AVENGERS:A spectacular superhero showdown

Expectations were sky high because of the excellent reviews for Avengers flooding the internet during last week.It forced me to watch the first show and it was worth the price of the ticket.Truly amazing,thats what you can call this film in terms of entertainment.Film doesnt fall short of entertainment and actors.This is a genuine multistarrer and the fans of superhero movies cant afford to miss this one.

There is no point in going into the story of the movie.Its just regular stuff-A villain trying to take over the world and a superhero fighting him and saving the world.But in this movie,There is not one but 5-6 of them trying to save the world including Black widow and Hawkeye.The film begins with attack from Loki,The villain on a lab and stealing the power source.Loki also takes control of the Doctor and Hawk eye.Nick fury goes to assemble the superheroes Ironman,Black widow,Captain America,Hulk and together they fight loki to stop his plan of raking over the world.Though there is an unexpected visit from thor during the first hour.The rest of the movie is full of guns,shootouts,missiles and breathtaking action scenes which will hold your attention.The last 40-50 min is full of action and entertainment.The film also leaves a chance for a sequel.

The first hour is somewhat slow in the middle.Many dialogues were not much audible but the movie later picks up.The introduction of characters took a long time.Indeed there are many to introduce,still that hampers the pace of the movie.The dialogues of Iron man to Captain America was great.There are comic scenes here and there.The 2nd hour is the unlimited action,full of thrills and fights.The special effects are awesome.3D was really effective,I found myself blinking on approaching missiles,Ironman and all.Thats something I really miss nowadays in 3D films.3D was worth after all  in a pathetic theatre.

On going to the performances,everyone did their part perfectly but the show stealer was Mark Ruffalo as Hulk.His intro was welcomed with tremendous applause.He rocked in the 2nd hour and his confrontation with Loki was hilarious and one of the best scenes of the movie.I didnt like the incredible Hulk but in this one,Hulk was excellent.After Hulk,credit goes to none other than one of my Favourite actors Rober Downey Jr.His dialogues were cool and his performance was supercool as always.My pick is his scene with Loki.I am not adding spoilers,But Just watch out for that scene when Loki tries to take control of him and next one.That was the best scene in the movie.Chris Hemsworth as Thor did his part well.His intro was good than the others and also fight scenes.Chris Evans as Captain America was Ok,nothing much to perform though.Samuel jackson as Nick fury was good.Scarlett Johnson as Black widow looked great and performed well.Tom Hiddleston as Loki was convincing as the routine villain and Jereme Renner as Hawkeye was Ok.

Direction was slow in the middle but later picked up and the 2nd hour was entertaining with comic and action scenes.Dialogues were good and funny.Fight scenes are well shot and blended in the movie and eventhough 2nd half is full of fights,Its doesnt become tiresome and boring.Special applause for that.

Alltogether,Avengers is a spectacular Superhero Showdown that should not be missed for fans of Superhero movies and also for regular audience.In the box office,This one is sure to break collection records.As I said,a sequel can be expected as the film gives hints about it in the end credits.I go with a 4/5 for Avengers and it really is worth the price of the ticket.

Rating 4/5:Entertainer

22 Female kottyam:Bold and Brutal

My expectations for this film was because of none other than Aashiq Abu who made a dood debut with Daddy cool and improved a lot in Salt and pepper.And my expectations were fully satisfied when I came out of the theatre today after watching this movie.Hats off to him for making a film based on this theme particularly on a vacation time along with so called entertainers and making this one worth the money of the ticket.Looking forward to his next film.

This is not a regular malayalam film with 2-3 songs,fights and silly comedies.Its a serious Thriller based on relevant social issues.This is the story of a 22 year old Kottayam girl Tessa who is working as nurse in Bangalore.Things take a turn when she meet Cyril,A visa agent and both of them fall in love and what follows is a drastic change in the lives of Tessa as she encounters the worst part in her life.I am not going more into the story but I assure that this one is worth watching for its neat direction,Brilliant performances and a superb climax.

Rima steals the Show as Tessa.Brillaint performance.Liked her after Ritu.She carries the movie on her shoulders from the first scene onwards.Fahad also did well as Cyril,though not brilliant,A good performance.He is one to look out for.Prathap Pothan as Fahad's boss and Sathar portrayes their roles with ease.Others did their part well.The Song and BGM is nice.

The 1st Half ends quite unexpectedly and the 2nd half is somewhat slow in the middle but gets over it and ends with a great climax which may be disturbing to some viewers.The film is not your regular cup of tea.It leaves you with an impression after the movie gets over. Comic scenes are there but few.It provides some laughs but after that the film becomes serious.I found the climax portions somewhat lengthy though.Dialogues are also good.

The movie draws inspiration from Bollywood movie Ek hasina thi but i guess its not a problem since most of the malayalam films are copies nowadays.New Sibi-Udayan films are copies or mixtures of their own scripts from previous movies.Whether or not its a copy,The movie should be good and it succeeds in that.

I am not telling that its a masterpiece.But its certainly a refreshing one.Its not a family entertainer that families prefer these days.So no idea about its Box office verdict.Audience liked the movie i guess,it was evident from the huge claps after the film got over.Suprisngly,rush was there and the theatre was almost housefull.Audience are finally getting some sense and starting to accept these new kinds of movies.

Grab your tickets now for this venture.Its worth it.Thumbs up for 22 FK team!!

Rating:3/5

Gangster review:A Romantic Thriller

Gangster is one of the finest films in bollywood.Its basically a romantic thriller which is a rare genre in bollywood.

Story of a woman caught in a dilemma.As the tagline suggests,She betrayed him the day she loved him.Simran is always in a state of turmoil.She has nothing going for her.No friends,no relatives because she loved Daya who is a gangster.Akash is a singer in a bar who is interested in Simran.He cares for her.Simran has to chose between one of these men and who she chooses becomes the rest of the story.

Kangana Ranaut is stunning.She portrayed the role of Simran brilliantly.Her acting reminds me of the best heroines of bollywood industry but you have to keep in mind that it was her first film.The Bhatts have donated a great actress to the bollywood through her.Her presence in the movie is the main positive feature of the movie.

Emraan Hashmi does a decent job as Akash.A different role for him from his previous movies.He did well.
Shiny Ahuja is another actor to look out for.He plays Daya,The dreadful gangster.His portrayal of emotions was good.He plays a strong and important role in this movie.Neat direction by anuraj basu and this might be have been his best film if not for Life in a metro which was somewhat realistic and better.The twist at the end was good.Particularly the ending was emotional and good.
Pritam's music is simply awesome.All the songs are equally good and chartbusters.It kept the pace of the movie intact

Altogether,Its one of the best movies from the Bhatts camp and also in bollywood.
My rating:3.5/5

Don 2: An SRK show

Saw Don 2  at a Terrific theater atmosphere.Even after reserving the tickets,we had a tough time entering the theatre.

Now coming to the movie,Don 2 is a fast paced thriller that lies entirely on SRK and Farhan,what makes it a watchable thriller is SRK's energetic performance,Looks and Charisma and Farhan's direction.Movie doesn't have much Story to offer.It starts off from where the first part ends.Don returns to Malaysia where he eventually surrenders to Interpol officers Roma and Malik.From there he goes to the jail to see his arch enemy Vardhan(villain in the 1st part)where he has set new plans for a robbery and then the film deals with the execution of the robbery and of course there are some twists and turns here and there.

Shahrukh as the villainous hero Don is the main highlight of the film.He portrays the role with ease.His looks and action scenes were top notch.His entry look was simply superb.I really liked the way he delivers the good one liners.The film entirely lies on his shoulders.Cant imagine any other person to do this role.(maybe AB.he did it in 1978,But now there is no chance for him too)

Priyanka Chopra did her job very well.Looked good in the movie but a bit boring in the 2nd half,didn't have much role when compared to the 1st part.Final song sequence was not needed though Boman Irani as Vardhan did what he was told too.Not too outstanding and not too bad. Kunal kapoor,Lara dutta and the Others did what was demanded.Not much to do though.Hritik Roshan's Cameo was not very needed but it doesn't cause any harm to the film also.Like I said earlier,Its an SRK film and its SRK all the way overshadowing all the other others with his performance

Farhan Akthar who is known for trend setters like Dil chahta hai ,Lakshya returns to direction after 5 years with Don 2.He lives up to the expectations to a certain extent,His writing deserves a special mention.I loved the dialogues.But on the Whole,The movie could have been better.screenplay should have been more tight and romance of Don with Roma could have been removed from the film.

The main drawback of the film is the lack of thrilling moments we expect from a thriller.Apart from a chase sequence in the first half,There are not many scenes to thrill.In the 2nd half,plot becomes predictable and twists became very weak.We feel that we have seen it all somewhere and that is where the movie fails.

Music is also another drawback.Yet i liked the track Zara dil ko tham lo from the movie which i didn't like earlier.Background score is awesome though.

Well I would rate Don 2 as a watchable fare which could have been better.SRK fans might love it and In the box office,Don 2 is sure to set he cash registers ringing.Farhan should focus more on the story and screenplay if he plans for a DON 3.

Rating:3/5...watch it for SRK

Awarapan review.....a feel good movie

In my opinion,Mohit Suri is one of the most underrated directors in Bollywood industry.Iam not saying that his films are flawless but there is a minimum standard to his films than just old wine in new bottle type Karan johar films.His first movie Kalyug was a good thought provoking movie,a good theme but direction had flaws,nevertheless it was his first film.Basic problem of his movies are the sequences in the last part of the movie.In most of his films,the climax portions are big letdowns like raaz 2,Kalyug,Crook.But I can ensure that Awarapan is his best movie.Climax is also handled very well.

now coming to the story.Shivam(Emraan Hashmi) is part of the gang lead by Bahrat malik(Ashutosh Rana)which involves in illegal activities.Malik treats Shivam as his son.....Malik has the business of selling girls for prostitution.He encounters such a girl named Reema and has love for her but he suspects that she gave her heart to someone else.....so he instructs Shivam to keep an eye on her.On seeing her Shivam begins to have memories of his long lost love Aliyaa(Shriya saran).But dangers lie for Shivam as he realizes that Reema is in love with a pakistani boy.Will shivam be loyal to his master malik or will he help reema.This forms the rest of the story.

Emraan dons the role of Shivam.Really great performance,refreshing to see him in a different role other than the usual womanizer roles he does.Another surprising fact is that he does not have a kiss in this movie.Ashutosh Rana also delivers an excellent performance as Bharat malik,a great actor to look out for.Newcomer Mrinalani Sharma gives an OK performance.Nothing to brag about.Shriya saran has a short role.She has nothing much to perform.All other actors had did there part well.Nobody disappoints.

Songs are the soul of the movie.All the songs are pleasant to hear and blended well with the movie.Tera mera Rishta song goes well with the flow of the movie and in the climax parts it gives a certain effect to the movie.Direction was gripping at parts but Emraan-shriya romance scenes were hampering the pace of the movie.

Overall,Awarapan will not disappoint you in any way.Its a nice movie to watch.....

Rating:3/5