Thursday 21 February 2013

AADHIBHAGAVAN ( '' GOD OF DISASTER '' )

Cast: Jayam Ravi, Neetu Chandra.

Director: Ameer.

Ameer makes us wait for 6 years ,after delivering Paruthiveeran, for his next film Aadhibhagavan and what you get is something you would have never expected.

The first ten minutes of a film is where the director has to grab the attention of his audience but sadly what happens is the exact opposite. Though Jeyam Ravi is sincere his lack of grace and grip to handle such a (supposedly)heavy role is evident right from the start.

The screenplay is so ridiculously silly with a lot of characters appearing for god knows what! As silly as it can sound Sudha Chandran(who is poor,jobless and estranged)takes Jeyam Ravi and his sister to Thailand!!! And before you know it Aadhi(Jeyam Ravi)becomes a gangster. His dialogues and actions are more funny than serious. But as the second character Bhagavan he does a decent job.

The cinematography,with, a tone that is dull and stupid unnecessary slow motions,and editing,that is sloppy and below average, are a bad joke! All the songs in the film are bad and unneeded.

The flow of the scenes is so silly, artificial and blatantly inconsistent that you wonder if Ameer was the only person calling the shots. With a lot of the dialogues actually mouthed in Hindi but dubbed in Tamil, the lip sync is a disaster!!!

The only mentionable things of an otherwise disastrous film are the decent fights and Jeyam Ravi’s earnestness.

I am giving a 1.25/5 for Aadhibhagavan. Do not watch it lest you will lose your interest in films.

Rating Scale (Out of 5)

Less than 2                   -           Unwatchable.

2 to 2.25                      -           Below average.

2.5 to 2.75                   -           Average.

3 to 3.25                      -           Good.

3.5 to 3.75                   -           Great.

4 to 4.25                      -           Exceptional.

4.5 and above               -           Extraordinary. 



A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD ("A HARD WAY TO DIE")

Cast: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney

Director: John Moore

After an electric Die Hard 4.0, John McClane is in the wrong place at the wrong time yet again. This time in Russia.

Ten minutes or so into the film you have an amazing chase sequence that will blow you away, and you think you are in for a treat. But you realise it was just wishful thinking soon afterwards.

McClane comes to Russia in search of his son Jack (Jai Courtney) who is an undercover CIA agent trying to get a political prisoner out of Russia. And as expected trouble follows.

The script and screenplay are silly and boring. To give a few instances,  Yuri(the political prisoner) gets shot in his arm around the interval, yet is comfortable running around, shooting and fighting.After the first few scenes the Russian military and police are nowhere to be seen when all hell breaks loose(supposedly).The supposed twist in the climax makes you yawn. You just sit there expecting expecting and expecting,...expecting some thrill but alas!..

Bruce Willis does a cool job as expected, Courtney is ok. But the only good things about the film are the wonderful cinematography, nice graphics and the stunning action sequences in the beginning and the end.

I am giving a 2.5/5 for A Good day to Die Hard. Watch the first 20 minutes go out for a stroll in the nearby park and come back for the final 20 minutes.
Rating Scale (Out of 5)

Less than 2                   -           Unwatchable.

2 to 2.25                      -           Below average.

2.5 to 2.75                   -           Average.

3 to 3.25                      -           Good.

3.5 to 3.75                   -           Great.

4 to 4.25                      -           Exceptional.

4.5 and above               -           Extraordinary.