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Patiala House (2011)
Advani lives up to expectations - Again.
Saw the movie last night. Well, definitely worth and more. Like some other poster, I refrain from posting reviews, esp. when you feel that IMDb board, when it comes to Indian Cinema, seems manipulated. Movies like Guzzarrish getting high marks is a perfect example...
Patiala house worked for me at several levels. Story was smooth.. Script was tight. Dialogues were crisp. Protag dealing with the demons is well articulated. Anuska's character could have been better developed. Rishi and Dimple play their roles extremely well.
Story has momentum. Script and characters have multi-dimension. Father-Son relationship is easier to relate. Generational gaps are well explored. I am a bit surprised to see below 6 ranking bu imdbers.
Nikhil does a wonderful job on keeping story fluid and engaging. One of the very few movies that I sat through w/o second guessing. Good job!
Ghajini (2008)
Disappointed - Aamir looses credibility
Our family has always been an avid fan of Amir for over a decade. He earned it until Ghajini...
Start with the script..very loose, full of holes and very convenient. Classic case of confused writer forced to write 180 pages to fulfill Indian audiences appetite for 3 hours.
Characters were single dimensional. Aamir went over the top on several occasion. Newcomer actress did a wonderful job but is forgettable.
Ghajini proves the fact that even actors/producers like Aamir are so reluctant to break out and risk challenging human intellect. One has to watch Memento to realize how poorly Ghajiji comes in exploring human mind's dilemma. If Memento stimulated audience's intellect to a scale of 10, Ghajini comes at 2..
At the end of the day, what sounded like a promising picture ended up following the same old Hindi, sing and dance, malasa flick.
This, probably was the las Aamir flick that we'd watch in theater.
For Sale by Owner (2006)
Good flick
"For Sale By Owner" is a haunting thriller--from which you assume, trained by recent movies, that it is filled with nerve wreaking tension, eerie flash-backs and extremely disturbing character study. For those who expect episodic, gory, blood and guts ride, this is not your type of movie. On the contrary, it is a clever story in which an atmosphere of dread slowly envelops the characters--too slowly at times.
The film takes place in a house in small-town USA called Emeryville. In this house lives Sera (Amanda Brown) with her husband, Mr. Growstosky. To the house one day, on a stormy afternoon, comes a real-estate agent named Andrew Byrd (John Lansch), who is responding to Mr. Growstosky's call for putting the house for sale on the market.
Caught in the storm of the century and waiting for his ride, Sera reluctantly allows Andrew inside the house. At the same time, a serial killer is on a rampage, killing random victims and marking his kill by carving a number 13 on their chests.
During the course of their conversation, we find out that Andrew is an extremely temperamental person fighting a nasty child custody battle. His personality changes after a few drinks. Sera soon realizes that Andrew does to plan to leave and her life might be in jeopardy.
Just when things begin to take turn for the worst, John Denton (Marc H) shows up at the door in a form of Messiah. Just when Sera starts feeling a bit secured, we learn that John is carrying religious baggage.
The movie's events are such that I must not describe them. Even a hint might give away the game. Of course they are elusive and mysterious, explained first one way and then another.
The director has the patience to create a languorous, suspense filled atmosphere, and Amanda Brown succeeds in convincing me that she is a normal person in a disturbing situation and not just a standard-issue horror movie hysteric. The writing, although not superlative, had me glued to the screen wanting to watch as the drama unfolded.