Movie Review

Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow has done it again! After Hurt Locker, here’s another suspense action thriller. Only this time the audience knew what to expect.  But that does not take anything away from the movie. The search for OBL begins and the docu drama holds you in thrall as if you were part of the proceedings.  Only thing that was suffocating for me were the graphic torture scenes.

Les Miserables – This two and a half hour movie was a treat to watch! It had its moments of highs and lows but what it gave me were also moments of discomfort. The director has cleverly used close ups and extreme close ups to highlight the raw emotions of the characters and as part of the audience, I was not very comfortable getting so close to that. The actors have excelled. After a time I forgot that no dialogues were being spoken. Such is the magic of great musicals. Thanks to director Tom Hooper, lyricist Herbert Kretzmer and composer Schonberg, and of course to Victor Hugo for writing the novel. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway - I am a bigger fan of yours from now!!