#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews21stApril2017 #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews21stApril2017 #JohnsonThomas

#Maatr(Hindi) Rating: * * ? Unfinished business. A gang-rape followed by murder-revenge, this  drama thriller is more interested in getting retribution than understanding the psyche of the woman ravaged by a brutal male dominated society. This is half-hearted story-telling(replete with unfinished sub-plots) meant to attach itself to a social cause. There’s no homework and poor logical justification for what transpires in the aftermath of the heinous act against a mother and daughter. Raveena tries hard to make it look realistic but the script fails her. The vengeance angle comes a little too easily to be logical. #RaveenaTandon #KeshavPR #AnilThadani # #MichaelPellico #AshtarSayed #CDBMusical #MadhurMittal #DivyaJagdale #ShailenderGoyal #AnuragArora #SaheemKhan #RushadRana #RajeshGautam #PakistaniSufiRockBandFuz?n Runtime: 94 mins

#Noor(Hindi) Rating:* * ? Wannabe #BridgetJones and reasonably successful. A journalist disenchanted with her career takes to social network to score her hits. It’s not entirely convincing but #Sonakshi and the rest of the cast perform  with conviction so you get a bit of fun at least. #SonakshiSinha #SunhilSippy #TSeries #StudioTalkPR #DikshaPunjabi #PurabKohli #SmitaTambe #KananGill #ShibaniDandekar #Abundantia      Runtime: 97 mins

#Sonata(English) Rating: * * * Shabana’s luminous singing( ) and acting talent can barely raise the affect of this prosaic piece of cinema on middle-aged ‘womanly’ musings, adapted from #MaheshEklunchwar’s play. Feels more like a theatre than cinema inspite of the changes that #AparnaSen has added to the script. A few stunning moments crafted with visual panache allow for seminal enticement. But it’s not enough to keep you convinced or rooted. #AparnaSen #ShabanaAzmi #LilletteDubey #TandemCommunicationsPR #NamrataLaungani #MaheshEklunchwar #HKStudios #GhosalProductions  Runtime: 104 mins

#TheZookeepersWife(English) Rating: * * * A vivid adaptation of #DianeAckerman’s bestselling novel-a true story set during the holocaust, This may not be as well known as ‘#SchindlersList’ but it’s just as heartening. The rather old-fashioned cinematic treatment, lack of Blood and grime lend it an old worldly feel that  is consummately entrancing. #ThinkInkCommunications #AsmeetaGidwani #PVRPictures #FocusFeatures #ScionFilms #ElectricCityEntertainment #TollinProductions #RoweMillerProduction #JeffAbberley #JamiePatricof #DianeMillerLevin #KimZubick #JessicaChastain #DanielBrühl #IddoGoldberg #MichaelMcElhatton #AnnaRust #BrianCaspe #JohanHeldenbergh #GoranKostic #ShiraHaas #EfratDor #NikiCaro #AngelaWorkman #JeffAbberley #JamiePatricof #KimZubick #JuliaBlackman Runtime: 128 mins

#SmurfsTheLostVillage (EnglishAnimation/3D) Rating: * * * A cute adventure that manages not to overstay it’s welcome. Meant for kids , the adults might not be as amused. Not as imaginative as the first either. #SonyPictures #ParagDesai #UniversalPR #ColumbiaPictures #LStarCapital #WandaPictures #KernerEntertainmentCompany # SonyPicturesAnimationFilm #JordanKerner #MaryEllenBauder #RajaGosnell #BenWaisbren #KellyAsbury #StaceyHarman #PamelaRibbon #DemiLovato #MandyPatinkin #RainnWilson #JackMcBrayer #JoeManganiello #DannyPudi #JuliaRoberts #MichelleRodriguez #EllieKemper #ArielWinter #JakeJohnson #MeghanTrainor      Runtime:91 mins

#Unforgettable(English) Rating: * * when two women try to fight each other off their man it’s as much of a cat fight as you can imagine. The humor and psychological depth, though, is missing, so the makers of  ‘#SheDevil’ and ‘#FatalAttraction’ can rest easy. #KatherineHeigl #RosarioDawson #WarnerBros #AnkitAgarwal #DiNoviPictures #DeniseDiNovi #GeoffStults #IsabellaKaiRice #WhitneyCummings #AlexQuijano #CherylLadd Runtime: 100 mins