Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Swa Le


It is some time since this movie has been released. I had heard good reviews of it and hence decided to watch it. First of all let me say that the movie though is not too good, does meet expectations.

The story is of a news reporter of a not-so-good doing firm, his attempts to get scoops, making meet both ends of his life, and finally trying to be a human being. The film seems to be set in the early 90's and shows the hardships that news reporters then had to face. The brighter side of the movie is the visualization of human relationships, a feeling to be in sync with nature, and trying to be committed to work as well. The sarcastic comments and portrayals also hit the spots exactly.

The visualization is good and set with lots of backwaters and greenery in view. Though there are no songs worth a hum after watching the movie, the on-screen pair does look good together. Gopika did not have much of a challenging role. From the beginning till the end, we see the heroine as a pregnant lady who is extremely patient with her husband's odd timing. The character does lack emotions at times. Dileep has done a commendable job. After seeing the other contemporary super heroic and worst movies of Dileep, it seems he has done a good job.

Everything about the movie was realistic except for the last bit. It shows the sudden transformation of the person with lots of feelings to a very practical news editor. Apart from that, the movie was worth a watch.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

3 Idiots

**I am pretty much surprised as to why this post didn't get published on my blog long back. I had written it long back and kept ready, but forgot to publish it. And today, after months, I am noticing it :-(**

Frankly speaking I didn't have much expectations when I saw the promos of this movie. But I was wrong! It is a good movie worth watching. You get to hear and see some fresh jokes and humor. Though the cast is not that fresh enough it is a new chemistry.

Disappointingly Aamir looks far too old for the character. Kareena rightly fits into the character and did a good job. She looks good in the movie and costumes are well-designed to suit the normal college going girl. Sharman Joshi also did a commendable job. Madhavan, it seems was just normal. Boman Irani's look is also refreshing and so are his mannerisms in the movie.

If you have read The Five Point Someone, you will be able to anticipate some of the scenes. The Principal, the red two wheeler, affair with the Principal's daughter, and so on. Though it is not a complete adaptation one can say that the sub plots are based on the novel. The major difference in the story between the novel and the film is the main plot.

The songs are quite good. I loved the choreography of the "Aal iz well" song. The film does show the colours of college life and freedom well in it. So after all, a movie really worth watching.