A Wee Film Reveiw-ulet

Cell 211 ( Celda 211 ) is a film in spanish with english subtitles. My love for spanish cinema grows two-fold after watching yet another riveting and realistic piece of cinema. It adds to their lineage of evoking emotions at improbable situations. This story is about Juan, a joinee engineer placed in the central prison, caught unguard in a riot. The riot is provoked by Malamadre,a criminal sentenced for life but with the heart of a leader, a rebel.The twist is Juan posing as an inmate and gaining trust amidst chaos,communicating covertly helping negotiations and ultimately emphathising with the sadness inflicted upon inmates in form of solitary confinement, owing to his personal crisis. With lesser known faces but just the right performances, a few loop holes in the plot and taut direction, its a movie worth watching - bravo. A few graphic scenes call for the 18 rating. Hovewer, its palpable by the 15 sorts too.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes(ROTPOTA) helms itself into category of prequels like Star Trek (2009) and x-Men: First Class (2011) and no doubt creates a brilliant placeholder for Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes(2001). Although I have not graced myself with the 1968 original classic, ROTPOTA stands class apart in terms of the detailed concoction of scenes and computer imagery  which beholds emotional awareness. I am not sure of how acting is calibrated when sensors are attached at various points on one's face and body to recreate an animated character, but Andy Serkins has been well acclaimed for his role as ‘Gholum’ in 'The Lord of the Rings:Tr ilogy' and now as ‘Ceaser ‘the Ape in this movie. The gradual development of emotional and intelligence quotient of Ceaser, who acknowledges the evolution of realisation of existence and the power of society, is remarkable. The ability of a writer to write different characters which reflect personalities even if it’s a ...

Arrietty, comes from studio Ghibli which made the Oscar winning Best Animated Feature 'Spirited Away'in form of anime, back in 2002. Based on Mary Morton's 'The Borrowers', it is a simple story of a young spirited 'thumbelina' girl Arriety who lives merrily in hiding under a country house with her family and borrow food and necessities from the humans. An unusal friendship grows between her and an ill young human, Sho, who has come to stay with his aunt. There is a display of detailed intricateness in each of the scenes which bond and progress with the emotional progressive storyline which is farfetched from a happy-go-lucky Disney flick. One notices: the struggle and subsequent achievements to outperform hurdles faced by the little creatures, the natural surroundings which inhibit the cacophony of crickets and crows, the nuances of a self-absorbed cat, the sublime rainwater drops and the silence of the night. As a first time viewer for anime, the big...

Having won the BAFTA for best feature film not in English language "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a murder mystery convoluted in a maze of generations concocted by political views and religious anarchy which gets unwrapped slowly by inclemency of a descending journalist 'Micheal Nyquist' and acumen of a hacking wizard 'Noomi Rapace' who herself is traumatized by her haunting childhood. Even though the movie is Swedish, the production has an universal appeal. Spanning for over 2 hrs 30 minutes, majority of the scenes revolve around Noomi Rapace and Micheal Nyquist. Its Noomi Rapace who shines in her armor of goth look, heavy work out and a callous disposition seldom placid. I am against Hollywood trying to remake this classic even though a stalwart director like David Fincher is attempting a hand at to repackage for a global reach. I affirm with the director Niels Arden Oplev's conviction to vouch for his leading lady for the role instead of any le...

Only the brave Coen brothers (adapted screenplay and direction) can think of remaking an original Western classic 'True Grit'(1969) and name it the same. Grit is a gravel of sand symbolizing courage in times of danger. With 10 Academy nominations, True Grit boasts of this courage in the field of art direction,cinematography,costume design,directing,sound editing,sound mixing,best picture, supporting actress and best actor. As much I was in awe of Coen brothers for The Big Lebowski, I was also perplexed for the ending in 'No Country for Older Men'. True Grit has the right pace and keeps you immersed. Its a hunt for imposing redemption on a sinner. Hailee Steinfeld plays a stubborn brave farm girl who doesn’t flutter an eyelid and rather endeavors into a journey to avenge her fathers death. Jeff Bridges is a tough U.S.Marshal meandering in his own whimsical solitude is catapulted into this hunt by Hailee's adamant coaxing. Matt Damon is a Texas ranger who forays i...

Hail 'The King's Speech' - Colin Firth is impeccably a Royal stutter and the movie is a reverence to the morose task of 'kinging','queening','duking' and being a quack therapist cum aspiring actor cum a good friend of the Harley Street,London. I liked the geek sheet accompanied with the movie at the Glasgow Film Theater. Made my reviews look timid. And an applause in the end.

Once besotted in love, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams endeavor to move ahead whilst emoting the trepidation caused due to a burden called 'love'. Its amazing to see them flesh out sereneness to a state of utter turmoil. Painful. Makes me reminiscent of Leo and Kate in 'Revolutionary Road' but more cathartic.