The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

They say its inspired by a true story. If that is the case, i would definitely like to meet Chris Gardner(played by Will Smith). He's perseverance personified and convinces us as to how trifling our problems in life actually are, when compared to what he went through.

The story of a struggling family, a struggling father desperately trying to make ends meet for his family, yet optimistic of a betterment. Sounds cliched? Watch the movie, you'll be surprised at how far things go. You'll be amazed at the performance of Will Smith. Some of the scenes in the movie are priceless. I stand vindicated in my claim that Will Smith is one helluva actor.

Inspirational movie!

Note: its spelt 'happyness'!!

concept 7.5/10
performance 8.5/10 (rivetting will smith)
screenplay 8/10
technical 7.5/10

Overall 7.9/10

Cheeni Kum (2007)

My judgment on this should not be seen as fair because i believe i have seen a ripped version of the movie, with few scenes missing. I feel so because, i'm among very few people who hated this movie with fervent fervour, so to invent a nonsense phrase! Also when i 'googled' for some pics, i saw some that i didn't, in the movie. duh!

However, a few scenes maketh not a movie. so i can safely say that this movie sucks!! The missed scenes made the difference between unpalatable and horrendous. And mind you, i always tilt the benefit of doubt towards the positive. so u see!

"SPOILER WARNING"
picked up that phrase from IMDB..felt its cool..but hey! don't laugh it off..i'm really giving it away..there is this 6 yr old grand mom in the movie; no i didn't get the number wrong, but i certainly didn't get the logic in that. She goes on and on in the movie, waxing eloquent on the philosophy of life, intricacies of love, turbulence of the mind..my! my! seems becoming terminally ill comes with a bonus of exemplary enlightenment

Amitabh is a 64 year old restaurateur cum master chef and tabu is a 34 year old unknown entity with no work and lot of money. Hence she's holidaying in London and meets AB at his authentic indian restaurant and unwittingly falls in love. AB does look hot though!! loved the short pony tail. Age is not a problem, but the way their romance progresses is, i feel. Mind you, the missing scenes may have distorted my opinion here so i won't delve much

Comedy was DEFINITELY super sad!! so bad, i don't even recall any jokes.

Oh yes!! if you replaced AB with shahid Kapur, no scene would have felt out of place. Maybe that tells u a bit about the maturity in AB's role.

so thats that. avoidable movie unless ofcos the missed scenes are a revelation!

concept 3/10 (considering the girl, AB's mom et al, but ok otherwise)
performance 7/10 (can't give more, couldn't stand that girl)
screenplay 3/10 (blech!!..)
technical 7/10

overall 5/10

The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

this movie guarantees some good laughs. Steve Carrel does a terrific job as...well..the title of the movie!..lol
Its your typical hollywood comedy...laugh laugh laugh..become serious for a minute towards the end...feel happy...laugh again
Its the serious part that defines the class of the movie. mind you, it defines the class, not the entertainment value. Here, the class is pretty crass, but entertainment value is high. Just give your brain some rest, sit back on the couch with your supply of favourite nibbles and laugh away

Concept 7/10
Performance 8/10
Screenplay 7.5/10
technical 7/10

overall 7.4/10

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

I got interested in this movie purely for Johnny Depp and i can say that it is just watchable. You don't feel lke that through the beginning of the movie, but towards the end it becomes so purely a fantasy that you don't feel like being associated with it. Otherwise, its a perfectly fine movie. Terrific performance as always from Depp. Tim Burton does a great job in thrilling the audience so much so i thought this is going to be a horror movie. great settings throughout the movie. The rest of the cast are purely supportive, nothing much warranted of them.

performance 8/10
concept 7/10
screenplay 8/10
technical 8/10

overall 7.7

Music and Lyrics (2007)

can't help it; I'm a sucker for romantic comedies. couple that with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore in the lead and you can expecting something really nice. i did and i'm not disappointed. Music and Lyrics is the perfect movie to soothe your nerves after a hard day's work. It flows along effortlessly with typical performances from Grant and Barrymore. There's delightful on screen chemistry between them and that goes a long way to show how important casting is. I mean, here's a movie that has a done to death basic theme; it's the actors that give it life. Hugh Grant seems to specialize in self-abasing roles and Drew Barrymore in hare-brained ones. Its a cute combination and it works here.


Nothing much else to mention here. Not a movie to be dissected for technicalities. Watch it and observe a smile appear on your lips. simple :)

Concept 7/10
Performance 9/10
Screenplay 8/10
Technical 8/10 ( 8 is kinda my average rating, started too high, u see)

Overall 8/10

Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End (2007)

The 3rd installment of Johny Depp..err Pirates of the Caribbean is the Cinematic equivalent of a jigsaw puzzle...throughout the movie, i was trying to understand what was happening, failing mostly. Thats kinda bad when it could all have been much clearer coz this is not meant to be a thriller. The movie starts from somewhere, goes all over the place, rams back to a focal point and fizzles away, blatantly pointing towards a 4th installment..which sounds desperate. The freshness is already lost, so much so that Capt. Jack Sparrow's (Depp) eccentricities fail to tickle as much this time. will turner and Elizabeth are the same boring selves. basically its all the same, except with lot of new confusion. All that is the bad about the movie

what's good is the thrill associated with trying to piece together tit-bits of information that come your way. The graphics are as always exceptional and the action sequences are well done. The humour element is still strong albeit a bit stereotyped. Johny Depp as always is marvellous...its all about him now; thats not a nice thing to opine about a movie

Cuba's the next..watch out!!

Concept 6.5/10 (for all the chaos)
Performance 8/10
Screenplay 7.5/10
Technical 9/10

Overall 7.8/10

Delhi Heights (2007)

Delhi Heights is the cinematic equivalent of bullshit. There is nothing good worth mentioning about the movie. This is a script which even Tom Cruise would not be able to pull off. Do i now need to say anything further with the ilk of jimmy shergill and Neha Dhupia in the lead? Jimmy Shergill can still act, but Neha Dhupia!! What is she doing in bollywood? Forget acting, she doesn't even look great. At times she cons you into believing that she's showing the right emotion, but soon u'll realise that the dead-pan expression is all she has to offer, whatever be the situation. to top that, we have ridiculous direction, outrageous dialogues and an abysmal supporting cast. The only positive for the movie is rabbi shergill's song. Om Puri does justice to his role and so does the bookie character, but they're purely auxiliary roles!

a few hours of torture, thats Delhi Heights in a nutshell

concept 4/10 (done to death theme)
performance 4/10
screenplay 5/10
technical 4/10

overall 4.3/10