Genre(s): Action | Crime | Foreign | Suspense/Thriller
Written by: J.J. Connolly
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Suave, intelligent, brutal and far from predictable, “Layer Cake” is a beautiful and witty british crime saga where one character outsmarts another but yet are very vulnerable. It is rich in clever twists , sharp dialogues and blunt dark satire.
Though not very easy to decipher all at once, this film compels you to watch .
Friday, March 19, 2010
The Hurt Locker
Genre(s): Action | Drama | Thriller | War
Written by: Mark Boal
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
With a very gripping plot , brimming with tension, “The Hurt Locker” is the most intense and till date the least emotionalized war movie on Iraq. It puts light on the complexities of bomb squad work and the heavy anxiety of all soldiers in a war on a foreign land. This film is a character study on the most unrecognized and understated heroes of modern day wars. Performances are just perfect.
Written by: Mark Boal
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
With a very gripping plot , brimming with tension, “The Hurt Locker” is the most intense and till date the least emotionalized war movie on Iraq. It puts light on the complexities of bomb squad work and the heavy anxiety of all soldiers in a war on a foreign land. This film is a character study on the most unrecognized and understated heroes of modern day wars. Performances are just perfect.
Lord Of War
Genre(s): Action | Crime | Drama | Suspense/Thriller
Written by: Andrew Niccol
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Wry in its narration and painfully honest and sarcastic in its plot, “Lord Of War” is thought provoking and entertaining at the same time. This film puts light on political morality, drug trafficking and exploitation of the Third World.
“Lord Of War” is a character study which deals with a lot of issues making it rather hard to relate to Cage’s character Yuri Orlov.
Written by: Andrew Niccol
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Wry in its narration and painfully honest and sarcastic in its plot, “Lord Of War” is thought provoking and entertaining at the same time. This film puts light on political morality, drug trafficking and exploitation of the Third World.
“Lord Of War” is a character study which deals with a lot of issues making it rather hard to relate to Cage’s character Yuri Orlov.
The Departed
Genre(s): Crime | Drama | Suspense/Thriller
Written by: William Monahan
Siu Fai Mak and Felix Chong (screenplay Wu jian dao, aka Infernal Affairs)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Uncanny and unpredictable, “The Departed” is high voltage action drama with sleek editing and very slick direction. Scorsese brings yet another bloody and violent stunner which proves to be another masterpiece by him in this genre.This gritty and invigorating film walks on crime, corruption, morality and deceit with an unapologetic approach.
Written by: William Monahan
Siu Fai Mak and Felix Chong (screenplay Wu jian dao, aka Infernal Affairs)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Uncanny and unpredictable, “The Departed” is high voltage action drama with sleek editing and very slick direction. Scorsese brings yet another bloody and violent stunner which proves to be another masterpiece by him in this genre.This gritty and invigorating film walks on crime, corruption, morality and deceit with an unapologetic approach.
Traffic
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Simon Moore (miniseries “Traffik”)
Stephen Gaghan
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Traffic is a quasi-documentary styled film which gives a cut and dried reflection of the modern day socio-political problems of international drug trafficking and drug abuse among teenagers. This film raises a heavy issue but purposely provides no solutions. Stephen Gaghan’s superb screenplay has well handled the intricate and complex plot of the film.
Written by: Simon Moore (miniseries “Traffik”)
Stephen Gaghan
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Traffic is a quasi-documentary styled film which gives a cut and dried reflection of the modern day socio-political problems of international drug trafficking and drug abuse among teenagers. This film raises a heavy issue but purposely provides no solutions. Stephen Gaghan’s superb screenplay has well handled the intricate and complex plot of the film.
Munich
Genre(s): Drama | Suspense/Thriller
Written by: Tony Kushner
George Jonas (book Vengeance)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Intriguing, provoking yet very sensitive at core, this film gives us a brave plot on one of the most important and unfortunate socio-political happenings in the world till date. This is one of Spielberg’s greatest works. It leaves with us one important message that is ‘an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind’ .
Written by: Tony Kushner
George Jonas (book Vengeance)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Intriguing, provoking yet very sensitive at core, this film gives us a brave plot on one of the most important and unfortunate socio-political happenings in the world till date. This is one of Spielberg’s greatest works. It leaves with us one important message that is ‘an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind’ .
Monsoon Wedding
Genre(s): Romance
Written by: Sabrina Dhawan
Directed by: Mira Nair
Elements of light-heartedness and energy are eminent in this film. Monsoon Wedding has a lingering charm which stays with the audience throughout and even after the film is over. Mira Nair has done a great job weaving comedy and drama together. And hats off to the crew who completed the film in just 30 days.
Written by: Sabrina Dhawan
Directed by: Mira Nair
Elements of light-heartedness and energy are eminent in this film. Monsoon Wedding has a lingering charm which stays with the audience throughout and even after the film is over. Mira Nair has done a great job weaving comedy and drama together. And hats off to the crew who completed the film in just 30 days.
Syriana
Genre(s): Drama | Suspense/Thriller
Written by: Stephen Gaghan
Robert Baer (book See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism)
Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
With a great screenplay, sleek editing and pounding background score Syriana is one hell of a geo-political thriller which deals in areas like espionage,loyalty and betrayal. This film shows the corruption of the global oil industry and focuses on the socio-economic triggers for terrorism being the evils and not America being the evil.
Hotel Rwanda
Genre(s): Drama | War
Written by: Keir Pearson, Terry George
Directed by: Terry George
This film gives a lesson for mankind from one of its shameful events in recent world history without being anything close to boring. It tries to prove that how corrupt and adverse political situations may get and how inhuman could human beings get and how there still remains an imperishable hope of humanity. Don Cheadle’s characterization is perfect and performance is heart-wrenching
The Reader
Genre(s): Drama | Romance
Written by: David Hare
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
The Reader is a well narrated romantic tale of a teenager and a much older lady set in post World-War II Germany which succeeds in showing Nazism as more a product of ignorance than racial and religious discrimination and evil. It deals in areas like ‘power of shame’ and shame being the most insistent of all human motives in traditional societies , which is very hard to relate to for the audience in today’s society, and ‘unashamed romance’ between older women and younger men which is very contemporary.
Slumdog Millionaire
Written by: Simon Beaufoy
Directed by: Danny Boyle
With a very impressive narrative, Slumdog Millionaire based on Vikas Swarup’s “Q and A” has parts like the 1992 classic “City of Joy” but even better is its smooth blend of bites of reality and flights of fantasy this film explores areas like troubles of growing up and occasional victory. The mix of destiny, luck, money, courage, love, inter-human relationships that Boyle cooked up and the way he held them with one common thread, is highly appreciable.
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