Marvin's room (2008)

Marvin's room turned out to be a brilliant movie assisted well by a great performance by some veteran actors like Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro ( although he wasn't the center of attraction as he was the doctor ).

Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton are two sisters who have estranged each other for 20 years and Diane calls upon her sister to take care of their father as she herself realized that she was suffering from Leukemia. Leonardo portrays the character of Hank who does not get along with his mother Meryl on account of her abusive behaviour. Diane Keaton wants Meryl to take care of her Aunt Roth and their father when she would be gone. Meryl portrays a mean woman who is afraid of responsibilities and is troubled by the deliberate acts of her son Hank (Leo). The movie is a beautiful depiction of how Meryl Streep decides to eventually aid her dying sister by stepping into her shoes and taking enough pluck to set things right between herself and Hank.

Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep acted exceptionally well not to forget Leo. Altogether their performance was brilliant. I was touched by the movie. I'd rate it a 7 on 10. It was certainly one of the finest flicks that I've watched.

My Sassy girl (2008)

My Sassy girl turned out to be an 'okay' movie although I expected more
from it. The way the story went had me rooted but eventually it failed
to keep me occupied as there was a lack of emotions and the apparent
emotional touch that should be normally present in any romantic movie,
was missing. The separation between the two protagonists should have
been a little more touching which as a matter of fact didn't happen
because of the lame performance from both of them i.e. Elisha Cuthbert
as well as Jesse Bradford ( No offense .... but I still think it could
have been much better ).
I have been told that the actual Korean movie from where this flick was taken was far better than this one as it possessed a lot of emotions plus a great performance by the actors. You would enjoy the movie half way through albeit eventually you would
realize that wasn't a damn good reason buddy ! Plus I hate to mention it but the old man spoils the fun in the last moments wherein he deliberately mentions that the letter would bring her down in tears which suggested it to be a pretty good god damn letter, which it wasn't. So that was a party pooper which fell on real hard spoiling the fun altogether. Well although Elisha Cuthbert happens to be one of my
favourites (I can't rate her movies just because of that eh !) I would
give it a 5 on 10.

Atonement (2007)

This movie brought me in tears. The story was well written and impeccably directed. Joe Wright certainly created a master piece. Ian McEwan should be equally credited and praised as he came up with such a brilliant story.

Atonement is a story about an act of penance that Briony Tallis ( Cecilia Tallis's younger sister ) does in order to punish herself for a sin that entailed separating two lovers Robbie Turner and Cecilia Tallis ( James Mcavoy and Keira Knightley ) by a wrong decision of hers in the past. A man who was falsely accused of a crime, Robbie Turner ends up in jail and after which he goes to war during the German invasion thus getting his dream of joining medical school shattered. Cecilia leaves her family for Robbie and waits for his return from the war. Briony's false and juvenile accusation changes the lives of them for which she, after the realization of the truth, feels extremely sorry and thus tries to atone herself by giving up her further studies and working as a nurse. It is a very emotional story that would definitely compel you to sympathize with the characters of Robbie and Cecilia. A drama with emotions. It is something that tells us about the human mind. How abominable it is. How fickle emotions are. They can obscure the truth no matter how clear things are. Hatred, envy and wrath - they alone can bring down the world. They can mess up the life of those who stand in the way and one might not even get an opportunity to atone for those awful feelings.

The screenplay was brilliant. The music was equally apposite.
The pace of the movie was really well thought of. The moments of silence really gushed in thousands of thoughts to my brain. What if nothing had gone wrong ? What if the real miscreant was put behind the bars ? While I watched wishing things to end happily it certainly did not albeit it brought a sour taste eventually but it also came with a queer satisfaction of the act of atonement nourishing itself though with some bitter tinge of reality attached with it.

The photography was lovely. The plight of the soldiers was well depicted during the time of the war. I didn't find anything wrong with the movie. It was well thought of and was well directed. An 8 on 10 would be my rating for this flick.

Donnie Darko (2001)

Richard Kelly wrote an amazing story, perfectly interpreted the same and presented it in the finest way possible. Donnie Darko is a sci-fi drama with an amazing storyline. I was pretty fascinated by Jake Gyllenhaal's acting. He was perfect for the role and he played the character of Donnie very convincingly. This movie is an explicit depiction of surrealism playing with the extreme possibilities of scientific facts not to forget a fine performance by Jake Gyllenhaal and the hero he gets to be, setting things right. Jake plays the role of a kid who has been chosen to maintain the time continuum by placing an artifact ( jet engine ) back into it's actual time.

The story begins on October 1,1988. The intro manifests Donnie waking up at a hill-side as he has been sleep walking and he returns home smiling that suggests he is aware of the things that have been happening.He creates an imaginary friend Frank-Bunny who however turns out to be a related character in the movie as 'The manipulated dead'. On October 2nd a jet engine crashes in his room although his sleep walking habits or here Frank-Bunny saves his life. The jet engine that had crashed in his room was actually the one from October 30th which had been time-corrupted and ends up in the past. All the events from thereon turn out to be happening in a different universe called Tangent universe. Now Donnie is supposed to set things right with the assistance of a wormhole that is supposed to take the jet engine back to where it came from i.e. 30th October. The moment that would happen the time would reset and things would go on normally as in present universe albeit that would come with a cost.

The characters in the story are well depicted. Patrick Swayze plays a writer who is well demolished by Jake by his arrogant comments as his theories according to Jake were pathetic. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Jake's sister. Daveigh Chase is his little sister who is a dancing enthusiast. Drew Barrymore plays the English teacher who happens to be the only sane being according to Jake in the movie.


Everyone was scared by the 'thoughtful' Darko. His quest provides him with the knowledge about wormholes, time travel, etc. which ultimately elucidates him the thing that he was supposed to do albeit well assisted by the book 'The philosophy of time travel' written by the character Roberta Sparrow or Grandma Death as Donnie used to call her.

The movie is quite surreal and there are a million possible explanations as per the events suggested in the movie. I'd rather go with the one I fathomed. I watch this flick again and again as every time I do, something important that I might have probably skipped pops up and bingo! a new mystery gets unravelled. I'd recommend only the sci-fi enthusiasts to go for it coz those expecting a lot of action in the movie are sure to be disappointed. I personally liked the movie very much and would rate the movie an 8 on 10.

Remember me (2010)

I was literally blown away when I saw this drama. I had seen the trailer of the flick earlier and had a notion that the movie wasn't gonna be that good but apparently I was proved wrong. I really liked the movie. The story was perfectly woven by Will Fetters.

There were some great performances in the movie. Robert Pattinson did the lead character alongside Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper and Pierce Brosnan. Pattinson had lost his brother and was not on good terms with his father Pierce Brosnan as Pattinson claimed that his father didn't love his family as he didn't have time for his family. Parallel to that goes another story of Emilie de Ravin and her dad Chris Cooper. She had lost her mother when she was quite young. The intro depicts how her mother was murdered right in front of her eyes on the subway. Robert's character is a violent one. He gets into fight quite often. He stopped caring about his life ever since his brother, whom he loved more than anything, committed suicide while working under his father. He nurtured a grudge for his father while Pierce had his ways of manifesting love which obviously he didn't want to show as is depicted in the later stages of the movie. A romantic love story between Emilie de Ravin and Robert Pattinson runs alongside. There's a surprise in the end of the movie for everyone and must I say it wasn't a pleasant one.

I really liked the flow of the movie, the cinematography and the music was amazing. Chris Cooper, Pattinson and Pierce are the ones to watch out for in the flick coz of their brilliant performances. Hats off to Allen Coulter for the flick and not to forget the cast who actually made it possible for the movie to score. I'd recommend all of u to go for this one and 'd rate this flick a 7 on 10.

The Forgotten (2004)

This flick was an amazing story which entailed Julianne Moore cast as Telly Paretta who was told that her child never existed albeit she had all the memory of her child. There was a bigger enemy at play who certainly didn't want her to remember her own child. She was compelled to run as the people involved looked mysterious to her as they wanted her badly to succumb.

The story was certainly enigmatic and it really blew my mind as I neared the ending where the whole mystery unraveled. Julianne Moore was at her best in the flick well supported by Gary Sinise and Dominic West. Dominic West played an important character in the movie as well. He plays the guy whose memory was played upon by the enemy, an endeavour to make him forget his own daughter, which however didn't happen - all thanks to Julianne Moore. He accompanies her in the quest to find answers of the unthinkable act.

The climax is the best part in the story when gradually things start to unravel itself eventually. It was a joy to watch the mystery unfold and it certainly didn't disappoint me as the ending seemed perfect as well. It was an impeccable job. The screenplay was awesome.

I would rate the movie a 7 on 10 coz boy I liked it. I would also recommend everyone to go for it as it was totally captivating.

The Island (2005)

Things are really getting better with Michael Bay. As a director he has
come up with some brilliant movies like Pearl Harbor,Armageddon,The
Rock, Bad Boys and I must say I don't regret watching a single one. All
those movies were simply amazing and The Island happens to be one from
the same box. I was dumbstruck when I saw The Island coz I wasn't
really expecting so much action and such a brilliant storyline not to
forget the works of the actor Ewan McGregor, Sean Bean , Djimon Hounsou
and Scarlett Johansson. They carried the movie through with such an
enthusiasm that I was really surprised at Bay's work. Bay as a producer
albeit has come up with certain poor projects not to mention his latest
craze with the horror and the thrill ones. But as a director I think he
is a genius.Well so he proved by making such a flick.

In the story of the Island Ewan Mcgregor and Scarlet Johansson realize
that they were simply clones and that they were harvested and in fact
simply a 'product' which forces them to unveil the secret of the dirty
work that Sean Bean was the head of. They make a sprint towards the
outer world to save their lives as well as of the others too.

I'd rate the movie an 8 coz I sort of enjoyed it very much. I wish Bay
directs more movies like this and concentrate more on his direction coz
Boy he directs just fine.