Rohit Nair’s Blog

I just had to watch this movie, considering it had won 3 Oscars, but more because it was made by the Coen brothers. I loved Fargo and and liked the weird comedy,The Big Lebowski (although I don’t think it’s that great a movie). Well, this one’s a much more serious movie although it still has doses of the trademark Coen brothers’ twisted and dark humor. And it certainly isn’t one for the masses, its what many people here call an “award” movie. First of all its slow and has very few dialogues, and the ending is definitely not something a lot of people will like. Its a movie that’s open to interpretation and not one where the directors force a message on the viewers. The movie is set in Texas, close to the Mexican border and the accent can get a bit tough to follow. I had to rewind and listen to some of the dialogues again quite a few times. Among the actors,Javier Bardem probably deserves a mention for the character he plays, he’s perfect as the cold, ruthless killer,easily one of the more memorable villains of recent times. In the end,its a dark movie, there’s no happy ending, no ray of light. But if you are a fan of the Coen brothers, there’s nothing that should stop you from watching this. Here’s one of the funnier lines of the movie that’s often shown in the trailers as well.This is what one of the main characters says to his wife before leaving for the crime scene.

Llewelyn Moss: If I don’t come back, tell mother I love her.
Carla Jean Moss: Your mother’s dead, Llewelyn.
Llewelyn Moss: Well then I’ll tell her myself.

I think i’ll be watching the movie again,with subtitles ON.

Man,you just gotta love online ticket booking! Especially when the site gives you 10 free movie tickets apart from the obvious benefits. Cleartrip.com has this offer of giving 10 movie tickets redeemable at bookmyshow.com when you book tickets on Air Deccan for two. Sweet! Well,they last only for a month and you can redeem only two on a given day,so I decided to redeem them the next day itself and booked tickets for Mithya. bookmyshow.com is pretty neat, you can even chose your seats and I went for the ones with the best view,top row center.

Now to the movie, which is getting some nice reviews from the critics and rightly so. Its obviously not the typical Bollywood fare, but a quality film with a decent story, great acting and of course Rajat Kapoor as the director. Ranvir Shorey has really grabbed this rare opportunity as a lead in a movie with both hands and done a great job. He plays the role of a struggling actor who happens to be the look-alike of a gangster. The support cast of Naseeruddin Shah,Vinay Pathak and co ain’t too bad either. The movie starts off with a lot of humour but slowly the twists and turns start coming and the story takes over. The film probably wouldn’t do well at the box office and probably wouldn’t appeal to the masses either as was evident from the theater, the gold class was full while the silver class was more than half empty. I’d definitely recommend it though, its a good quality Hindi flick thats a welcome change.

Saw the movie this weekend. Now I know why Al Pacino is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation.

Just saw Clerks II for the second time yesterday. Undoubtedly one of the funniest movies ever! The character Randal,played by Jeff Anderson is just too good. Its amazing that he’s just an amateur actor and doesn’t even have a picture for his IMDB profile page! The movie is just non-stop comedy, and an excellent sequel to an equally good part 1. Those who haven’t seen it yet, go watch it! And trust me, you will love Randal(in a totally heterosexual way of course, if you are male)

Finally saw it last weekend. Got free tickets and the seats were at the last row and in the centre. Perfect place to watch the perfect movie from. The word “perfect” is something you would associate a lot with Aamir Khan and his work, and this movie is no different. Some parts of it are more like a documentary but it still is miles better than the usual shit Bollywood throws at us. The acting and the casting, superb! The music is quite unconventional(good job by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy) and Prasoon Joshi’s lyrics as usual are quite simple and interesting. It will no doubt transport you to your school days. The script might not be great(as in its predictable), the movie might drag in the middle but in the end its just a simple and extremely honest effort. Great job for a debutant director and Aamir Khan just reinforces the fact that hes the best Bollywood has. Must watch movie!