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Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)
HITHERTO 56
Shimit amin, the new grad,drop out or student of the so called RGV school of film making has done a commendable job with this movie.His direction has been absolutely immaculate.The director had succesfully managed to keep the tempo of the movie very gripping without diluting it with songs,or offtracking the movie as we had seen happening umpteen number of times in BOLLYWOOD.It has been quite a favorite situation for BOLLYWOOD to provide the cop an unforgetting moment like losing his lady love and the protagonist is made to avenge out of that emotional setback.This is where this movie stands out from the rest of the BOLLYWOOD COP MOVIES.The conversation between sadhu and the main bad guy living overseas ends up being the best scene reflecting the plottings and counter psychological plottings that get weaved between the cops and the underworld for gaining their respective supremacy .The lighter moments shared amongst the cops(like commenting on shoaib akhtar)were dealt with utmost aplomb.all in all a very good movie to be watched.i definitely recommend this for international viewers.
Secret Window (2004)
QUITE AN OPEN WINDOW
Johnny depp comes out with a breathtaking performance in this film.He is undoubtebly riding an unmatched and unparalled high tide.The mannerisms he adapted seem fresh when compared to what he imbibed in SLEEPY HOLLOW,BLOW or PIRATES.When an actor of his caliber occupies almost 95 % of the movie on screen and gives such a performance,its every bit justified.But one does get an impression that even he also may not save the film from falling out of the window.The narration of the movie is very slow understandably due to constriction of the script.There are very few developments that take place in due course of 106 minutes.The viewer is not left with enough sequences to recollect of ,once the movie ends.The twist arriving in the end appears Cliched and banal among the thriller genred movies that have come in the last 3-4 years.All in all, will be a disappointment for a regular movie goer.Must watch movie for a DEPP fan like me.