#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews16thDec2016 #JohnsonThomas
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#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews16thDec2016 #JohnsonThomas
#WajahTumHo(Hindi) Rating: * * A whodunit that doesn’t have logic on it’s side. With Oomph & romantic duets filling the unviable gaps in story, it’s a far cry from a tension fuelled thriller. #VishalPandya #SharmanJoshi #RajneishDuggal #SanaKhan #GurmeetChoudhary #TSeries #ParullGossainPR #BhushanKumar Runtime: 136 mins
#ShorSeShururaat(Hindi) Rating: * * * An omnibus of shorts undertaken by first-timers under the guidance of well established directors, this set is more of a showpiece than an involving experience. Technique is remarkable, performances are note worthy but the affect is limiting. #AtulKulkarni #SakshiTanwar #SiddharthMenon #NanduMadhav #AayushiLahiri #SanjayMishra #RasikaDugal #BobbyParvez #SuchitraPillai #PawanMandaKale #ManjiriVPupala #BaiaMarbaniang #ArunimaSharma #RahulVChittella #PratikRajenKothari #SatishRajKasireddi #AmiraBhargava #SupriyaSharma #Annie Zaidi #HardlyAnonymousPR #AbhishekThukral #HamaraMovie #VinayMishra #PreetyAli #PallaviRohatgi Runtime: 125 mins
#RogueOne:AStarWarsStory( English/Imax/3D) Rating: * * * A standalone sci-fi that follows in the #StarWars tradition, this one has action and visual imagery that keeps you engrossed for most of it’s runtime. #DisneyIndia #Disney #LucasFilm #UniversalCommunicationsPR #ParagDesai #FelicityJones #BenMendelsohn #RizAhmed #ForestWhitaker #MadsMikkelsen #DiegoLuna #DonnieYen #JiangWen #AlanTudyk #GarethEdwards Runtime: 135 mins
#CollateralBeauty(English)Rating: * * A talented set of Oscar winners and nominees come together in this dramedy on loss and grief. Unfortunately the script does not allow for much affect. #WarnerBrosIndia #WarnerBros #EdwardNorton #JacobLatimore #WillSmith #KeiraKnightley #MichaelPe?a #HelenMirren #NaomieHarris #KateWinslet #DavidFrankel Runtime: 95 mins
#Sing(English/Animation) Rating: * * ? In a world like ours but completely inhabited by animals- A koala named Buster Moon has one final chance to restore his theater to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition. Animals here are almost human in every respect other than appearance. Director #GarthJennings’ solo project. tries for too much of everything and makes a royal mess of it. So it’s flashy enough to be child friendly but doesn’t really make sense. Animation quality is not the usual Hollywood standard either. The music, gags, and character assays are likely to keep the young crowd entertained though. #ChristopheLourdelet #GarthJennings #MatthewMcConaughey #ReeseWitherspoon #SethMacFarlane #IlluminationFilms Runtime:98 mins
#LaLaLand(English/Musical) Rating: * * * ? A breezy stylized musical romance between a jazz pianist and wannabe actress, this splashy, impassioned third feature,by #Whiplash Chazelle, basically pays virtuoso homage to the French and American musicals of 40’s and 50’s. And It’s sheer delight & a surefire bet for the #GoldenGlobes & #Oscars. #Lionsgate #SummitEntertainment #GilbertFilms #ImposterPictures #MarcPlattProduction #FredBerger #JordanHorowitz #MarcPlatt #GaryGilbert #RyanGosling #EmmaStone #JohnLegend #RosemaryDeWitt #FinnWittrock #CallieHernandez #SonoyaMizuno #JessicaRothe #TomEverett #JoshPence #JKSimmons #DamienChazelle #JioMAMIFilmClub Runtime: 128 mins