Injustice (2011) Mini-series

8/10 [Highly Recommended]

Holy awesomeness batman!! Such a good mini-series!!

Plot: On the surface William Travers is a picture of success. An accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife in rural Suffolk. However, Travers is still recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his belief in the legal system

Hats off to the writers of Injustice, who created a complex masterpiece through flashbacks, multiple intersecting story lines from different characters and many twists.

The series starts off a bit slow, but give this mini a chance and sit through the first half of episode one; You'll be thankful that you did. This 6 episodes 300minutes long mini-series is filled with unexpected twists, clever dialoge, interwoven stories, suspense and great acting. I was truly amazed by suspenseful and thrilling adventure that was Injustice.

James Purefoy (from TV series Rome) and Charlie Creed-Miles both gave superb performances in the lead roles, giving an edge to this mini that otherwise wouldn't have been as great.

The rating on IMDB.com must have been the result people who can't tell the difference between great television programming and jersey shore.

Recommended to those who enjoys Law and Order, Sherlock Holmes, Mr.Brooks (movie) or just a great police/court/character-driven film.

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

6/10

Lovely cast with funny scenarios

The Importance of Being Earnest plot: In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

Rupert Everett and Colin Firth both are fantastic in the lead roles.

Not my favourite film but it is family witty and silly.

Intouchables (2011)

9/10 [Highly Recommended!]

Fantastic story, funny and touching

Intouchables is based on true events about the relationship between a quadriplegic and a young man from the projets that is found to be his caretaker.

If I was wearing a hat during the film, I would take it off for the amazing performance by the cast. François Cluzet and Omar Sy made their characters come to life on screen. I would say I am now a fan of Cluzet, because not one moment in this entire film did I think of him as Alexandre Beck (Cluzet's able-bodied character from Tell No One).

Intouchables holds some very important key life lessons and  meticulously presents these lessons with humor. This film is able to not only capture the suffering of Philippe but also the joy of his pain. What I absolutely love is how Intouchables is able to overcome hardship/pain with comedy...and does so in such tasteful and delicate manner.

One of the most beautiful and strong friendship brought to life.

Please do yourself a huge favour and go watch this film. I fully enjoyed every second of it!

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

8/10 [highly recommended]

Daring, unique and brilliantly epic

Plot: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.

Inglourious Basterds doesn't try to find forgiveness, to be historically accurate or to please the audience. It is full throttle on being a dark, fun filled comic fantasy film about an alternative WWII where people fault back. I loved the dark humour and gore that filled this film from bottom up. The film uses all the human emotions and takes a shape of its own.

Tarantino knows exactly how much gore, crudity and length of each scene. Giving you enough to laugh while gagging. He toys with cliches and uses unexpected as well as expected moments to put together a piece of art work.

All the Basterds are a bit mad, which gives the film an edgy appeal. My favourite characters would have to be Donny Donowitz (aka bear Jew played by actor Eli Roth) and Hugo (portrayed by Til Schweiger) as they have real dynamic to the group.

Go watch it! It's a crude, gory, unsympathetic and very daring film that is just plain awesome! Not recommended to the squeamish and the weak hearted as it is gory.

Oh and don't take the film seriously because that's not the point of it.

Ironclad (2011)

4.5/10

Honor and blood....a ton of blood

Ironclad is about in 13th-century England, a small group of Knights Templar fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.

Ironclad is a straight forward story of a medieval siege with lots of action. The Acting and battle scenes in this film is believable and in tone with the film. James Purefoy as the lost soul and Kate Mara as the supporting are both gives a dramatic performance.

I don't blame the minds behind Ironclad for the slow-mo moments, dramatic die-hard elements, some cheesy dialogue and romance that was thrown in. A somewhat historical film with a simple storyline requires these addition to spice things up. Of course, Ironclad filmmakers did not fail to include a dramatic climax where all hope are lost but our hero saves day (oops, did I spoil the film for you? I mean it's pretty obvious something like this would occur..no?)

Oh and there's gore....don't say I didn't warn you...there's a lot of gore. The special effects make up team did a fantastic job of gore and brutality of the battle scenes that it can make your stomach cringe. I felt very uneasy as the effects of the killings are so realistic and gruesomely repetitive. Pretty much you can expect hands lopped off, bodies hacked in half and guts slashed open everywhere.

I'm not going to lie, this film is very entertaining... it has fight scenes, a love story, gore and explosions (yes, explosions. how you ask? watch the film and find out)...but this film is not very epic. It is made from the same cookie cutter that created Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and other action-packed movies with the exception that it is medieval and very very gory.

Don't expect too much but don't write this movie off either. Enjoy it for what it is...a blockbuster Friday night entertainment.

Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

8/10 [Highly Recommended]

A film about friendship, power of believing, love, respect, inspiration and a will to never give up.

Inside I'm Dancing is a story about when the kinetic Rory moves into his room in the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, his effect on the home is immediate. Most telling is his friendship with Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy and nearly unintelligible speech. Somehow, Rory understands Michael, and encourages him to experience life outside the confines of home.

This film is well written, beautifully shot and fantastically performed. Inside I'm Dancing made me laugh, smile and cry. It brought me to realize that if you put your mind to it and believe, anything is achievable. Respect, understanding and a heart to love will take you far.

James McAvoy and Steven Robertson, hands down, made this film fantastic! Their acting are so brilliant that is moves this movie forward with every scene.These two guys are just amazing! If i had any choice in the matter, I would give both these guys an Oscar, because they deserve it for this.


I highly recommed this film. The scripting, acting, simple cinematagraphy will capture your imagination. A small film with a huge heart! Do give this film a chance, you'll find yourself inspired!

Invictus (2009)

7/10

Moving, inspirational and great performance

Invictus is about Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

This film focuses mainly on the journey to the cup but the part of the film that makes this film so solid is the brilliant portrayal of Nelson Mandela by Morgan Freeman. Matt Damon's portrayal is good but not stunning or overly memorable.

Invictus also takes something as simple as a rugby game and makes it a nations strive and pride.

The soundtrack for Invictus is the most powerful as it creates the tone of the entire film. I absolutely recommend everyone to listen to the soundtrack on its own. It is such a powerful piece of work.

The cinematagraphy and direction comes together beautifully to support the atmosphere as well.

A definite watch for sports fans and those who want some encouraging and powerful.

I Sell the Dead (2008)

6.5/10

Scary and funny at the same time.

I Sell the Dead is about a grave robber reflects on his life of crime. (imdb)

Interesting editing technique plus golden performance made this film quite appealing.

Dominic Monaghan (played Charlie on the TV show Lost) did a superb job in this film finding a perfect balance between when to be serious and and when to be comedic. He is quite brilliant in moving this film forward.

I Sell the Dead mixes humour with horror so well that at points during the movie I was laughing in fear. With so many movies about zombies/vampires/ghosts/slashers, this movie felt rather refreshing. It focus on ghouls and grave robbers told by a man on death row.

I Sell the Dead is great for those who wants to watch a horror but, like myself, cannot handle the intensity and need some humor. Light subtle humour mixed with thrillingly scary moments.

Inception (2010)

9/10 (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)

Be Prepared to be blown away!

Nolan, the directer of Memento, Dark Knight, and Prestige again lives up to the hype and my anticipation!

Inception is mind-blowing and breathtaking! From the moment the film started I was hooked and by the end of the film I was in awe. I loved it! Inception has an superb story line with an amazing cast and I can say it is one of the best films I have seen all year.

The storyline works itself into your head and plays with the idea of dream and reality. Nolan is very careful about not letting any of the elements of the film be overwhelming. He balances action, humor, special effects and brilliantly crafted storyline nicely.

Fantastic casting! I never really had a film where I liked the entire collaboration of cast members, but Inception has made that happen. Leonardo DiCapio is fantastic as always in the lead. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, my favourite guy from 3rd Rock from the Sun, so glad to see more of him after 500 Days of Summer. One of my favourite actress Ellen Page gave a superb performance as well. Tom Hardy, a new face I love to see more of. Cillian Murphy, an excellent actor who has never failed to surprise me with his performance. Ken Watanabe, first saw him in The Last Samurai and have been a fan since. Michael Cane, loved him in Miss Congeniality, even made an appearance!

Do yourself a favour and go watch this movie. I've seen so many movies, but rarely has a movie struck me like Inception. I recommend this to everyone! Inception sits #3 on IMDB top 250 movies, that's how good it is!

Identity (2003)

8/10

More than meets the eye...

Starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet, Identity is a thriller/mystery/horror revolving a group of strangers at Nevada Motel in the mist of a storm, and slowly one by one starts to get killed off.

Plot line sounds simple right? Well there's more to this film than meets the eye...a lot more. Like the tag line says "Secret lies within," so if you want to know what happens...watch it.

Identity, isn't as scary as you would presume. The moments of fear are set up so you know it is coming. Doesn't catch you completely off guard, but does give you chills as the right time.

The editing in the first 20 minutes or so, is quite brilliant. Going back and forth between shots sets up how each character is connected to the film.
Brilliant film, however, could have done more cuts of flashback during the latter half of the movie.

If you like thrillers/mystery with a touch of scary element attached, then I would recommend you take a tour through Identity.