Avengers: Infinity War Review

Avengers: Infinity War is finally out and people across the world are flocking to the theatres to see all the Marvel franchises of Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Dr. Strange fight the universal threat of Thanos. I must say it is a treat to watch.

Avengers: Infinity War is a huge ensemble of superhero characters who are fighting a common enemy. With the movie interspread with character introductions and interactions from the different franchises, it could have easily gone wrong and confusing for the story. But MCU makes the cross franchise character interactions interesting and I feel it could not have been done better - though I am not a screenwriter. The movie is an assault on the senses with the story moving from one humongous scene to the next, or should I say from one planet to the other. While the visuals on screen keep you glued to the screen, the story keeps you glued to what's happening in the movie. This is without a doubt one of the most ambitious movies ever made by MCU, and they have come out with flying colours. The movie has so many characters that after a point in time it becomes difficult to count out the number of characters in the movie. But even after having so many characters at different locales and with different agendas throughout the movie, there is no confusion as to the objectives of the character. Having already come out with introduction movies for all the characters made it easy for the movie to get the viewers right into action. This is what MCU does so well by using the shared universes and post credit scenes. The scenes of the movie are so good that one can hear the audience giving out cries of excitement at various scenes. The scene where Steve Rogers is introduced into the movie gets the most noise and excitement. The movie also has some interesting twists and turns which leave the audience wondering what is going to happen next. However the ending of the movie overpowers all the other twists and turns and it made people in the theatre give out shrieks, oohs and aahs. The ending of this movie is certainly different and better than all the other MCU movies put together and puts your mind on the road to thoughts about the last Avengers movie, which is going to release next year.

The movie has so many actors and the movie's story moves so fast that you do not get a chance to judge how the actors have done their job. Though I must say that everyone has done a very good job in the movie as the movie gave most of them an opportunity to do something that they have not done in their solo movies. Josh Brolin needs a special mention here as he seems to carrying the movie on his shoulder. He is able to carry off the character who is the most formidable enemy of the Avengers with ease and makes it believable. This is not just because of the actor but also because of the screenwriters and the directors, Anthony and Joe Russo. The Russo brothers were given the uphill task of directing this humongous movie, but they have done a superb job at it. It is hard to find too much fault with the plot of the movie - giving due to the screewriters. The visual effects of such movies have to be very good and it does not dissapoint.

Even the post credit scene is one of the best that we have had over the years and it prepares you for the other MCU movies to come till the next Avengers movie is released next year.

Overall the movie is super exciting and very well made. All fans of the Avengers franchise should go and watch it (I bet most of them have already watched it).

Rating - 4 / 5

October Review

Shoojit Sircar often makes movies from the heart which touch a cord, even though they do not have too much success at the box office. He does not make run off the mill stories and his movies always have something to say. October is one such movie.

October tells the story not of people but of a circumstance and how the circumstance affects life of the people involved in it. While the movie moves on smoothly, it is laboriously slow and at times you begin to wonder - what is the point of the movie? Even though the movie has been well written, but still it's narration should have been faster and crispier. That is one big flaw that this movie has. 

Varun Dhawan as a hotel intern has acted well in the movie. Varun Dhawan often tries out different kinds of movies which give him some scope for acting, in between the comedies and romantic movies which are his forte. Banita Sandhu has debuted in this movie, though she does not have much to do other than just sleep around (on the hospital beds). Gitanjali Rao has done a fair job of potraying the troubles a mother whose daughter has met with an accident.

Shoojit Sircar has directed the movie very well. But it does fall short of his other directorial ventures, mainly in terms of entertainment value.

Overall this is a good movie. But since it is very slow in its narration, I would recommend only die hard serious movie fans to go and watch the movie.

Rating - 3 /5

Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety Review

Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety was a movie I had heard a lot about since it had released and everyone who had seen it vouched for it as a must watch movie. So I had to see it even though I saw it 3 weeks after its release. So here's my thoughts on the movie 3 weeks after everyone has sliced and diced the movie.

Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety is a movie based on war of the sexes where Sonu (Titu's best friend) and Sweety (Titu's to be wife) fight for Titu. This movie should be appreciated for the fact that it has a hero, but no heroine and no love angle for the hero - a very bold move for a Bollywood movie. It is the fights and the rivalry between the two main characters which keep you glued to the screen. The movie is very entertaining to watch with its witty dialogues and Alok Nath in a new avatar.

The acting is very average in the movie. While the main actors Karthik Aryan, Nushrat Bharucha and James Bond Singh are just average in their roles, it is the supporting cast which infuses life into the movie.

Luv Ranjan has directed the movie well and made it interesting even with poor actors, by making use of a good script. This is one director who keeps making different kind of movies and should keep doing it for audiences like us.

Overall the movie is an entertaining watch with friends and family and one should go ahead watch this movie, if not already done.

Rating - 3.5 / 5