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Martin D'Souza's Film Reviews
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What works for the movie apart from Farhan is the sports theme, the races, which give you that ‘live’ stadium feel, and the moments of brilliance in between.
What goes against the film is its length. It clocks 3 hours eight minutes. There are unwanted songs (two of them) that pull the narrative in the opposite direction. Apart from that, the picturisation of the song when Milkha comes to meet Sonam is confusing. Something you saw in the eighties when fillers were needed to mask a poor script.
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…for me the real hero of the film is Mahendra Shetty. Every scene is a picture, painstakingly painted. If the makers want to have an exhibition of LOOTERA, they will have hundreds of visuals and I dare say it will be a full house. Such is the intensity… each visual has its own narrative. LOOTERA could have been Bollywood’s Gone With The Wind. But like the last leaf that is tied to the tree, the second half hinges on a plot that takes a nose dive after a breathtaking first half.
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RAANJHANAA is not a love triangle; it handles the emotions of four young lovers. And what draws you to it is the opening dialogue as Kundan goes into flashback. There’s something in the simplicity in his voice and his diction. His parting dialogue too, is practical and full of love. It will tear you apart. ”Mood nahin hai,” he says with that same love even though he has been ‘stabbed in the back’. Listen to the entire sentiment.
As you leave the theatre, you feel that ‘Titanic’ emotion.
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At the end of the movie, you wonder why you did not walk out within the first 20 minutes.
As banally as the story above is narrated (read review written), so is the movie. Ridiculous. I guess, some producers have found a shortcut to spending money!
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This film does not have the chutzpah of a ROCKSTAR; neither does it have the simplicity of ROCKET SINGH: SALESMAN OF THE YEAR or WAKE UP SID. In short, Ranbir fans will be disappointed.
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At the heart of I DON’T LUV U lies a very relevant issue. But sadly, that’s left for too late by which time you have been treated to some rather raw, amateurish scenes
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It would not be wrong to term AURANGZEB as the Indian version of Godfather for hits sheer power in script and performance. What’s more you are involved in the game as you try to figure out who is the ultimate good guy. Verdict: Not to be missed
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Frivolous trash with some juvenile dialogues that will make you feel asinine. GO GOA GONE can easily be rated in the top two of the worst movies of the century.
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GIPPI is delectably served. Not only the girls, but also boys of every age will love it. Moreover, parents are going to have a fab time identifying with the characteristics of the children enacting various roles. Puberty was never so well-presented on screen before!
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There’s not much to savor except the brilliance of Nawazuddin Siddiqui. If only for his performance and a brief cameo in the same frame by Sadashiv Amrapurkar, you will not mind walking in.