OK now here is one that seemed to be inspired from Bollywood. It would seem surprising and I was certain by the time I was through with the movie that my previous statement was true. But then again, I thought to myself that is this really possible and dived into some research. Sure enough I found out in a couple of minutes that my speculation was indeed too good to be true. Arthur (2011) is a direct rip off from its namesake made 30 years back starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. And in between all of this, 3 years after the 1981 movie from one-movie-wonder-director Steve Gordon, we saw the Big B starrer – Sharaabi. Yes my dear friends, Ladies and Gentlemen and children of all ages (sorry Vinay for copyright violation but Christoph Waltz already did this earlier this year) – Arthur (1981), Sharaabi (1984) and Arthur (2011) are all the same movie. Apologies if this needed a spoiler alert – I actually believe I have saved you the trouble of going to the movies and spending quite a bit on this. Regretably, the review is about 10 days late so if I haven’t been able to save u the money, my sincerest apologies. I have been trying my best to get the reviews up on time.
Arthur Bach (Russel Brand) is the spoilt rich kid who is heir to nearly a billion dollars ($50 mil short to be precise) and doesn’t give 2 hoots for the money. His mommy, Vivienne (Geraldine James) is more focused on managing the business right from his childhood and has left Arthur to the care of only Hobson (Helen Mirren), his nanny and Bitterman (Luis Guzmán). Vivienne runs the business along with trusted aide Susan Johnson (Jennifer Garner). Now Arthur is an alcoholic and a party addict and spends his time only blowing away the money from the empire he is due to inherit. And his wild ways aren’t going too well with the investors who want to see a Bach take over – the stabler Bach the better. Sizing up the opportunity, Susan suggests that it is probably time to tie Arthur down. And what better a way to tie a man down than that glorious institution called marriage. But who will marry Arthur? For billion dollars, my guess would be anyone. But the devious Susan intends to do so herself. Vivienne loves the idea and offers Arthur the dreaded choice – marry Susan or lose a billion dollar inheritance. Arthur doesn’t seem to have a choice but then on the same day he bumps into tour guide operator Naomi (Greta Gerwig – remember Patrice from No Strings Attached).
Not much of a script to look forward to honestly with the exception of some humour that has been enhanced thanks to the slick delivery from Helen Mirren who stands out from the rest of the cast. Russell Brand is surprisingly good in his role as Arthur. The rest of the cast including the cute Greta Gerwig is quite unnoticeable. Even Greta is thanks to her insanely loose and short skirts – seems more like a fashion faux pas than an intentional design. The direction is as good as the sitcoms that Jason Winer does – nothing much to write home about I assure you. Loads of consistency errors and editing is nearly absent. The movie could have easily been curtailed to 90 minutes but stretches a tad too much. Nothing you have missed if you could not catch up with it to date. Its only a 5 on 10 at best and that too only due to Helen Mirren and partially due to Brand.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2575079961/
Arthur Bach (Russel Brand) is the spoilt rich kid who is heir to nearly a billion dollars ($50 mil short to be precise) and doesn’t give 2 hoots for the money. His mommy, Vivienne (Geraldine James) is more focused on managing the business right from his childhood and has left Arthur to the care of only Hobson (Helen Mirren), his nanny and Bitterman (Luis Guzmán). Vivienne runs the business along with trusted aide Susan Johnson (Jennifer Garner). Now Arthur is an alcoholic and a party addict and spends his time only blowing away the money from the empire he is due to inherit. And his wild ways aren’t going too well with the investors who want to see a Bach take over – the stabler Bach the better. Sizing up the opportunity, Susan suggests that it is probably time to tie Arthur down. And what better a way to tie a man down than that glorious institution called marriage. But who will marry Arthur? For billion dollars, my guess would be anyone. But the devious Susan intends to do so herself. Vivienne loves the idea and offers Arthur the dreaded choice – marry Susan or lose a billion dollar inheritance. Arthur doesn’t seem to have a choice but then on the same day he bumps into tour guide operator Naomi (Greta Gerwig – remember Patrice from No Strings Attached).
Not much of a script to look forward to honestly with the exception of some humour that has been enhanced thanks to the slick delivery from Helen Mirren who stands out from the rest of the cast. Russell Brand is surprisingly good in his role as Arthur. The rest of the cast including the cute Greta Gerwig is quite unnoticeable. Even Greta is thanks to her insanely loose and short skirts – seems more like a fashion faux pas than an intentional design. The direction is as good as the sitcoms that Jason Winer does – nothing much to write home about I assure you. Loads of consistency errors and editing is nearly absent. The movie could have easily been curtailed to 90 minutes but stretches a tad too much. Nothing you have missed if you could not catch up with it to date. Its only a 5 on 10 at best and that too only due to Helen Mirren and partially due to Brand.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2575079961/
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