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Glamorous, urban and unapologetically bold, this film is totally a chick flick which should not be missed at all. A sequel to Sex and the City, this film takes us again into the lives of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. This time they paint the town in red in Abu Dhabi. Redefining luxury, it takes you to the land of sand dunes, belly dancing and all things Arab. It is a must watch and is a visual treat!! less

Went for the Screening of Creed II. All thanks to Desimartini. Creed II is one super awesome movie that you cannot miss. Adonis Johnson played by Michael B. Jordan nails the character. He takes the movie to next level when he trains to fight Ivan Drago in his den. Sylvester Stallone is a gem of this franchise. His expression speaks for himself. If you have watched all the Rocky movie as well as Creed I then you cannot afford to miss this one. I repeat : "Don't you miss this one at all cost." 5 fist pump from my side. Cheers! :) less

You are watching a Rowan Atkinson movie and you don’t laugh? That is something impossible. Right? Johnny English is back and he manages to make us laugh again.

This hot mess of an agent is given a task after he has retired and now teaches Geography in school. He manages to goof things up stirring more trouble than what was initially the threat.

There is not a single moment in the film that renders you contemplating on the time you decided to come and watch this movie. The reason is simple. Throughout the movie, one is so busy laughing that there is no spare time left to contemplate.

The movie doesn’t have much suspense but that is not even the intent of the film. The movie is solely for the purpose of entertainment, and that it manages to do a decent job! This one hot mess of an agent manages to make us giggle no matter what the situation.

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If you need IT classes, this movie is for you. The amount of technicalities that this movie has will probably last me a lifetime.

Though it is an animated movie, I doubt if children will understand the deep technicalities that form the basis of the movie. Probably the only thing they will infer is that virus is bad thing.

I am a grown adult yet I didn’t even understand half of the movie except of the eventual success of the lead! The amount of technicalities that were present in the movie almost makes an IT class for children. As for adults who didn’t have children to tag along with, may not find much incentive behind watching the movie.

However the visual graphics were great and probably a saving point for the movie.

Giving it 3 stars for graphics and story line. less

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Story: Dark Wizard Grindelwald is hell bent on killing all non- magic people (muggles) and it is up to Newt Scamander and a handful of wizards to stop him and restore peace in the world.

Review: The Harry Potter Series has been an absolute rage with people from all age groups knowing the charms and spells taught at their favourite Hogwarts on the tip of their tongues! Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald takes us back to the Wizarding World that we can never seem to get enough of! With swishes of wands, flying chariots and escaped prisoners the film starts off with a bang! Some well known characters from the Harry Potter World resurface here, Albus Dumbledore being the most prominent and judging by the applause, the most loved as well! Amidst the humorous one- liners, the fantastic beasts and the tactics of the ‘Oh So Evil Grindelwald’ we can also see a love story developing between two central characters. A lot is happening here. Some character back stories leave you perplexed and a particular revelation at the end just doesn’t seem to add up! But, what can we do? The film had me spellbound, irrespective of it’s setbacks. Eddie Redmayne as Newt is terrific, he becomes the character. Johnny Depp as the cold, calculative yet persuasive Grindelwald had me at the edge of my seat throughout. The charismatic Jude Law (Dumbledore), The dauntless Zoe Kravitz ( Leta Lestrange), The affable Dan Fogler (Jacob), The intriguing Ezra Miller (Credence) all make this film a worthwhile watch.

WARNING: DO NOT MISS THIS FILM, PREPARE TO BE CAPTIVATED, MYSTIFIED, STUPEFIED AND ALL THINGS NICE AFTER WATCHING THIS ‘FANTASTIC’ MOVIE.

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Based on the class tale of Nutcracker, this movie does a decent job of coming with a spin off!

The story is about Clara who receives a gift on the insistence of her dying mother to which the key is missing. When she follows a string having her name attached to it, she enters the Fourth Realm.

The movie then takes us on a ride with Clara on her quest to save the realms once created by her mother. The movie keeps the younger audience enthralled with its beautiful visuals.

For the ones who are older, this movie may not be as impressive for the story line becomes a bit of drag. However, with a classic twist towards the conclusion of the movie, it becomes worth the while and then the story becomes on how Clara manages to win against the evil!

With some great visuals, I give this movie 3 stars. less

If you’re not in your Christmas spirit now, this movie will surely bring it alive in you! For someone who loves animated movies, this is a kind of movie that just makes you happy!

The Grinch is a story of human like creatures, with one particular Cumbergrinch, who plans to steal Christmas for the town’s men. This story is simple and has great message for people that the festival is not about presents but togetherness.

For children, this movie is bound to keep them captivated with the colorful and great visual effects. For someone who enjoys animation this comes off as a sweet story, with the ultimate happy ending.

The movie is not longer than 90 minutes and has its moments, but overall it keeps the audience engaged with the little green devil. The studio that has given Despicable Me, among other movies does a decent job of putting across the movie with simple story line yet engaging graphics.

I give it 3 stars for graphics, Christmas spirit, and a happy ending. less

2018 has been marked as the year of Superhero movies, with movies from Marvel, DC and Disney hitting the cinemas. The first movie to release in the theaters that not only rocked the box office but also broke some stellar records was Marvel's 'Black Panther'.

After the death of King T'Chaka in 'Captain America: Civil War', the king's son T'Challa is said to take over the throne of Wakanda after defeating the king of the Jabari tribe M'Baku in a ritual combat. While the T'Challa is getting groomed for the throne, he is brought to the notice that certain Wakandan artifacts that contained vibranium (the strongest metal on Earth) have been stolen from an art gallery in London by Klaue and his companion Erik Kilmonger, a trained assassin with a history of several successful kills.

With the help of CIA Agent Everett Ross, T'Challa tries to capture Kalue and Erik and bring back the artifacts to where it belonged. However, the in the process of catching Erik, T'Challa discovers some dirty secrets of his father and learns the true identity of Erik Kilmonger, which is later revealed in the movie.

A movie filled with dreamy gadgets and technology, jaw dropping action sequence and a studded star cast, 'Black Panther' is the movie that lives upto the expectations and wait of all Marvel fans. The movie not only perfectly portrays the richest superhero in the Marvel Universe but also instills a sense of pride and the black community all across the globe, which consider the superhero movie to be a representative of their culture and talent.

An all-black star cast with Chadwick Boseman, Lupita N'yongo and Michael B. Jordan playing Black Panther, Nakia and Erik Kilmonger respectively, the movie set the record of being one of the highest grossing movies of all time and the highest grossing all-black star cast movie. The movie also gave the world a new catchphrase 'Wakanda Forever' that will be carried forward as a legacy of the movie and the black community.

Verdict: The movie lives upto the expectations set by Marvel through its previous movies and offers a brilliant cinematographic and visual experience. The music of the movie is a treat to the ears and the movie does not fail to deliver with its strong star cast and direction. less

Saving Mr. Banks, is a period drama film directed by John Lee Hancock. It is centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins and stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as filmmaker Walt Disney, with supporting performances by Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, and Colin Farrell.
Deriving its title from the father in Travers' story, Saving Mr. Banks depicts the author's fortnight-long meetings during 1961 in Los Angeles, during which Disney attempts to obtain the screen rights to her novels. Initially, when Walt Disney promised his daughters to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins, he didn’t realize that it will take 20 years to do so. In his quest to acquire the rights for the film, determined Walt Disney comes across a not so easy, stubborn and uncompromising writer Travers, who has a troubled past of her own and has no intentions of giving away the rights of her most beloved character to be mauled by the Hollywood biggie. But this only makes Disney more determined and curious to get the rights and he tries out every single thing to make Travers say yes and in the process gets intrigued to learn about Traverse’s past and her background and her reluctance to trust Disney with her book.
Saving Mr. Banks is a warm hearted movie made with pure love and hard work and you can see from the very first few minutes the lengths to which the director, screenwriters, the actors and the rest of the crew involved in the process of making this film have gone to make it as much accurate as possible and moreover to make it a hell-of-a rollercoaster journey for the audience. Emma Thompson as writer P.L.Travers just outshines herself in the film. She breathes in and out her character. You get sad with her, you laugh at her antics and you get annoyed at her stubbornness. Thompson just gets into the very skin of her character and makes it memorable for the audience. Having said that, there couldn’t have been a better actor to play Walt Disney than Tom Hanks. From the very length of his mustache to the way he speaks and carries himself, it’s almost as if you’re watching Walt Disney himself. Hanks makes Disney endearing, funny, witty, a brilliant businessman and filmmaker and at the same time giving him a grey shade of manipulative, go-getter and someone who would go to extreme lengths to get what he wants. The supporting cast of the film also deserves an applause and especially Colin Farrell deserves a separate mention as to the heart-wrenching performance of his role as Travers father Robert Goff. Also, the background music of the film, the locations and the cinematography makes the film more interesting.
Saving Mr. Banks will surely leave your heart warm and at the same time a choke in your throat and you can’t help but feel all the emotions that have been entwined in making this wonderful film. It will surely make you happy. Watch it. Period.

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Super direction and amazing effects. It will keep you on the edge of your seat at every second. All the Marvel heroes have done justice to their roles and may be more than that. Also, the movie presents its female leads as warriors and not just damsel in distress. Everything is perfect but the ending will leave you tensed and shocked !! less

The First Man, is a biographical drama motion picture directed by Damien Chazelle and is based on the book -First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, and Lukas Haas, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
The film’s plot mainly focuses on the character of Neil Armstrong and him being the first man to land on the moon and eventually the hassles, sacrifices and pressure that Armstrong and his crew faced for this mission to make it a historical success for the entire nation as well as the world. In the 1960s, the space race between the USA and the USSR was at its peak, with the latter having a clear lead over the former. In an attempt to outdo the Soviets, the United States plans a manned mission to the moon, with astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) being the first to set foot on the lunar surface. Despite the deep personal losses he has endured throughout his training and in his personal domestic life, Armstrong agrees to the mission, knowing well that he may not come back alive.
There has not been enough accurate movies on space which has been able to capture the whole dynamics of astrophysics. However, The First Man very well attempts to make it accurate about all the details especially the landing sequence etc. But somehow, it does not come close to the other gripping and more impressive movies like Apollo 13, The Martian etc. which were able to capture the very essence of the space technology, the problems faced by the astronauts as well the very human factor of each and every important character and this is where Damien Chazelles direction falters a bit. Though the performances by Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong is quite nuanced and in fact one of the best of his career so far but yet his character does not exhibit much emotion making Armstrong seem kind of shallow which is not true to his actual self. The performances by the rest of the cast like Claire Foy, who plays Neil’s wife is worth the praise. Her concern for her husband’s safe return makes the scenes emotional and humane. Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the surface of the moon is also very intriguing but does not have much scope in the film whereas he should have. All in all The First Man is definitely a good film, but not a great one. less

The Da Vinci Code is a mystery-thriller based motion picture, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon along with Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, and Jean Reno in supporting roles. The film is based on author Dan Brown’s 2003 best-selling novel of the same name.
The film mostly follows the same plot as the novel with a few changes for dramatization. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), a professor of religious iconography and symbology from Harvard University, is the prime suspect in the grisly and unusual murder of Louvre curator Jacques Saunière. In the body, the police find a disconcerting cipher and start an investigation. Sophie Neveu played by Audrey Tautou is Saunière’s granddaughter and as per his last wish teams up with Langdon into finding the culprit behind the actual murder of her grandfather and most importantly the truth behind the Holy Grail which could shake the very foundations of Christianity. As the two begin their quest for the Holy Grail, one clue leads to another and thus forms a vicious circle of mazes and puzzles of Leonardo Da Vinci’s works.
The Da Vinci Code cannot be said to be an exceptional adaptation of Dan Brown’s Novel. However, you cannot expect a mere two hour film to accommodate the whole novel accurately. But Ron Howard’s interpretation of the novel is still worth watching with its wonderful and breathtaking locations and the marvelous acting done by all the actors. Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon is the perfect fit and does justice to the character. Hanks brings his own intelligence and charisma on-screen and thus takes you on a roller-coaster ride with him filled with mystery and suspense. Audrey Tautou as Sophie is very charming and graceful and brings a gentle touch to her character and her chemistry with Tom Hanks is very connecting and makes the audience ask for more. Similarly, it is very refreshing as well as very fascinating to see Sir Ian McKellen in a negative role as Langdon's friend, Sir Leigh Teabing. He is manipulative as well as charming and excels himself. Jean Reno as detective Bezu Fache is also good in his role, however he does not have enough screen time in the film. The Da Vinci Code has some amazing cinematic locations including the Rosslyn Chapel, The Louvre, Temple Church etc with some enchanting background music including the ‘Chevaliers de Sangreal’ which is theme for Robert Langdon and used during the climax of the film. However, the film falters little bit at the direction and isn’t like Ron Howard’s previous ventures like Apollo 13. Few portions leave the audiences bewildered and especially for those who have not read the book might want to read it first to get hold of the actual plot. But all in all it’s still worth all the hype and will make the audiences intrigued and glued to their seats to a fair amount.

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