Woody Allen returns to celebrate neurosis mixed with murder
A fantastic plot, replete with crisp dialogue and quirky humour
A journalist’s ghost offers a beautiful budding journalist the scoop of a lifetime
She has no clue, so she chooses a cranky, old magician to be her partner in solving the crime
The suspect is a hunky Lord, with oodles of English charm and impeccable manners
Put it all together and you have a very funny, lighthearted film for the summers.
“Scoop”: 2.5 amaras
Love Aaj Kal
“Let’s have some raunak-shaunak, let’s have some rola-rappa, let’s have some matti-tappa!”
Saif Ali Khan, Ms. long legs Padukone, Rishi Kapoor in Love Aaj Kal, aaah, but the movie was okaaaay. Eminently “wait for the dvd” kinda movie. The story line was original but the pace was slow. There were a few fun moments like the Bhangra Pop “Let’s have some raunak-shaunak, let’s have some rola-rappa, let’s have some matti-tappa”, the lovely capturing of Delhi or rather Dilli or the tiny cameo of Neetu Kapoor who looked smashing! Get the dvd.
“Love Aaj Kal” 2.5 amaras
From the plane!
On my long, cramped journey to and from Mumbai this summer, sitting in a state of near paralysis (don’t you think economy seat are actually shrinking year by year??), I watched a few movies that I wanted to share. One that stands out in my mind was “The Class” (3 
)a French documentary style film about a young man who teaches children of immigrants in Paris. It is beautifully acted, and really shows a non-glamorized version of the realities of both the struggles of teaching, and learning.
I also watched Mickey Rourke’s magic in “The Wrestler” (3.5 ). The concept of that type of wrestling (where you inflict pain on each other in innovative ways, and tell your opponent before hand, so they are prepared) was new to me, so I found the movie fascinating from that perspective. Mickey Rourke’s performance was magnificent, I thought: sensitive and touching, and I was really moved to tears by the story.
Now for the funnies. “Is Anybody There?” (3 )is an absolute hoot. The storyline is both original and captivating. A young boy in the English suburbs lives grudgingly in his home that his parents have turned into an old folks’ resting home; he has even had to give up his room to an old dying gentleman. He gets progressively more obsessed with old age and death. Into this picture enters Michael Caine, as a resident, and previous magician. The two strike up an unlikely friendship, and the results are truly delightful. Worth a watch.
We rate our movies on scale of 1 to 5 (amaras)
(5 being fab, 1 being oops)
