The Wolverine

The trailers certainly looked very impressive. I thought the X Men Origins Wolverine would be a hard film to beat and I was right.

The basis of the film was quite weak; using the Japanese people and their "honour" as a story was very cliched. Action scenes were few and far between; made no sense to watch this in 3D; I didn't fortunately.

Built onto this is a predictable and lazy script with a few cheap jokes and a forced romance, and you have a movie that does little more than half-entertain you.

6 (just about...)

Frozen Ground

This is a relatively straightforward police procedural suspense thriller based on true events, with Nicolas Cage (cop) and John Cusack (killer) both cast in the roles one would normally expect to have been filled by the other. Cage is OK, Cusack is rather good. Vanessa Hudgens as teenage hooker Cindy is better than both of them: the girl can act.

6

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

I would certainly be disappointed if this movie doesn't get nominated for the best foreign language film in the academy awards. Farhan Akhtar is like the epitome of dedication towards Milkha Singh's character. He was running like a pro. Cinematography was just amazing. Many shots were just breathtaking. Direction was just perfect and the casting was sensibly done. Parallel storytelling kept the movie balanced between Milkha Singh's life and his sports career.

But one of all, Farhan Akhtar rocked. He has always given his best in every field he has ever stepped in to. Respect for Farhan Akhtar, respect for Milkha Singh, the true hero.

9.5

This Is The End

This movie simply wasn't funny. It dragged on interminably, scenes with little comedic value got dragged out for far too long presumably because the directors (and main featured actors) were too high while making this steaming pile of wasted time.

This movie is a nauseating bromantic drama pretending to be a comedy and the less I say about it, the better!

4

Now You See Me

Yet another movie to do with magic; the last memorable ones being The Illusionist and The Prestige which were both very good movies; this had a lot to live upto.

The first half was certainly very intriguing and entertaining and kept my attention. After that though, the story started to lag and got stuck and then lost, and then ended with a very weak finale - that was most disappointing. The final twist made no sense and was way out of character.

Agree it was nice to see such a star cast but was disappointed at the lack of character development.

6.5

The Internship

With the premise of an internship at Google; you get the whole deal with product placements. Luckily "The Internship" manages to stay afloat as a two hour enjoyable and rather funny Google advert.

With previous individual failures Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson come together once more to share their amazing chemistry on screen. Vince Vaughen plays the exact same role he has played in every possible film you've seen of him lately. Since he's co-written the film; I guess he likes to feel right at home. The same may apply to Owen Wilson who's landed himself in a similar rut. It does make the whole process rather familiar but there is no denying that the chemistry both these lead actors share gives the films premise a new pair of legs every time it starts lagging a little. Both these actors clearly know their limitations and have managed to work around it well this time.

This is a good movie; brilliant chemistry between the leads along with wonderful supporting actors makes you forget the flaws and plot holes blatantly staring at you. You just go along with that warm fuzzy feeling with a smile plastered on your face.

8

The East

The East is the kind of movie that makes you want to join the fight, raise your voice and be heard.

The good. Extremely immersive. A incredible story with lots of emotions, conflicts, opposing moralities, and a stupefying journey. It is gripping and you will not be left unmoved.

The actors. Brit Marling and Ellen Page both give us a great performance. Brit was particulary amazing and displayed a vulnerability which would make any audience fall for her - she is will huge one day.

The bad. The ending is rushed. It feels like there was missing material at the end of filming and they couldn't go back to get what they needed and had to edit it with what they had.

7

World War Z

I went into this movie not knowing anything. I am glad I didn't - not really a fan of zombie films, but this came from a very different perspective and appeared a lot more realistic as it markets itself on intensity, rather than splatter and gore, which I actually preferred as it was a lot more subtle.

It is a movie that maintains the audience's attention by stringing you along on the edge with tension and suspense from beginning to end. It does a pretty good job of maintaining this grip even without the standard horror elements of slasher flicks.

I am aware of some very over critical reviews as it is based on a novel, but not knowing anything about it, I was pleasantly surprised and it exceeded expectation.

Solid 7.