Humshakals: Thrice Comedy or Tragedy

I have to accept that I saw this movie First day 4th show!
Wait....before you construe any further let me clarify that I was not eagerly waiting for thsi movie. I was forced to this movie by my 10 year old nephew and 13 year old niece.....

You won't accept, but yes, if you ask them how did they like the movie - the answer would be " Very good" and I can understand their feeling because all the kids, in that age group, in the movie hall were rolling around laughing at the jokes and actions.

With this movie Sajid has been able to crack in to the Children comedy movie genre..

Now coming to the review.....
The movie, at times (very few seconds) does tickle some funny bones in serious grown up adults like us. Story revolves around two friends (like brothers) and their Maternal uncle who wants to usurp their property & business. Saif at times feels out of place (Saif you need to do more Omkaar- Langa Tyagi like performances), though Ritesh deshmukh is totally at home with this movie....Ram kapoor is the only good thing in the movie. As usual, heroines in this movie play roles which don't justify....

Talking about music - couple of songs are catchy but nothing that will keep topping the charts. Screenplay - Mediocre, nothing that will keep us engaged. Comedy - Good but could have been better; but definitely better than Sajid Khan's last venture - "Himmatwala"

My Rating: **

Holiday: Porridge MOvie

It needs to be very clear in the mind of directors that you can either make Masala movie or make a movie based on Reality....trying to make both will make the movie a massive Khichdi (Porridge)....This is exactly what happened with Holiday...

The store revolves around an Army Officer (Akshay Kumar) who is on an annual leave - read 'Holiday', from the armed forces and during this Holiday he goes on to Save Mumbai by taking on the terrorists and terminating all the sleeper cells....

It had a very strong story line, but a very weak screenplay. Never understood why there was so much of Music and Dance in a movie  which had a serious story line. Couldn't understand why Sonakshi Sinha, who is a good actor, does take up this role where her screen presence was hardly for 20 minutes in a 120 minutes  plus movie. I was puzzled to see Govinda in this movie...Could be the issue is with me, I don't understand Porridge Movies :)

Music is not catchy and doesnot have any substance or lyrics, except for the last song.

My take ...It is a 'Ok' Friday entertainer...can be missed!

Rating: **& 1/2*

CityLights: The Search for perfect happiness!!

CityLights is  movie taken from the original screen play of another award winning movie from Philippines - 'Metro Manila'.  Now that I have seen both Manila and Mumbai.....I can co-relate the similarities....the sense of 'getting lost' in the mesmerizing lights of the city!!

The whole movie is based on the human urge to find that 'Utopian happiness' and the sacrifices and losses that one has to face to achieve that....if at all!

The movie revolves around Deepak and his family, which in hope of earning a livelihood comes to the dream city of Mumbai from their village. In the city they face the cruel world which doesn't allow them to settle in and soon they realize that they are stuck in a continuous fight between living for (life&family) and giving up to the evil world.

The plot at certain points of time becomes very exciting and keeps you guessing....and at last it does have a happy ending with a heavy sacrifice!

The national award winner, Rajkumar Rao (Deepak), is the main protagonist of the Movie and has again given an amazing performance!The good part of the Music is it's Lyrics which are so amazing.

City lights is one of those movies which will leave you with a heavy thought...hence in case you are planning to go for Friday night entertainer with your family, then this might not be the right movie...but at the same point of time, my advise to you is, you should not miss this movie...movies like these are not many.

Rating: ****

Godzilla - 2014: Kids and Comic Fanatics should watch this!

I will have to say that this movie will keep you enaged for the whole duration....only if you are a kid or a Godzilla fanatic....

I am sure you will not believe me if I say that Godzilla has been portrayed here as a "hero" - one who balances out all the negative and equally powerful creatures/ forces of this world.

The story revolves around the friction and the fights between two huge creatures -  MUTO (or Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) which feeds on Radioactive material and the GOJILA (Godzilla aspronounced by Japanese).
Yes we humans do play a part of tracking them and trying to save the human world as well....we do have our hero's in the mvie as well!
The story starts in Japan and pulls all teh way to San Fransico bay area...to know more you should go and watch .

The animations are superb and to get the best experience do watch it in 3D. I believe that the work taht has been done here are miles ahead what we saw in Godzilla in 1998.

My Rating: 3***