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Alekhya Das

@Alekhya Das-3922 · On TheReviewMonk since 2016 · Last rated Jul 2016

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Most given: 1 (6 films)Perfect 10s: 342% of ratings below 5.5

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AlekhyaMonk Score (critics)0 ———— 10
Sultan

2016 · You 1 · Critics 6.5

−5.5

Singh Is Bling

2015 · You 1 · Critics 4.3

−3.3

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10
Pather Panchali 1955

Reviewed 16 May 2016

Satyajjt Ray's mother had to sell her jewelry so that his son can make this movie because no producer was coming forward to produce this. Nobody went to the cinemas to watch this movie when it released in Kolkata. Then it went abroad, won a lot of prestigious awards and then all shows were going housefull. That's how India got it's BEST, i repeat, the BEST director till date. I'm too film handicap to judge this movie. This is a gem. Every single scene is looks like a million dollar pic. Absolute brilliant.

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5
Jai Ho 2014

Reviewed 16 May 2016

Jai Ho has a good concept (copied though), but the execution is bad. Jai, an upright common man is fighting a retiring war against corruption and unfairness. Honest and incorruptible, he has made it his mission to help as many people as he can. The main theme is quite simple – help somebody and then request that person to lend a helping hand to somebody else – thus forming an ever growing circle of people helping each other. In his mission of creating a unity within a people he crosses paths with an influential political family. How Jai continues his assignment of serving others is the story of the flick. Just after I appreciate that Salman comes up with something new apart from his regular illogical movies, an army tank arises in the middle of traffic cutting off the hero from the bad guys to save his life. *FACEPALM* There are more sequences where he smashes, bites and screams like a tiger as if he inspires himself to become a tiger again, Ek Tha Tiger Returns The screenplay is the major weakness. The movement of the good deed piece has not been logically established. In other words, the build-up to the movement is not very effective. It is the film's backbone and should have been very wonderfully reputable so as to transfer the audience emotionally in the climax. A good screenplay is the major forte for such a film. Acting – Salman Khan acts better than his other films. Tabu does good work; she enhances charm to the show. Rest of the cast is Satisfactory. Direction – Sohail Khan does an average job. His direction in the dramatic scenes could have been better. Music - A big letdown. But Sandeep Shirodkar's background music is decent. Actions – Nothing new. Same old Salman Khan action. On the whole Jai Ho is a re-creation of the Telugu film, Stalin, which itself was inspired by the Hollywood film, Pay It Forward. So Jai Ho is concoction of normal Salman Khan Movie and an excellent Mimi Leder flick. So it's a moderate one time watch if you are a Bollywood fan or else I will recommend u to watch Pay It Forward

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1
Yaariyan 2014

Reviewed 16 May 2016

WTF was that? Thank God i'm still alive over here. Those 145 minutes were a total waste!! I horribly regret the 68 bucks I paid for nonsense. The story was clichéd, phony and nonsensical. The new actors are pretty annoying -- even Uday Chopra seems Oscar- worthy in front of them. Deepti Naval was the plus point. Cinematography + Direction + Choreography + Script = belch!! My neighbor walked away halfway out of annoyance. I too wanted to do that but I had a tasty tub of cheese popcorn to hog up. It kinda kept me engrossed. The only good thing about the movie is the soundtrack! One of the worst movie I ever seen in my life. A total wastage of time n 700 mb data Don't dare to go to cinemas.

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7
Non-Stop 2014

Reviewed 16 May 2016

Non-Stop just as the title advocates is strictly an around-the-clock action packed thriller movie. Non-Stop just as the title advocates is strictly an around-the-clock action packed thriller movie. Liam Neeson crews up with the Unknown director, Jaume Collet Serra. I am a huge fan of his action thrillers like Taken series, Unknown, The Grey, The A-team etc. He is in his sixties now but he looks great as always. The movie is set on a plane from New York City to London, when the protagonist being a former NPYD and a current Air Marshall gets coercions on his secured line about transferring $150 million in a bank account or a person deceases every 20 minutes. As time goes by, we get to more about his life and chain of increasingly improbable plot twists. It's truly a rock-hard plot as it is purely innovative and I haven't seen a story in the recent whiles. The opening minutes are firm as the director introduces us to the main characters that we will be spending the majority of our period with including Julianne Moore who was keen and a hostile traveler. The show goes pretty fine as it keeps the audience guessing till the pre-climax where we have some unforeseen twists and turns which was fairly bare. Though I enjoyed the climax but could have been more exciting like the total plot. The action is really incredible especially the climax gun shot. Acting – Neeson as Bill Marks is one of the greatest reasons for such a great victory of the film. He plays a role of bothered man who gets himself in such a situation. He verifies that he is indeed a great performer and an excellent action hero. Moore is more or less okay in her own way. The backup cast has done a pleasant job. Director – He has done a terrific job by generating a silence, nervous atmosphere throughout the whole flick. He preserved the movie's pace; leaving no room with needless plasters that tends to slog the story. There are a few plot holes here and there, but the stout performances relief a lot to keep the movie intense and attractive. Music – Marvelous Exertion! Flawless Soundtrack for such a movie! Largely a great 1 hour 46 mins journey filled with great suspense, thrill, action, tragedy and few gags. It was overall a fascinating experience with the strong acts creating it a must watch for all action- thriller lovers :)

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