Lai Bhari

Lai Bhari has probably been the most hyped Marathi movie in recent times and the expectation is probably what left me feeling a bit let down at the end of it all.  If I had taken my usual trip in the weekend of release, it would have helped up my rating a notch I guess.  So, in the spirit of a fair rating, I will still put this as a 6 on 10 – watchable for sure but not necessarily on the screen.

Kick (Hindi) (2014)

Dialogues such as “Scooter aur Bike ki dekhi hai.  Pele aur Beckham ki dekhi hai.  Par yeh kaisa Kick hai” litter Salman Bhai’s “Eidi” to all his fans.  Picture this dialogue against a setting of a certain Inspector Himanshu Tyagi (Randeep Hooda) trying to woo Dr. Shaina Mehra (Jacqueline Fernandez) and it loses whatever little impact it has.

Hate Story 2

Akshay (Jay Bhaushali) is about to be beaten up by Mandar Mhatre’s (Sushant Singh) henchmen.  Akshay screams, “Mandar Mhatre!!! Agar tu mard ka bachcha hai toh akele ladh ke dikha” (If you are a man then fight alone).  Mhatre replies with a scowl on his face, “Koi zaroorat nahin mujhe dikhane ke liye ki mai mard ka bachcha hoon” (I don’t need to show YOU that I am a man).

Ek Villain

Ek Villain was supposed to be inspired by a Korean movie called I Saw The Devil.  I went through the story on Wikipedia and honestly the similarities are minimal.  One cannot blame Mohit Suri of plagiarizing a Korean movie just because the serial killer collects jewelry from his victims in both movies.  The concept is by far quite different other than this aspect.

Bobby Jasoos

It has been nearly 3 weeks since my last review.  For reasons that aren't the most pleasant and therefore will not be delved into.  But apparently I haven't missed much in Bollywood during my hiatus. Sajid Khan gave ACP Pradyumn and Daya their simplest case and Ritiesh Deshmukh played villain (I'm catching up with that next).

F*UGLY

Apparently F*UGLY stands for Fucking Ugly (http://www.internetslang.com/FUGLY-meaning-definition.asp).  A word that is referred to all of 1 time in the duration of Kabir Sadanand’s latest.  His previous attempts at cinema include movies such as Tum Milo Toh Sahi, Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao and Golu Pappu.  Sadly the reduction in words has not helped Sadanand.

Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai

I am prioritizing this review over How To Train Your Dragon 2 because it is my moral, ethical and fundamental responsibility to ensure that you, as an audience, are not put through the pain that I went through.  If I am late and could not warn you well in time then do accept my sincerest apologies.  I shall endeavor to post my inputs at the earliest possible in the days to come.

Grace of Monaco

It is in moments like these that I convince myself once again that I have to have to have to go to film school – sooner the better.  Grace of Monaco has been universally panned by critics across the board and the comments have been really nasty.  Why is it that I disagree with what most critics are saying? Maybe I need

Mr. Brooks

Why it has taken me 7 years to watch this movie – I can never say.  Amongst all the serial killer movies that I have seen, this one has to be one of the most unique storylines ever.  Here, the serial killer, is the protagonist.  And if that doesn’t intrigue you, then the fact that the serial killer is played by Kevin Costner will definitely do the job.  Its playing on Television of late so try and catch up with it.

Blended

To set the record straight, this is Frank Coraci’s 2^nd movie with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.  The first time was The Wedding Singer.  This is the 3^rd time Sandler and Barrymore are coming together.  50 First Dates was directed by Peter Segal and not by Coraci. So all of you who are saying 3^rd time lucky for Coraci, Sandler and Barrymore, have more reason to be convinced otherwise.