Fairly generic and clichéd sports story but its mostly executed fairly well. The wrestling sequences and Indian culture make it worth a watch, however it is completely undeserving of being the top rated sports movie on imdb. Definitely an example of Indian bias on the site
Incredibly entertaining, especially if you are a fan of The Room. The loving parody of the best/worst film is made better by the all-star cast of comedians that pop up throughout it. I saw it at a theatre that has been playing the room every month for years now, so it may be a little skewed, but the crowd was in hysterics for the entire movie.
I found this to be an incredibly refreshing film compared to many modern crime thrillers. Most notably, the handling of the end reveal seemed truly unique to this genre. The closest comparison I can think of is from Se7en,
when Kevin Spacey just turns up and hands himself in, completely out of the blue. It unexpectedly shattered the cat and mouse formula that people expected it to follow, as almost every other mystery film does.
Similarly, this film decided to keep us guessing up until
they just show exactly what happened. In some ways, the biggest twist was that there was none. No serial killers. No connection to his daughter's death. No master conspiracy, just some drunken idiots that went way too far.
This let the story unfold into more of a tragedy than the standard mystery or thriller you might expect it to be.
Not quite the Indian Die Hard it tries to be, but enjoyable by bollywood standards. They seem to only have one sound effect for punches and another for slaps in the film which becomes quite obnoxious as they are played too loud throughout several fight scenes.
A predictable Disney film packed with cliches and forgettable songs. The ocean's presence as a safety net in the film seemed to take away a lot of the tension of any given scene; the protagonists never seemed to be in genuine danger. Attempts at pop culture and self-aware humour were largely unfunny and take you out of the film, especially that tweeting joke. The biggest redeemer was the animation style. The vibrant colours and attention to detail of the landscape were quite nice to see.
The only reason Bill Murray agreed to do this film was because he mistook the film's writer, Joel Cohen, as one of the Coen brothers, and signed on without reading it. By the time he discovered his mistake, it was too late to pull out.
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Fairly generic and clichéd sports story but its mostly executed fairly well. The wrestling sequences and Indian culture make it worth a watch, however it is completely undeserving of being the top rated sports movie on imdb. Definitely an example of Indian bias on the siteMovie comment on The Disaster Artist
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Incredibly entertaining, especially if you are a fan of The Room. The loving parody of the best/worst film is made better by the all-star cast of comedians that pop up throughout it. I saw it at a theatre that has been playing the room every month for years now, so it may be a little skewed, but the crowd was in hysterics for the entire movie.Movie comment on Wind River
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I much prefer Jurassic BarkMovie comment on It's All Right, It's Ok
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This film is interesting to consider against the rise of "fake news"Movie comment on A Wednesday
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Not quite the Indian Die Hard it tries to be, but enjoyable by bollywood standards. They seem to only have one sound effect for punches and another for slaps in the film which becomes quite obnoxious as they are played too loud throughout several fight scenes.Movie comment on Moana
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A predictable Disney film packed with cliches and forgettable songs. The ocean's presence as a safety net in the film seemed to take away a lot of the tension of any given scene; the protagonists never seemed to be in genuine danger. Attempts at pop culture and self-aware humour were largely unfunny and take you out of the film, especially that tweeting joke. The biggest redeemer was the animation style. The vibrant colours and attention to detail of the landscape were quite nice to see.Movie comment on Maximum Fury: Filming 'Fury Road'
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The only reason Bill Murray agreed to do this film was because he mistook the film's writer, Joel Cohen, as one of the Coen brothers, and signed on without reading it. By the time he discovered his mistake, it was too late to pull out.