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Sarkar Raj
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I saw Sarkar Raj listed on mininova the other day and downloaded it not knowing what to expect. It’s a Hindi movie, and I haven’t seen one ever, I think. So I was eager to see it. The story bored me a bit at first. It’s about a powerful family, minister of the Maharashtra region and his son (on the poster), who has “in only two or three years achieved even more”, whatever that means exactly. They’re asked to support a project of building a large power plant. In the short term, 40,000 people will need to move. But the long term benefit is the development of the whole region, a dream that gets clouded quickly by political games, bribery and violence. I enjoyed it mostly for the atmosphere which feels somewhat new to me, with a different culture portrayed in a unique directing style and intense soundtrack.
The Mist
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The Mist is a movie based on Stephen King’s novel, portraiting a small town community trapped inside a supermarket surrounded by a mysterious and unnatural mist out of which oversized animals and insects occasionally attack them. Besides having lots of blood & gore, this is a very strong psychological thriller showing us well-developed characters, and the behaviour of a small community in extreme conditions of fear and danger.
There’s not much more to say without unnecessarily revealing the plot. I didn’t love the movie, that would be quite hard for me given the genre, and I do think that the ending is against basic biological instincts. However, it has made a powerful impression on me and I recommend it.
Sweeney Todd
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a movie directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in lead roles. It is an adaptation of a musical, on an old theme around a barber revenging for his wife, believed to have poisoned herself after being raped, and a stolen child, all of which happened while he was falsely accused and sentenced. So he slits his clients’ throats etc. The story does not go into much depth, it is about the drama and action, it is a musical after all, and is supposed to be amusing. In the end, it is. The movie is satisfying solely for the atmosphere and excellent goth esthetics. Depp proves once again how good actor he is, I was totally drawn into his Todd persona. Carter on the other hand, is an iconic human meat pie-baker and a woman with her desires and tricks. As for the tunes, there are times when I thought that they’re singing just for the sake of it, without a clear melody. But some are very good, and the best repeat by the end, for instance I feel you Joanna (or so I believe the title is).
Michael Clayton
So who is Michael Clayton? A “fixer” or a “janitor” in a large law firm. Someone who specializes in resolving difficult situations, when an “important” person is in legal danger after committing a certain crime in affect. The movie itself pictures the time when he is in a tough life and financial situation, revealing that his firm’s leading attorney, who has just broke down mentally, has been building up a case against their own client, a biochemical giga-corp selling chemicals which causes cancer – which they are perfectly aware of, and have even written a memorandum about it.
It is quite interesting and captivating, and probably one of the best movies that have come out of Hollywood in 2007. However the bottom line that I feel is that it is sad that this is the kind of a society that we are creating.
We Own the Night
We Own the Night is both a captivating crime movie and a family drama involving sons of a veteran cop (Robert Duvall), one (Joaquin Phoenix) running a night club where drug business begins to emerge and another being in the police (Mark Wahlberg). With beautiful Eva Mendes. Even if you’re not generally into these kind of stories, I think that you should see it. Acting is excellent, especially by Phoenix. I completely agree with the following comment on rotten tomatoes:
The always charismatic Phoenix is the highlight; he carries the film, rising above the occasionally uninspired dialogue and plotting to give a powerhouse turn as a man caught between ambition and duty.
