Reviews

The first impression that you'll get about this film is that Karan Johar has tried a tad too hard to project Indian students and colleges as something they're truly not!

Where in India do you find colleges like "St.T's" with devastatingly good looking blokes running after a girl who is above-average at best!

Puh-leeeeeeeez, Shanaya (Alia Bhatt) is not some princess that she's made out to be in the movie, she sure is European looking but the last time I checked Indian beauties (Deepika, Bipasha, Priyanka, Lara) are far more exotic and gorgeous than some girl with 20% talent and 80% connections (father - Mahesh Bhatt).

The real star(s) of this movie are the two male leads, they have far better chemistry than Shanaya/Rohan or Shanaya/Abhi. I see immense potential for both of the guys even though, Varun needs to brush up his acting skills and Sid needs to stop being a plank when he's dancing!

Now coming to the reason why I rated this movie a friggin' 8, with all the bad and not very good things I've said about it so far;

This movie is pure entertainment! - dancing, music, some daydreaming (who wouldn't have loved to be a student at a college like St. Teresa's back in the day!) lots of energy, some fun and frolic.

I am not a critic and when I go to the cinema and buy a ticket I need to watch a flick which is my money's worth, mainstream Indian cinema is not really known for its class and masterpieces. Which is why I go for Iranian, French or Turkish movies when I need to watch something profound and meaningful and turn to Good Ol' Hindi Cinema when I need to kick back, enjoy some dance and music, you know just have a good time.

And if a Hindi movie has all the ingredients of a masala entertainment, I am more than happy to rate it 8.

P.S I am not saying Hindi cinema is all about pointless masala flicks, of course something worthwhile comes around once in a few years but I am happy that as an open-minded, diverse movie viewer I have movies from various film industries to cater to my moods.

Watch SOTY when in the I-don't-care-what-the-story-is-I-want-to-kickback -and-chill mood.

This film is just too much, too much of Gosling, too much of Mcadams. Too much of everything that doesn't need to be there. That James guy is just so annoying.

I do not understand the hype!

The peak of overacting has been displayed throughout the movie, scenes that didn't need to be overacted have been displayed in such a corny/cheesy manner that it is simply puke inducing.

I am all for some level of cheesiness, it works sometimes but I can't forgive this movie for its heightened level of cheese!

Watch this if you want jump on the bandwagon...the Gosling/Mcadams bandwagon.

Before I proceed let me give to you my background as an audience viewing a Turkish movie.

I have absolutely no idea about Turkish culture, the language, the people, the food or the music let alone Turkish cinema. But after years of having become frustrated and annoyed with the lack of quality and essence of Hollywood romance I knew I had to turn to a new film industry altogether to satisfy my need for romance (as a movie enthusiast).

How I stumbled upon this title is another story but I wish to thank IMDb for that, I would just say that this movie is easily the best romance movie I have ever seen.

It just checks all the right boxes!

Let me appreciate the chemistry between the pair, Ozgur and Deniz first, their love looks real and not overdone at all. It is just perfect, just about right. I have always believed that for the romance genre no matter how big a star cast you manage to get, if the chemistry between the two leads is not there you just fail.

Before Sunrise and Sunset are prime examples of successful romantic cinema which worked because the couple worked too, of course a script is ever important but it's the actors that attract you in the first place.

The story line never bores the viewer even though you might find yourself predicting what happens in the end, your prediction will most likely come 5 minutes before the movie ends, so you can be sure to enjoy every bit of this amazingly done film.

Romance, is my favorite genre. And this movie is very bad...

I don't understand how the people associated with making this movie just gave up as the story progressed. It's like your first few weeks at a new grade in school. You study hard, you change your schedule, score well on your midterm but by the time your finals arrive you're the same underachieving student.

This movie is like an underachieving student who eventually gives up.

I won't blame the actors, they were good throughout. Never will you find yourself bored by Channing or Amanda, the beginning is fresh, lovely what young romance is all about, the trailer highlighted that and that's the reason why I watched this movie despite of my disregard for N. Sparks.

This movie is also unrealistic and unconvincing at times mainly at crucial moments that are the jist of the plot. You'll wonder why this "BIG" decision taken by Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) was justified and then you'll come to the conclusion that no it wasn't and you just wasted your time on this load of rotten garbage.

I can't recall movies falling in this genre making huge, big bucks, I can't recall movies falling in this genre being 100% realistic.

But, this movie is something maybe people who are in inter cultural marriages can relate to or maybe not. This movie is based on a true story, it's about a one night stand, a pregnancy and how it takes toll on the lives of two people who barely know each other yet share the most complex bond there is.

Salma Hayek is awesome and very pretty in this movie, and yes she looks like a natural, casual effortless beauty. I expect when this movie was released Matthew Perry was at the epitome of his career and the zenith of his looks!

It's a good watch people. I mean you won't waste your time watching this sometimes things may get predictable but I suggest you go with it...

Two strangers hit it off when they meet in Europe they spend time together....talking.

The most realistic, true, relatable dialogues that you'll ever hear in a movie. Remember somebody from your life that you can spend hours with just conversing from this topic to that, you have the liberty to talk about anything, express your opinions, your hopes, fears, dreams, pessimism, expectations without even giving a single thought to what you're saying.

It's a feeling of finally having someone to share the dustiest corners of your twisted soul with, and having them sharing their life with you too.

The cinematography is elegant, simple and lovely.

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were born to play the roles of Jesse and Celine. This movie is a very simple idea. It is based on a long walk and conversation. When looking at it from the outside people may think it's an empty diary which will eventually be written in, when in fact it's a Jane Austen novel.

Since this movie is being reviewed by me. A person who has never written a review before and that too after 8 years of release I don't expect many people to take what I have to say seriously and I am trolling in NO WAY!

A few days ago after a long and hectic day I stumbled upon this movie, it's not a masterpiece but we're talking about a woman whose basically a cat so you have no right to judge this movie for it's intellectual capacity. Okay?

Now what? it's entertaining and Halle Berry has definitely got what can be termed as "SWAG", adding to her swag is a very dashing looking Benjamin Bratt he's a treat to watch throughout and his exotic-ness is to die for.

All I am saying here is that okay don't buy it on DVD, never make a conscious effort to watch this movie or ever try to intentionally look for it. But whenever it plays on TV and you happen to stumble upon it while changing the channels. DO NOT SWITCH IT OFF.

Just have fun with smexy looking Halle Berry, awesome Benjamin Bratt, the purring and action sequences that can be described as 'feline'.

Just enjoy this like a chilled out viewer, not a snobby critic.