Top Rated Films
Danish Bagdadi's Film Reviews
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‘Begin Again’ is a beautifully crafted product filled with good, earnest performances that emanate sincerity. However the movie’s emotionally kind of hollow by the end and low on plot. You will enjoy the movie, but I doubt there would be much to remember from your experience once you’ve stepped out of the cinema.
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This is the X-Men movie which we deserved after the second one and the worthy alternate to the Avengers universe. It has heart-pounding action sequences, brilliant performances, amazing effects, heavy themes, great one-liners and some truly heart warming moments; don’t miss it. Also don’t forget to stick around till after the credits, where the upcoming sequel is cryptically foreshadowed.
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Million Dollar Arm is a sweet little film filled with a predictable plot and some stereotyping which might rub some the wrong way. Honestly I’ve seen way worse and if anything, this movie tries to be far more grounded than most. Watch it, you won’t be disappointed.
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‘Divergent’ has a strong central performance from Woodley and works quite well for more than half of its running length when it focuses on her training. However once it jumps to the larger conspiracy part of things, all goes down quicker than you can say Titanic.
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Easily one of the best movies to come out of Marvel, has enough humour and heart along with all the blockbuster elements that make you love a good superhero movie.
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‘Noah’ is movie filled with visually and thematically riches that will offer much for those looking for more than just a simple retelling of the tale of Noah. Yes, it is cumbersome and some of the dialouge and scenes worthy of unintentional laughter but despite it’s flaws it works.
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A little lower on the testosterone quotient and more stylish than the first, the sequel doesn’t disappoint. Watch it and then probably read about the real battle of Artemisium.
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Liam Neeson’s gnarly and grizzled performance coupled with a highly enjoyable if entirely superfluous setup makes this an enjoyable watch for much of its running length. Only nose-diving and crash landing in its highly senseless ending more akin to the ‘Taken’ series than anything Christie or Hitchcock have conjured.
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‘The Monuments Men’ has some brilliant scenes coupled with a beautifully mounted production, which keep the movie afloat during times when the screenplay fails you on the overall. Much like the mission in the movie, the intent is good; the execution however leaves a lot to be desired. I’d recommend a watch in the theatres but would also recommend a watch of John Frankenheimer’s, high octane action-adventure, ‘The Train’ (1964) which had somewhat of a similar subject but got all the right ingredients to make an exciting watch.
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The LEGO movie has it all, jokes, references, exciting action sequences and brilliant voice acting. It’s a treat for adults and kids alike, don’t miss this one.