Talladega Nights: Will Farrel is hilarious in the movie. The movie is about a guy (Will Ferrell) who is a race car drivers. He is invincible on the race track. Tragedy strikes the happy go lucky race car driver's life and he had to give up driving. The story unfolds on how he gets his act back together to see if he can win his life's race for himself and others who surround him. Having said that; it is a funny movie; the story keeps taking you to the edge and pulls you right back. Let me explain, the characters will say/think/do something fairly silly and then right away say the opposite which would make sense for the situation. There are several references to Jesus in the movie, or should I say, "Baby Jesus" Will Ferrel keeps saying "Thank you Baby Jesus", its quite catchy and sweet. There were definitely undertones in the movies. All the well, I give it, hmmm, ***** stars.
BenchWarmers: Dont's waste your time, ***** stars.
Fanaa:
Amir Khan and Kajol have really brought the story alive on the screen. The story is about a blind Kashmiri girl (Kajol) who is at a point in life where she is really thinking hard about her future and hopes of finding love.
Zooni (kajol) is leaving her home for a trip to a historical city New Delhi where she will be doing a dance performance with her group on a national holiday. While roaming around the city she falls for her tour guide Rehan (Amir Khan) who has been flirting with her knowing she is blind. The story goes on how these two meet, how their lives get connected to each other turn after turn; knowingly or unknowingly... The beginning of the movie is quite casuall yet catchy. Rehan is a poet and freely expresses his thoughts/emotions via poetry; it is very amusing to watch in the beginning of the movie. Some will call it cheap; I enjoyed it. The second half of the movie is a flip of the first half. Personalities and situations change drastically. The movie is mostly pictured in Kashmir and New Delhi. There is a strong message in the movie which comes about at the end of the movie, where Kajol is faced with a tough life changing decision... The scenery is breath taking. The song "Chanda Chumke" is my favorite, I think every kid should learn to sing this song. It is a tongue twister. The soundtrack of the movie is very good. Check it out on raaga.com. I enjoyed watching the movie twice, I give it ***** starsOmkara: This one is not for the faint minded. It is a very raw adaptation of Shakespear's Othelo. The story is true to the original with a few twists for regionality purposes. Ofcourse, the classic characters jump out on the screen as the story unfolds. In no time you start hating Yago (Saif Ali Khan). Funny to note is the use of cell phones and modern inventions in a story which was written years ago :) The language is very explicit and sometimes profane; don't watch it with kids. Not a family movie. The elements of drama if there are any in the movie, stayed hidden from me; other than the apparent Ajay (dark Othello) and Karina (fair Desdemona) . Quite frankly I could not digest the movie; I could not get past how graphical the acting and language were, atleast for my nerves to handle. The picturization is different again due to the region being filmed. The soundtrack is catchy, worth one time listening. I give it ***** stars.
