Roy (2015) (Hindi)

In my books, Roy, was one of the movies of 2015 that I was really looking forward to.  The posters gave a feel of a slow but different and dark movie with Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.  The rumoured story was one of a love triangle and Ranbir Kapoor playing a thief.  Enough to get your intrigued and want to watch.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

I love Matthew Vaughn movies – Layer Cake, Stardust, Kick Ass, X Men – First Class and now Kingsman Secret Service.  I have seen them all and I have realy loved watching each and every one of them.  And therefore this review may just be a tad biased towards one of my favourite directors from Hollywood.

Fifty Shades of Grey

The trailer on imdb (http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2636688921/?ref_=tt_ov_vi) very proudly proclaims

1. Books Sold – 100 million
2. Trailer Views – 250 million
3. Fantasies Provoked – Countless
4. Are You Curious?

Mr. Turner

Most of us (yours truly included) would remember Timothy Spall for just one role – “Wormtail” from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (small appearance also in Order of The Phoenix).  But that doesn’t anyways change the fact that Spall is one of THE most talented actors of our time.

Shamitabh

At one point in SHAMITABH our hero Danish (Dhanush) blows onto screen as LIFEBUOY (I am not kidding) - a special forces appointee of the BMC (Bruhanmumbai Municipal Corporation).  His job is to clean the city of all its mess. Ergo Lifebuoy.  That's just one of the over the top segments of the 3rd movie from a certain R Balakrishnan or Balki as we know him.

Jupiter Ascending

The biggest selling point for Jupiter Ascending would have been the fact that The Wachowskis (no longer the Wachowski Brothers) are back after a hiatus of nearly 3 years.  The siblings have never given us a disappointing movie to date.  Complicated yes.  Disappointing never.

Wild Card (2015)

Some may say that Jason Statham is cut out for only one type of role that is probably immortalized by his best performance to date i.e. Frank Martin (Transporter).  I would tend to agree with them but having said that, Statham hasn’t let the people who call him a stereotype come in the way of what has been built into a brand of action with a solid fan following from across the world.  I am one of those fans.

The Boy Next Door

It has been nearly 2 years since Jennifer Lopez played any part in a movie.  It was a movie that didn’t do much in the Indian circuit but definitely plays a lot on TV.  I am talking about the Jason Statham starrer called Parker.  So fans of JLo would be quite excited to see her back on screen.

Khamoshiyan (2015) (Hindi)

My best friend and I were having a drink last night and discussing today’s releases.  When I mentioned Khamoshiyan he said, “I don’t go to Vikram Bhatt movies any more because they claim to show a lot of skin but end up showing nothing”.  He was bang on in terms of his assessment much like many of us.  The unfortunate few involved in writing about cinema don’t have a choice per se.

Hawaizaada

First of all let me request Vibhu Virender Puri and of course all other directors listening – Pick a language and stick to it.  Shuttling between Hindi and Marathi turns out to be a disaster. Firstly the dialogue goes flat.  Secondly, when you have a cast that is uncomfortable with either language, it turns out to be the equivalent of several eggs on face – not just one.