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IANS's Film Reviews
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The twists in the plotline, impressive performances by the cast along with Adaline’s anxiety and the outcome of her decision, are what keep you hooked to the screen.
Blake Lively as Adaline is remarkable. She looks sophisticated and genuine with her clipped diction and gait.
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Unlike other films that speak about dystopian societies, “Tomorrowland” has a very positive and optimistic approach. Visually, the film is bright and cheerful thanks to cinematographer Claudio Miranda’s brilliant camera work, production designer Scott Chambliss’s fine production output and music composer Michael Giacchino’s elevating background score.
The only issue is that though the film ends on a very upbeat note, it does not offer any solutions to the issues it raised.
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Director Anand L.Rai’s plot is punctuated with moments of family tension and spiced with great rustic colloquial one-liners that sparkle. The dialogues keep you in splits.
His screenplay is frothy and he takes a lazy approach in certain scenes. Though scene after scene you roll with laughter, they falter at times with forced humour.
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Considering this to be a children’s film, the plot is a bit complex and a torture to keep track of. The humour too is not focussed; it oscillates from catering to the adults and children.
Ultimately, with the chaotic excitement of the adventure, the little life’s lessons for the kids are lost in the narration. Nevertheless, kids will enjoy the film.
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With less of action between the protagonists and more of discerning analysis of the emotion, “love”, the script only surfs through the subject. Romance, “an adventurous risk”, is tackled theoretically and thus, loses its focus occasionally. Also, the climax ends on a weak note, hence the film does not create or leave an impact on the viewers.
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‘Lingaa’ gives Rajinikanth a ticket to entertain his fans and he doesn’t let them down.
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Visually, the film is stunning with visual effects and computer generated images, but again it shares the same palette of all its previous editions. The only exception here being, set in winter; the action on frozen ice adds drama and freshness to the otherwise staid output.
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Zed Plus is that precious work of art where every actor and technician gets into the correct mood without caring about who’s watching.Tongue wedged firmly in cheek, Chandraprakash Dwivedi delivers a trenchant and ticklish comment on present-day politics where individuals get sucked into exploitative politics more by will than force.
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With overall good production values, cinematography and action, which includes an unexpected car chase, “Horrible Bosses 2″, with a potential for a truly dark comedy is, in turn just an ordinarily, good-natured comedy sans the bosses. It clearly lacks the zing.
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Mockingjay – Part 1″ lacks the zing of an adventure film. During its entire run time, it just concentrates on creating a setting for the next part. Overall, the film is well-made and drab. It is not in the least entertaining or satisfying. Yet it lures you to look forward to the concluding edition