: Good

Memories of Murder (2003) - 132 min

Country: South Korea
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha, Park Hae-il & Byun Hee-bong.
The story opens with the discovery of a body in a ditch. The two local detectives start to investigate the case using their normal instincts and they don't know how to handle this type of cases. With the arrival of detective Kim Sang-Kyung, the investigation of this murder mystery begins to unfold.
It tells the true story of Korea's first serial killer who raped and murdered his victims during the mid 80's. There are no words to express Bong's craftsmanship, He forces you to speculate on finding the identity of the killer. Bong's clever style of ending the movie still fascinates me and till date this is the best Korean movie I have ever seen in my life. This movie has everything that you wish to have in a movie, engaging performances, thoughtful script and the perfect combo of music & visuals. Overall, it's a highly recommended movie and  will not disappoint you in any manner.
Verdict: Brilliant

Monday, 11 September 2017

Out of the Blue (2006) - 102 min

Country: New Zealand
Director: Robert Sarkies
Cast: Karl Urban, Matthew Sunderland, Lois Lawn, Simon Ferry, Tandi Wright & Paul Glover.
David Gray is an unemployed local guy who lives in a community where neighbors help each other and he was not very friendly to them. One morning he had an argument with a neighbor and shot him with a rifle. After that he lost his control and started to shoot everyone that comes to his sight.
Gray's intentions are still mystery and the film provides nothing much about it. Sunderland's performance as Gray was outstanding and also film succeeds to create the terror of the incident. Robert Sarkies recreates the whole accident wonderfully and he dedicates this film as a tribute to the heroism of the people involved in it. Overall, it's a must watch for those who love true stories.
Verdict: Good

Hear Me (2009) - 109 min

Country: Taiwan
Director: Fen-fen Cheng
Cast: Eddie Peng, Ivy Chen, Yanxi Chen, Bei-an Lo & Mei-Shiu Lin.
Tian Huo works as a delivery boy in his parents' restaurant. While delivering meal boxes he meets a deaf girl named Yang Yang. It tells the cute love story of Tian and Yang. How they manage to overcome their weakness.
It shows the value of relationships and also conveys a good message in the final act. 90% of the film use sign language as the medium to talk, which means the silent talking will definitely take you into their small world. It favors the performances of Ivy Chen and Eddie Peng more, because they need to put so much effort in the body language as well as the signs to express their feelings. Their expressive eyes and mannerism tell the rest. Overall, it gave me an entirely different experience as a viewer and full credit to the entire crew for their hard work.
Verdict: Good

Sunday, 10 September 2017

Land of Mine (2015) - 100 min

Country: Denmark
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Cast: Roland Møller, Mikkel Følsgaard, Laura Bro, Louis Hofmann & Joel Basman.
After the end of German occupation, German soldier prisoners were transferred to Danish authorities. They use those prisoners to remove millions of mines that the Germans had placed in the West coast.
The film creates full on tension from the first scene of untrained soldiers defusing mines by hand. The location was kind of scary and the performances delivered by the young actors were very effective. The sound and special effects team did a fabulous job in making the explosion scenes more terrifying. Those explosive scenes gave me a new experience when I saw this film in theatres on a special occasion. Overall, it's a serious movie and all credits goes to Zandvleit's straight forward storytelling method which makes it a must watch.
Verdict: Great

Saturday, 9 September 2017

Wild Tales (2014) - 122 min

Country: Argentina
Director: Damián Szifron
Cast: Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg and Darío Grandinetti.
Six dark stories with a common desire for revenge that changes the whole equations of their lifestyle. PASTERNAK, THE RATS, THE STRONGEST, BOMBITA, THE PROPOSAL and UNTIL DEATH DO US PART are the titles given to these six stories and revealing the plot will be a spoiler, so this time no plot details.
Like Godfather movie quote 'Revenge is the best dish served cold' and it's always good to see genuine revenge stories like a crime of passion. What happens when Damian Szifron serves you six revenge stories in a plate. Pasternak is the shortest one which is shown before the credits. Of the six entries The Bill and The Rats were less effective to me. Remaining four were perfect and the one that really attaches to my personality is Bombita. I like Bombita, because the lead character was played by Ricardo Darin and he is one of my favorite actor. Overall, Visuals were mind blowing and the remaining departments also help to make a brilliant movie.
Verdict: Brilliant

Friday, 8 September 2017

The Lives of Others (2006) - 137 min

Country: Germany
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Cast: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch &  Ulrich Tukur.
Gerd Wiesler is a member of the Stasi and He is a master interrogator. Also, he can easily recognize when a suspect is lying. His superior, Grubitz gives a surveillance mission to him and asks to gather more information about Georg Dreyman and his actress-girlfriend, Crista Maria Sieland.
It's a character study of two good men and the way it is shown in the film was exceptional. From the facial expressions it was crystal clear that the role of Capt. Gerd Wiesler was made only for Ulrich Muhe to shine on the screen without any competitor. It's always a dream for a debutante director to win Oscar for his first feature film and It won the 2006 Academy Award for Best foreign language film. The supporting cast was great, the storytelling method was impressive, the direction was brilliant and overall it's a perfect movie. Must watch!!!
Verdict: Brilliant

Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Headhunters (2011) - 100 min

Country: Norway
Director: Morten Tyldum
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau & Julie Ølgaard.
Roger, a corporate headhunter lives a luxury life with his tall, beautiful wife and as a side business he steals art paintings to pay the bills. His wife introduces him to a guy named Clas who claims to possess a lost art painting which is worth millions.
It's a stylish cat and mouse game between a normal guy and a cold-blooded mercenary who uses his full military skills to hunt down the opponent. It's an engaging thriller ride that will definitely put you on the edge of your seat. One of Norway's finest actors Aksel Hennie was truly convincing and very much committed to Roger's character. GOT actor Nikolaj handles the intimidating villain role superbly. Director Morten Tyldum is very good at breaking your expectations of what Roger does next, that's the real fun factor of this movie. Overall, it provides a new touch to crime-thriller movies and to date this is the best Norwegian movie that I have ever seen.
Verdict: Great

Monday, 4 September 2017

Totally True Love (2011) - 82 min

Totally True Love (Norwegian: Jørgen + Anne er Sant) is a Norwegian film directed by Anne Sewitsky.
Starring Maria Annette Tanderø Berglyd, Otto Garli, Aurora Bach Rodal & Vilde Fredriksen Verlo.
Anne's personality is entirely different from other girls and friends call her weird. She doesn't believe in love, until one day a handsome boy Jorgen moves into her neighborhood.
It's based on the 1984 novel Jørgen Anne er Sant by Vigdis Hjorth. There is always something special about first love stories. Like, Little Manhattan (2005) this film also deals with same things expect it's from a girl's perspective. Anne Sewitsky's approach to coming of age topic is unique and fresh. The one thing that really fascinates me is Anne and her best friend Beate's friendship. I was so immersed on their friendship that I even forgot it's a love story. Overall, I loved this movie and highly recommended if you like this sort of movies.
Verdict: Good

Saturday, 2 September 2017

Taramani (2017) - 140 min

Taramani is a romantic drama film directed by Ram.
Starring Andrea Jeremiah, Anjali, Vasanth Ravi & Adrian Knight Jesly.
Althiya is a beautiful Anglo-Indian girl who works as an HR in a firm and her personal life is not that cool. She happens to meet a depressed stranger named Prabhu who starts to talk about his former girlfriend and the reasons behind their breakup.
Director Ram gives a voice-over in many places to make the story more interesting by saying things that actually matters or not. He also claims to take it as a Facebook status update process. Both Andrea and debutante Vasanth captivates their role by providing a good performance. Anjali was fine in the extended cameo role of a traditional girl. Yuvan's music and Theni Eeshwar need a huge applaud in molding this romantic drama efficiently. The reason behind 'A' certificate is due to the dialogues and the words that were used in some scenes. Censor board demands to mute some dialogues and in reply to that director select that scene as Taramani's teaser without muting the dialogues he released it. Ram's stunning reply to censor board also boost this movie in box office. Overall, it's a strong movie that deals with adult theme which is told in an unconventional way.
Verdict: Good