English reviews child category
Disney has played to its strength of showing anthropomorphic mammals having fun on the screen, buts adds a much needed dimension of relevance to the real world with this movie that strikes that quintessential balance while retaining oodles of fun and entertainment!
‘Bus 657’ feels like one of those impromptu rides take with no clue about the destination to be reached, mostly due to an impoverished story line and partly due to misfit casting – one clueless journey into obscurity!
Concussion is a sports drama that has struck the right balance between handling the emotions and keeping the audience engaged by virtue of a pivotal lead character played to perfection by the protagonist – a stunning show of character and appealing visuals!
Trainwreck features a host of brilliant performances, majorly emotional in content and lesser in humor. Though damp at places, the well-paced screenplay aided by some funny dialogues takes it to the brink of survival and accounts for an ordinary movie without much to rave about.
45 Years is not a third act that culminates into an anniversary but a beautiful journey full of ups & downs explaining who the couple are, how they came together & how they have spent their lives making decisions that has brought them where they are now. Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about the destination.
Anomalisa is a masterfully crafted animated movie that strings together a delightful sequence of universally recognizable situations and characters, brought to life by accurate technical work and strikingly appropriate voices – overall this is one humanly relatable show that brims with tangible emotions!
In telling the story of the inventor of a ‘One of a kind, one time buy’ Mop, Joy takes us through a ride into the telemarketing world & explains the acumen needed for running businesses but it takes its own sweet time indulging with some quirky characters before coming to the cathartic central point
The Big Short goes bullish with its unconventional treatment of the colossal ‘sub-prime’ crisis and succeeds gratifyingly backed by a striking cast that puts together its best foot forward in educating and entertaining us – all at the same time
The Danish Girl - happens to be one of those movies which has the courage to be different and yet suit the audience. Such movies confirm time and again that good content, if executed well, prevails and reaches to the masses. A film that scores right in many departments and yet misses to reach the status of a ‘Masterpiece’.
The Revenant, as it goes about its intent to stay as a moving tribute to human will & to those who have hit nadirs in their fights for survival, sits comfortably in its own niche space for the kind of emotional and viewing experience it provides with its technical excellence and the masterful show that DiCaprio puts together through his stunning dedication to the method!
