In more than half a decade of Tamil movie industry it has always been observed that the weight of expectations vested on a movie is directly proportional to the disenchantment of the average movie-watching public. But 'I' breaks this trend majestically. ‘I’ is definitely not the best script among Shankar’s films but the average script is lifted by the extraordinary performance of Vikram & impressive technical wizardry.
Ever wondered what your favourite movie stars go through in order to sustain their celebrity lives? -‘Maps to the stars’ offers you a glimpse of that and much more into their crazy lives in the typically weird and unsettling David Cronenberg style that finishes in an equally psychotic fashion!
Through a family’s skiing holiday, the film explains how life can be like Snow – Cold yet brutal, how small incidents & the way we could dent deep-rooted relationships. It also poetically emphasizes the value of benefit of doubt.
The first installment’s succinct, memorable, 'I will find you and I will kill you,' has now bowed into a remorseful, 'I don't know who, and I don't know why, but I'm going to find out'. That must tell one what to expect from this final (hopefully!!!) installment of the Taken series.
Amadeus is an enchanting masterpiece not only due to the usage of Mozart’s wonderful western classical compositions but also due to splendid script & riveting performances highlighting the professional rivalry that existed between Mozart and his contemporary Salieri.
Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country is not the normal riveting cinema that arrests our attention, but a towering performance from David Gulpilil that highlights discrimination and cultural dislocation faced by the aborigines, certainly deserves our attention.
Yellow is a standout Marathi film standing as an epitome of determination, perseverance, kindness, and most of all, love. All the above qualities have been showcased through various relationships such as uncle-niece, coach-student & mother-daughter featuring extraordinary performances & fantastic writing.
A little bit of immaturity even in mature adults is something that is trite and welcome. Maturity can always set in whenever required other than those lighter moments in life. Bangalore Days is one such contemporary youthful storytelling that has managed to win the audience.
Vellaikaara Durai is one of those clueless attempts to cash in on commercial formula elements such as comedy and romance without having anything new to offer and ends up to be a totally dismal presentation that literally strangles the patience out of the audience!
A glance at our top ten would reflect we have gone by content & not by box-office performance to arrive at our 2014 Top 10. However, these are not the only ten films that had something to be spoken about which is why we have come up with a detailed summary on the noteworthy releases of 2014 and the reasons why they were The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!
