Mr. Jamal Malik(Dev Patel) is sitting down in the hot seat as he gets ready to play India's version of Who wants to be a millionaire?as he hears the first question of the show A flashback comes to him of him being slapped by the police then questioning how he won and how he knew the answers.
Slumdog Millionaire Is a Story Based on a best selling novel, Q and A by Author and diplomat (Vikas Swarup). This story about a young man that has grown in the Dharavi slums in the city of Bombay now known as Mumbai and during the Hindu-Islam riots.
This Movie will open your eyes on what real poverty looks like and how people can rise from these conditions. The music by A. R. Rahman is a great masterpiece, it intertwines with the whole movie to put emphasis on each scene whether it be dramatic or romantic or joyous. Although it didn't do good in India, 2reviewz gives this movie 4 Stars for great Acting and suspense.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Gran Torino
Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) stands at the front of the church, next to him the casket of his wife. As people enter to be seated he sees kids, his grand kids doing a mockingly prayer before sitting in the pew. As he sees this he is annoyed but keeps his cool.
After the services, his two adult sons talking about their father and how they should put him in a retirement home and mocking each other on how the other should take him in.
Gran Torino is a moving Story about a disgruntled racist but gentleman set in his old ways and how he changes when a young Asian teen,Thao (Bee Vang) comes in to his life and becomes a community hero.How one decision can change lives whether for better or for the worse.2 reviewz gives Gran Torino 5 stars. This movie is Very well directed and great Acting.This is A very Clint Eastwood Styled Movie.
After the services, his two adult sons talking about their father and how they should put him in a retirement home and mocking each other on how the other should take him in.
Gran Torino is a moving Story about a disgruntled racist but gentleman set in his old ways and how he changes when a young Asian teen,Thao (Bee Vang) comes in to his life and becomes a community hero.How one decision can change lives whether for better or for the worse.2 reviewz gives Gran Torino 5 stars. This movie is Very well directed and great Acting.This is A very Clint Eastwood Styled Movie.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Frost/ Nixon
August 9, 1974 a man sits down in front of a camera in the Oval Office. Countdown begins....calmly the now famous words are uttered "I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office". A wave of media surrounds the White House trying to get a close up of a disgraced 37th President.The only President to resign during this second term.
Frost/Nixon is a movie based on the four interviews of Richard M. Nixon given by David Frost. A show host tries to give a President who resigned because of the Watergate scandal,a trial he never had.
This movie is full of drama and well depicted and well acted by Frank Langella as President Nixon.Frost/Nixon is a great way to connect to history and behind the scenes happenings of the Nixon era.2reviewz gives this movie 4 and 1/2 stars.
Frost/Nixon is a movie based on the four interviews of Richard M. Nixon given by David Frost. A show host tries to give a President who resigned because of the Watergate scandal,a trial he never had.
This movie is full of drama and well depicted and well acted by Frank Langella as President Nixon.Frost/Nixon is a great way to connect to history and behind the scenes happenings of the Nixon era.2reviewz gives this movie 4 and 1/2 stars.
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