FullyHyd Team
Fully Hyderabad
Most Divergent Takes
- Rangoon (2017)9.0 vs TRM 6.0+3.0
- Phantom Thread (2018)10.0 vs TRM 7.1+2.9
- Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016)3.0 vs TRM 5.4-2.4
- Baaghi (2016)7.0 vs TRM 4.7+2.3
- 1921 (2018)7.0 vs TRM 4.8+2.2
Kaala
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jun 2018
Clever ideas, smooth filmmaking and some entrancing acting covering up for a film whose flaws are a result of its reach far exceeding its grasp.
Mercury
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Apr 2018
At just over 100 minutes, Mercury is quite slick, and there aren't any dull moments until the final act ruins everything and leaves a bad aftertaste. That's just such a pity.
October
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Apr 2018
This is not a film that will leave you hanging at the edge of your seat. There are no major plot-twists and no significantly impactful script. The acting is passable and the vibe throughout the film overbearingly sad. Even though there are a few attempts to lighten the mood through Varun Dhawan's glib jokes, the atmosphere remains one of doleful hope. The cinematography, camerawork and music are commendable, and the screenplay and direction are remarkable, but none of them can really take your attention away from all that is lacking in the movie. Unless you're feeling rather masochistic, it's safe to skip this one.
Lady Bird
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Mar 2018
The film, like life itself, cannot attain perfection even though it tries exceedingly hard. But the fact that its story found some originality in those of the seven billion that inhabit the world is commendable.
Pad Man
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2018
But Akshay Kumar grins, weeps and speaks with a feeling that doesn't look like it belongs in this film. There's this one moment where he manages to finally obtain confirmation that he has indeed managed to make a functional sanitary pad, and he's nothing short of lovable there. It is precisely this lovableness that made us breeze through Padman, and will likely ensure that you do, too.
The 15:17 to Paris
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2018
Walking out of the theatre, you get the distinct sense that the three boys had been cheated out of what was a glorious chance to get their story told on screen and reap the plaudits that they rightly deserved.
Phantom Thread
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2018
The story is set in an elegantly designed house that is brilliantly rendered as a claustrophobic nightmare. This is achieved in no small part due to the efforts of the set decorators, designers, prop masters and the many other unsung heroes of every movie who bring their A-game to this one.
Padmaavat
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
And that feeling of deflation you experience is what makes Padmaavat an inessential film-going exercise. While you applaud the effort, support the artists, uphold freedom of speech and expression, and turn a blind eye to the movie's glorification of jauhar, you are left with the sentiment that there was more that could have been done with lesser, and that Bhansali's shtick might be running its course.
Darkest Hour
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
While the movie is competently made, its core intent appears to be to get a legendary actor his long-overdue Oscar and the film might be remembered only as "that film that won Oldman an Oscar" and not much else. You'll remember the poignancy of the "We will fight them at the beaches" speech at the end of Dunkirk more than the elation the same speech tries to induce at the end of this movie.
The Commuter
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
Watch The Commuter for what may just be Liam Neeson's last time on-screen as an action hero, but oh, what a glorious ride it could have been, if only.
The Post
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
...craft alone can't make a good film great. A movie is built on stories one would like to hear and characters one would like to empathize with. The film has one but falters on the other. The measure of the movie's capability to stand out comes with its final shot. It alludes to the burgeoning Watergate Scandal, and you'll realize that you've enjoyed All The President's Men much more than The Post. One was truly great and the other is just good.
1921
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
Simply put, watch this one if you absolutely must. No FOMO here, though.
Paddington 2
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
I could go on and on about all the issues plaguing this film and the subsequent plagues it just might unleash on the world. But I'll simply end it by paraphrasing what one of your own, Kate Beckinsale, said in the movie Serendipity. The English got bad teeth, bad hair and good children's movies. You got the short end of the stick lads, you just don't know it.
Kaalakaandi
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
Kaalakaandi is a great ride. At an hour and fifty minutes long, the film tells its story effectively and without any side-tracking. Sure, there are some expectations in the second half that are not met - like the sudden excitement when you see Khan in a Birdman-like costume, only to see it lead nowhere - but that would be akin to nitpicking just for the heck of it.
Insidious: The Last Key
2018 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2018
Ultimately, the movie stays true to the franchise roots and refuses to make logical sense, but powered by Jason Blum's genius production and marketing strategies, Lin Shaye's performance and an execution that isn't as bad as Friday The 13th The Final Chapter or The Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master or The Return Of Michael Myers, it ensures that you are in for a decently good time at the movies.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2017
In this entry at least, the spectacle is fuelled by true narrative ambition. Because these 150 minutes aim to give you a Star Wars experience you never knew you wanted. Once you've experienced what a great story can do in this universe, settling for anything less is not an option. It's all on you to send the new trilogy off in style Abrams.
Fukrey Returns
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2017
Making up for some blatantly juvenile word-based humour is the film's electric editing. As the spoken words land with a sickening thud, the smooth cuts between characters whose expressions build off each other find those jagged gems of comedy in the murky landscape of this film.
Murder on the Orient Express
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2017
The good people walking in with fresh, unhampered eyes are bound to be entertained by Branagh's antics and the story itself, whereas weary aficionados of literature and cinema are bound to leave their halls moderately entertained at a version whose existence seems unnecessary.
Golmaal Again
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Oct 2017
When the most offensive part of a Bollywood comedy is two men insensitively wearing Klu Klux Klan robes as ghostly garb (sure most Indians won't get the context, but you are releasing this film worldwide right?) instead of crude sex jokes and copious amounts of inane sequences, you've done something right.
Secret Superstar
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Oct 2017
As the movie does not lend itself to comedy as much, I'll throw in an observation of my own to send you home thinking if not smiling. Salman Khan still rules Eid and Aamir Khan still rules Christmas but Shahrukh Khan has been ousted from his tentpole Diwali release date. What does this mean?
Chef
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Oct 2017
After watching the original Chef, I made it a point to learn the name of the man who was responsible for those stunning dishes. Tasting chef Roy Choi's food has been a specific goal on my bucket list ever since. Even though this film dropped the names of the chefs who masterminded the dishes in it, I couldn't care less about remembering their names as I walked out of the cinema.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Sep 2017
Each step along the treacherous path needs to be placed with utmost caution because lush landscapes and effable casts are great motivators to make a film but a few steps in the wrong direction leave an explosion of undercooked sub-plots, extended runtimes and unthreatening villains that the movie might not recover from.
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Aug 2017
Annabelle: Creation is a welcome addition to the cinematic universe created by James Wan (director of The Conjuring and Annabelle), not to be missed by horror movie buffs. This horror universe is not far behind the Marvel and DC CUs, complete with origin stories, recurring characters and call backs to real life (keep an eye out for the Raggedy Ann doll, a nod to the true story behind Annabelle) - there are even two post-credit scenes, so don't be in a hurry to leave once the credits start to roll!
Bareilly Ki Barfi
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Aug 2017
Through all these pitfalls, the film works as the perfect cure for a lazy weekend afternoon. A walk to your nearest multiplex with a few people you enjoy watching films with could give you a few laughs and a feeling of your paisa being vasooled. As a work of art, however, this one struggles to get anywhere lower than its dry crust.
Jab Harry Met Sejal
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Aug 2017
Engaging screenplays are hard to come by because an engaging screenplay needs a compelling conflict. While Ali's previous works Highway, Rockstar, Jab We Met, Tamasha etc. while imperfect had conflicts, and dramatic and thematic elements that wove their characters together, Jab Harry Met Sejal is as flimsy as its conceit.
Tubelight
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Jun 2017
Unless you are a fan of Bhai who has yakeen in the entertainment value of Salman Khan's face, it would be wise to skip this one. This Tubelight may leave you in a darker mood than Lights Out ever could.
Half Girlfriend
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · May 2017
Half Girlfriend is a film that makes you laugh and cry - you laugh at the folly of wasting your time on it, and cry tears of exasperation. If you want to watch people playing basketball and falling in love, we recommend renting Kuch Kuch Hota Hai instead - at least that one has some nostalgia added in.
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Apr 2017
Bahubali: The Conclusion positively glows in comparison to contemporary Indian films. The visuals are awe-inducing, the fights breathtaking, and the film overall jaw-dropping. It's just that you wish Rajamouli had cared a little less about getting jaws to drop and a little more about getting hearts to beat.
Begum Jaan
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Apr 2017
If you've seen the original or intend to at some point, give Begum Jaan a miss. Although, a first-rate Vidya Balan act is reason you shouldn't.
Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Apr 2017
Passing this one off even as a one-time watch would be being very, very liberal.
Naam Shabana
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Apr 2017
Naam Shabana works because of some wonderful acting by Taapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher, and some breathtaking aerial shots of Vienna, Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai. If you're a fan of any of the leads, by all means head for the nearest cinema screening this one. And if you leave dejected by the entirety of it, well, you were warned.
Phillauri
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Mar 2017
Phillauri is an entertaining watch - though it would probably help if you're along for Kanan's "trip" of choice.
Rangoon
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2017
Pace aside, I often found myself slowing down to look at the details. Like how a black night frame is lit in amber fire and I just want to see those faces in that glow. Or like how Bhardwaj's version of Jana Gana Mana plays out - stirring, yet disarming. All too often, the frames and the score knit into each other like they were conceived together in the same beautiful mind. And that beautiful mind, even with its scars, shines bright at anyone who cares to look into the window to its world.
The Ghazi Attack
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2017
...the good news is that we left the hall with one single happy thought - the film works.
Jolly LLB 2
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2017
Although Jolly LLB 2 doesn't feature the most inventive court trial in Indian cinema history, it is certainly high on tragedy, raw emotions, morals and starkness of justice, and will appeal to both the thinking and the commercial audiences.
Kaabil
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2017
Kaabil has most of the right ingredients for a thriller - a cerebral protagonist, clever fight sequences, some scattered wit, brilliant casting and immersive screenplay among others. The fight choreography and methodologies, and Rohan's whole blind-fighter role have the bearing of Daredevil or Batman. A little meandering in the direction in the second half, the pointless item number and some holes in logic at the end spoil what might otherwise been a remarkable film, but Kaabil is still worth a one-time watch.
Raees
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2017
The filmmaker's flourishes along with the actors' rich performances could prove to be worth your ticket money. However, the film still walks a tight rope on morality. Add to that the political atmosphere where religion and economics are often mixed up, and you'll begin to observe that the tight-rope walk is held on top of burning embers. Whether the rope-walker walks the rope or falls to be burnt really depends on the viewer. All we can tell you is it's a, well, perplexing trick.
The Founder
2017 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2017
The film which flaunts its sense of irony in the title plays mostly non-judgmental, but only so much rationalization can be thrown to justify a corporate scandal. Like in Wolf Of Wall Street and There Will Be Blood, we see an entrepreneur making no stops for emotional evaluation, but there is no fall, no payback and no repentance. Did we forget that this is a true story? Now it's all the more horrifying, isn't it?
Arrival
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2016
Arrival is an engaging experience. While the plot might raise many logical questions, it never lets its focus be diverted from the questions it wants you to ask. If not for anything else, this film is a must-watch at least for Amy Adams' terrific performance.
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2016
Whether Smith has a thing for emotionally manipulative stories, or this is his version of playing to the awards gallery, he should realize this is not working. It looks like he didn't learn the right lessons from his Seven Pounds. Hope he does from this one.
Wajah Tum Ho
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2016
When a film is outright abominable, the reviewer wants to draw out his daggers. He spends time on finding innovative ways to poke at the disgrace. Both cases make for interesting writing experiences.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Oct 2016
Karan Johar is no heart surgeon. He isn't the most talented story-teller. But his story's got heart. And he's sincere about telling it. He reminds you of that friend who'd dabble in poetry and would recite some in a get-together. You wouldn't perhaps remember much of it the next day, but if you indulge him he could stop the evening from getting dull. Only difference is, Johar has enough money to get his poems published.
Freaky Ali
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Sep 2016
Technically the film is below average. The direction is below par, and the film struggles to make a point clearly. Freaky Ali is essentially a badly-written film - golf isn't cricket or boxing to begin with, and despite the director having three hours, he cannot get you connected with the sport.
Happy Bhag Jayegi
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Aug 2016
The movie is well-edited as well (Ninad Khanolkar), and that partially lifts it out of its drab writing. Nevertheless, HBJ is still a small-town saga lacking in novelty, romance and adventure, and less than a riveting watch. You can safely skip this one.
Mohenjo Daro
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Aug 2016
Mohenjo Daro is too boring to be a "time-pass" film, and takes facts too trivially to be a "serious" history film. Watch it for the cast and the art direction, maybe the VFX. Better still, don't watch it at all.
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jul 2016
Your kids may appreciate this one and that's largely because they're a forgiving lot. You might like it if you haven't watched The Jungle Book. All things considered, you're not necessarily going to regret avoiding this not-so-legendary Legend.
Raman Raghav 2.0
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jun 2016
These sort of films aren't exactly evergreen material. The content, we mean. Crime films, dark films, disturbing films are watched often, but the deal is that the audience needs a certain novelty in presentation. You could call it shock value if there's emphasis on the negativity, but the idea really is to give the audience a sense of seeing something they've not seen before.
Udta Punjab
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jun 2016
Udta Punjab isn't particularly hard-hitting but is, nonetheless, a tender film which ably narrates two engaging stories. Just make sure to pitch your expectations right when you walk into the hall.
Money Monster
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · May 2016
At any rate, it becomes quite satisfying escapist fare. And that isn't exactly a bad thing. Like those songs you play a few times and forget, Money Monster holds your attention while you watch it, but you best leave it alone after that.
1920 London
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · May 2016
So, yes, you don't find it easy to call 1920 London outrightly horrible. Now, is it great cinema? Hah, that's a laugh - of course it isn't. It barely manages to be tolerable. However, if you go with your usual low expectations for a Bollywood horror film, you might find this just about passable.
Traffic
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · May 2016
As we go through our humdrum living getting accustomed to regularity and blind to the unfamiliar, a story like Traffic gives us a reason to reflect on this extraordinary world that we live in. That is perhaps worth the dough you shell out at the box-office.
Baaghi
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · May 2016
Ideally, you'd leave this film alone and befriend Netflix this weekend. However, if you have a ritual where you visit a movie hall every weekend, and you can satisfy yourself with good-looking people and good-looking frames, and you are very clear that you'll watch no film where you might need subtitles, then you can perhaps catch Baaghi.
Teraa Surroor
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Mar 2016
There's utter disregard for cohesive and transitional logic throughout, and you start to feel like you're in the middle of a nightmare brought on by a bad case of indigestion - you're in pain, it's all very confusing, but you can't wake up.
Aligarh
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2016
The striking thing about Aligarh, as with Shahid, is that it doesn't give in to the temptation of having to make someone else a villain. There is subtle bespeaking of the less-than-noble intentions of the university administration, but there is no scene where they are actively being villainous. The film just doesn't dwell on them, and spends its time on its protagonist's story alone. If you finally feel he had been given a bad deal, then the film has registered its success without having to point a finger at anyone.
The Revenant
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2016
DiCaprio's may be an effortful and even masterful performance, but it isn't a great one. Just like how the film is effortfully and masterfully made but will not be remembered or even re-watched after the hype dies down. What's missing, we can't easily articulate. We can't give it a name. But we can tell you where to look for it - Tom Hardy's performance.
Krishnashtami
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2016
Indeed, Krishnashtami is just one more entry in that tall and wide pile. We wouldn't complain if it worked, but the movie barely holds itself together.
Neerja
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2016
Neerja stops being a well-made but rather distant film about a hijack and a hero, and transforms into a souvenir you'll hold close to your heart. You now have to look at it from the mother's moist eyes. You'll have to register the indescribable difficulty of never being able to see her child again. But you'll also have to comprehend her steeling up to the responsibility her daughter's sacrifice entails for her - of staying strong and spreading the inspiration.
Garam
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Feb 2016
Garam is by no means an extraordinary movie or even a good enough one. You'd perhaps enjoy yourself if you didn't pay too much attention. And that's as much as this reviewer thought could be said about it. Who knew it could spawn an interesting discussion?
Airlift
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2016
For an audience used to templates, formulae and stereotypes, it is interesting to see a hero who isn't about landing blows on the enemy but about taking blow after blow and still trudging on. It is even more interesting where patriotism isn't about hating someone with a passion but loving our own people and doing something, anything, for them.
The Hateful Eight
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2016
It doesn't try to entertain. Not for a long while, at least. Therefore, much of the mainstream audience is out. The more vocal ones will dismiss it as a proper film. Further, it doesn't emphasise on the viscerality that Tarantino is known for - there is violence, of course, but it isn't the point of the film. But that's possibly because the so-called 'gratuitous' violence just met with some 'gratuitous' chopping at the censor board. That accounts for the sleeping members in the audience. For a lot of people, it would be quite unfathomable on why the film even got made.
Soggade Chinni Nayana
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2016
...this is the most festive release this week, and barring those rather minor flaws you'll find lots of reasons to like Soggaade Chinni Naayana. Might as well take the risk, eh?
Point Break
2016 · Fully Hyderabad · Jan 2016
The film and its title push us to use a superb reference (BBC's Black Adder) for a superbly dull film. We have this to say - Point Break is like a broken pencil. It's pointless.
Bengal Tiger
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2015
The scariest thing about Bengal Tiger is that it might end up becoming a hit due to Ravi Teja's following in the masses. If that does happen, God save us from a spate of similar movies. And if it doesn't, there's still hope for Tollywood.
The Peanuts Movie
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2015
It's like opening the newspaper to find a small four-panel comic, chuckling, being moved, and moving on.
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Dec 2015
Historical inaccuracies aren't new or undesirable to Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind is a bare shadow of Slyvia Nasser's book). His strengths usually lie in bending real incidents to suit his drama requirements. If he'd stuck just to thrills or just to drama, the film would have been greatly satisfying. However, he attempts more here and ends up with less. A pity.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
At the end of the day, Mockingjay Part 2 is like a perfectly good piece of candy that has been ruined by stretching it out till it lost its original flavor. Either way, it's time to give this franchise the famous three-finger salute and bid it farewell.
Socha Na Tha
2005 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
Apart from being based on a morally dubious plot, the film splatters all over itself as it moves into the second half, with no entertainment in an all-uphill losing battle by a witless Viren trying to fend off a terribly excited avalanche. It has its moments in a bit of humor in the first half, in some great acting by young Ayesha Takia and in some melodious songs, but there's nothing that makes you caw in glee after like 30 minutes.
Tamasha
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
Ali tries to be a dream peddler with this one, with only partial success. Tamasha could still inspire you if you looked beyond the execution and peered into the heart of the story. We'll call a spade a spade, and tell you that you might not get as entertained as you'd expect from a Kapoor-Padukone romance. However, we hope this mild misfire doesn't really impact Ali's own dreams - he does have some really good ones, you know.
Size Zero (Inji Iduppazhagi)
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
Size Zero is a one-time watch if only for Anushka. Ironic that after preaching big is beautiful in this film, she finds herself under immense pressure to lose weight and "get back in shape" for Baahubali 2.
Cheekati Rajyam
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
...is a dark little film with no subplots or entertainment just for the sake of it. The ending hints at a franchise with inspectors Diwakar and Mallika (Trisha) - bring it on, we say!
Akhil - The Power Of Jua
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
Akhil reminds you of the non-stick tawas sold on television. All the incessant advertising and the beaming faces of people in them telling you just how awesome these tawas are. When you finally get one, your dosa invariably sticks to the damn pan. You end up wishing they spent money on making a better product rather on selling it.
Spectre
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
... you can enjoy Spectre for the same reasons you generally enjoy Bond films - the sleek action, the amazing lead, the cheeky humour, the music, the gadgetry and the Bond girls. Oh wait, the kisses got censored (with awful jump cuts, mind you). Now that's one thing that'll ruin our toddy tapper's visceral experience.
X: Past Is Present
2015 · Fully Hyderabad · Nov 2015
Although it feels aimless and self-indulgent throughout the first half, X: Past Is Present finds some purpose towards the end. However, you'll have to be exceedingly forgiving to sit through the first half waiting for the movie to find itself later on.