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Om Shanthi Om (which was by the way last week’s
pick of the week), Vel and Polladhavan are emerging
as frontrunners. Not to mention, this week’s
two releases don’t pose any threat to the
race. The two in question are the Hollywood movies
Nancy drew and A Mighty heart.
Nancy Drew
Nancy drew is a popular teen detective novel
which is adapted to big screens now. Thankfully
the movie is quite interesting and will surely
be a delight for the fans of the book. Emma Roberts,
a small time Hollywood actress plays the famous
character and the movie is directed by Andrew
Fleming who is again a small time director whose
only famous movie is “The Craft”.
Many in India are unfamiliar with his works. And
this movie too will hardly make an impact in the
Indian theatres but the fans of the book might
want to see their favorite teen detective in action
on the big screen solving the death of a movie
star.
Why you should see it? – Because you are
a big fan of Nancy drew
Why you shouldn’t? – Because you
have other important work to do.
And you guessed it right; this week’s pick
of the week is the only other picture releasing
this week, A Mighty heart.
Behindwoods.com pick of the week –
A Mighty Heart
Once in a while Hollywood churns out a movie,
which targets for the coveted academy awards.
A Mighty heart is one such film; the film is based
on Marianne Pearl's account of the terrifying
and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street
Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's life and death.
Angelina Jolie, the darling of the box office
comes up with tremendous performance as Marianne
Pearl. The movie is said to bring Angelina Jolie
the Oscar for the second time. The actress got
a best supporting actress award for her role in
Girl Interrupted. She has out done herself in
this movie by giving her career’s best performance
yet. However, the Oscar judges have some peculiar
ways of selecting the winners as many unexpected
judgments have been made earlier. So the award
might or might not land in the hands of this Tomb
Raider. Remember the recent mishaps while Tom
Hanks who was a sure shot winner for his exceptional
acting in Cast Away, the award was given away
to Russell Crowe for his performance in The Gladiator,
a worthy candidate though. And the very next year
Russell Crowe came up with a superlative performance
in “A beautiful mind” but to everyone’s
surprise, the Oscar went to Denzel Washington
for his Training days. So predicting the Oscars
are like predicting the national awards although
we know that was a bad comparison.
But remember the movie is quite slow and some
might also find the similarities the movie has
with Mani Ratnam’s Roja (refer our article
on the similarities of the movie to Roja a few
months back). Indian actor Irfan khan also plays
an important role in the movie. It’s a good
movie but not everyone’s cup of tea.
Why you should see it? – Because you are
a big fan of Angelina Jolie. And even if you are
not, once you see this movie you will become one.
Why you shouldn’t? – Daniel pearl’s
death is still fresh in our minds and the very
topic brings a shiver up our spines as you are
not the mightiest of hearts.
Bottom line – Most of
the Deepavali movie’s tickets are now available.
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