Nishi Tiwari
Rediff
Most Divergent Takes
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)1.0 vs TRM 5.2-4.2
- Kaun Kitne Paani Mein (2015)2.0 vs TRM 5.1-3.1
- I Love New Year (2015)1.0 vs TRM 4.1-3.1
- Super Model (2013)1.0 vs TRM 3.7-2.7
- Zid (2014)1.0 vs TRM 3.5-2.5
Silver Linings Playbook
2012 · Rediff · Nov 2015
One would wonder how funny a story about a train-wreck of a marriage, two clinically neurotic people fighting their inner demons and compulsive bookmaking can be. One would wonder before watching David O Russell's delightful romance-comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook.
Bhaag Johnny
2015 · Rediff · Sep 2015
If you ask me, you'd do well to just let Johnny escape this weekend and find something actually fun to do instead.
Meeruthiya Gangsters
2015 · Rediff · Sep 2015
If you loved the Gangs of Wasseypur movies, you'll find Meeruthiya Gangsters engaging in parts. Not a bad attempt at all for a debutant director.
Kaun Kitne Paani Mein
2015 · Rediff · Sep 2015
Unfortunately, the storytelling in Kaun Kitne Paani Mein uniformly starts out with much force but falls short of realising its potential.
Fantastic Four
2015 · Rediff · Aug 2015
Fantastic Four tries really hard to be cool and witty, but the only thing fantastic about it is the way it manages to make superheroes seem unremarkable.
Bangistan
2015 · Rediff · Aug 2015
Bangistan is eventually reduced to being a satire on the notion of a satire, falling tremendously short of a bang for your buck.
I Love New Year
2015 · Rediff · Jul 2015
Kangana does manage to salvage a scene or two with her now-famous screen presence. But that's pretty much it. Give this one a miss if you love New Year's Eve. Or new York. Or both.
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
2015 · Rediff · Jun 2015
Like many of its peers, Miss Tanakpur takes off with a great premise but fails to realise its full potential.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015 · Rediff · Mar 2015
...strikes as overly verbose and preachy.
Dirty Politics
2015 · Rediff · Mar 2015
Dirty Politics represents the same online trolls it resembles -- a potential threat given its ability to misguide the masses with its half-baked ideas and smug ignorance.
Coffee Bloom
2015 · Rediff · Mar 2015
Shot on location in Coorg, the film offers scenic views of the majestic estate and the idyllic life its owners lead. The conversations, however, are less poetic. The dialogues oscillate between verbose and flippant throughout the film, consequently diluting the impact the film's key moments could have otherwise had.
Hawaizaada
2015 · Rediff · Jan 2015
While the background score of the film is as uninspired as its screenplay, the many songs are generic at best. Hawaizaada, in the end, is a flight of fancy that fails to take off.
Zid
2014 · Rediff · Nov 2014
Almost everything about Zid can be best described as botched...
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
2014 · Rediff · Nov 2014
The only thing Zid has going for it is the atmospheric chills it offers by way of perennially grey skies, dense foliage around the bungalow and beyond, and the sense of distant melancholy the camera lends to the scenes.
Happy Ending
2014 · Rediff · Nov 2014
Happy Ending, at its core, is pretentious and doesn't quite live up to expectations, save for Govinda, who lights up the screen with his mere presence and those legendary moves. In a film that every cast member is so desperately trying to fit in, he is the only one who actually manages to convince us that he truly belongs there and he knows it.
3AM
2014 · Rediff · Sep 2014
...the story of a paranormal investigation gone wrong, both for the film and the viewer...For horror film lovers, 3 AM will evoke more chuckles than chills.
Mad About Dance
2014 · Rediff · Aug 2014
...if you love dancing and have an ear for British-Punjabi music, watch this movie solely for the extended dance-off towards the end when Dr Zeus makes an appearance too.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014 · Rediff · Aug 2014
The Hundred-Foot Journey has a few ingredients that go into making a cracker of a dish -- two acting stalwarts who light up the screen with their mere presence, several gastronomically evocative shots, and beautiful locales. Unfortunately, it's got the recipe all wrong.
Pizza
2014 · Rediff · Jul 2014
If you're a fan of the genre and have lamented the sorry state Hindi horror films have been in, give this one a chance. It's a spook-fest that might just instill hope for better things to come.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
2014 · Rediff · Jul 2014
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil would have done much better for itself had it tried to find its original voice, instead of pandering to a vague idea of what sells when it comes to love stories. Because who has ever cracked the code for that?
The Xposé
2014 · Rediff · May 2014
Saddled with glaring plot holes, caricaturish supporting cast, unintentionally funny punchlines, and Himesh Reshammiya, The Xpose is like Gunda, with better production values
Dishkiyaoon
2014 · Rediff · Mar 2014
The comic punches are too few and far between, plot twists make little sense and are saddled with glaring loopholes. The film's climax will take you by surprise. Which is not to say that it's a well-made thriller. It just means that you got so engrossed in trying to make sense of this haphazardly put-together story, you didn't have much time to realise there'd be the big reveal at the end of it for you to apprehend.
August: Osage County
2014 · Rediff · Mar 2014
While August Osage County starts off by giving you a small lump in the throat, it leaves one wondering in the end if you sympathise less with human failings when they are up in your face screaming for attention.
Club 60
2013 · Rediff · Dec 2013
...starts off on a promising note but its downward spiral comes faster than one could apprehend. Now would be a great time to stop referencing old films if filmmakers really want to break new grounds with fresh story ideas.
War Chhod Na Yaar
2013 · Rediff · Oct 2013
The first half of War Chhod Na Yaar has the pitch-perfect tone of a war comedy with some real gems that bind the narrative....All said and done though, this is a start. Hope India's second war comedy will stick to the brief.
Super Model
2013 · Rediff · Sep 2013
...everything it shouldn't be -- dowdy, uninteresting, and clumsy.
Fukrey
2013 · Rediff · Jun 2013
Formulas in Hindi films, no matter how popular or timeless, have been known to run their course in due time. So it comes as a mild disappointment when a film co-produced by Akhtar, a film that looked so promising on paper, fails to deliver.
Aashiqui 2
2013 · Rediff · May 2013
As I see it, what probably started as an interesting story idea -- troubled artists, dynamics in a relationship -- eventually got buried under the debris of random motifs from previous hits delivered by the Bhatt camp.
Aatma
2013 · Rediff · Apr 2013
Aatma does push the boundaries with some mildly grotesque scenes and better production values.
I, Me Aur Main
2013 · Rediff · Mar 2013
I Me Aur Main falters with its plot, does a mild disservice to the ladies and is unreasonably forgiving of its protagonist. If you can get past that, it's a film you wouldn't mind watching once.
Zila Ghaziabad
2013 · Rediff · Mar 2013
To put it mildly, Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage.