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[17 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | Amna Khalique]
Up, Up and Away!

Up is pure entertainment from the second it begins. Even the movie’s supporting characters, such as the lovable dog, Doug, and Kevin, an extinct bird, are just as colourful and interesting as the main ones.

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[30 Sep 2009 | Comments Off | Zainab Iqbal]
Forever Love

Love Aaj Kal is not a mundane Hindi romantic flick. The two love stories set in aaj (present) and kal (past) run concurrently and take us to London, San Francisco and Delhi – and keep us thoroughly entertained.

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[30 Sep 2009 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
The Art of Pandering

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest flick, Brüno, is, in just about every way, a weaker movie than Borat. Where the latter sought to educate along with shock, Brüno exists only to make everyone as uncomfortable as possible.

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[10 Sep 2009 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
Lost in Complexity

You only expect the best of a Vishal Bhardwaj-Ronnie Screwala production, but Kaminey falls short of the mark, says Farieha Aziz. There are some good performances and a few memorable scenes, but the movie is simply too confusing.

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[9 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | Amna Khalique]
Far from Reality

After enduring the ordeal that is Kambakkht Ishq for about three hours, one wonders what exactly it is about the movie that has broken the previous box office records of Singh is Kinng and Om Shanti Om.

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[8 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Guys’ Night Out

There is so much that is wrong with The Hangover. And that is what makes it so good. The wrong in this comedy has nothing to do with the filmmaking. It has everything to do with the jokes. Politically incorrect, rude, shocking, outrageous and crude, the laughs are generated from a bunch of grown-up boys behaving badly.

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[6 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
In the Line of Fire

New York may be about 9/11, but despite the all-so-serious theme, the movie never comes off as too heavy.

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[4 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Film

When Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out, it delighted many because it was far better than the first four productions, credit for which goes to director David Yates. Brought on for the direction of the sixth movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Yates has not been as successful this time.

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[4 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | Mariya Karimjee]
Sister Act

The bothersome thing about My Sister’s Keeper is that it could have been many things – an arresting courtroom drama or a masterpiece of family dynamics. However, it ends up being nothing more than a sappy chick-flick.

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[2 Jul 2009 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
One too Many

There is no shortage of candidates to blame for the fiasco that is Terminator Salvation. However McG, the unfortunately named director who resurrected the iconic sci-fi franchise, is the most obvious target.