The Breakfast Club

Molly Ringwald is amazing... I have loved her in each of the  movies I have seen her in and this one is no exception. The concept of this movie is wonderful. A brain, an athlete, a princess, a basket-case and a criminal; serving detention together. You would say they have nothing in common, so very different from each other, but each with his own sufferings, own stories, and own talents. 

Some of the incidents, specially those concerning the teacher are somewhat over-the-top but that completely makes up for what the movie is trying to achieve. The five completely different personalities, trying to get along, quarreling about what they think is right, getting into fights but sticking together against the teacher. 

Ally Sheedy has done a great job. Though I would have preferred if  she wasn't made pretty in the end. That kind of goes against her personality. 

The movie is a must-see. Some hilarious scenes, some heart-wrenching moments and a talented star-cast. I would have given it a perfect score if not for the two kisses in the end. One (any one would have been okay but to commence two relationships is a little too much.

RITU

So this is a love triangle. A guy and two girls. The two girls are the best of friends and opposite in every way. One is a good, kind, caring, studious type, the other is a hot, narcissistic, impulsive, manipulative kind. The guy swings back and forth between the girls and there are no prizes for guessing whom he ends up with. That is pretty much the whole story.

The shortcomings... I don't even know from where to begin. The director has tried the flashback/flashforward approach which is new for a Nepali movie (I think) but it just gets annoying at times and spoils the flow. The lead actress, the protagonist, Malina Joshi is too dull, her dialogue delivery too bland. The lines she speaks in English are far better than the ones she can do in Nepali. She does get better in the few scenes towards the end or maybe you just get used to her blandness.  The character of the actor Raj Ballav Koirala is so weak and emotional that anyone can easily get irritated. Only Jude Law can cry in just about any situation and still keep it appealing. With The lines she speaks in English are far better than the ones she can do in Nepali. it soon got appalling.We laughed when he got emotional and not in a good way! He was a big letdown, specially considering that the only reason I watched this movie is because I liked him in Apabad.

Rima Bishwokarma was the best thing about the movie. Hot, confident and a wonderful actress; she portrays her character well. My only complaint is that we did not get to see more of her! The other characters are not worth mentioning. Though the uncredited cab driver is more likable in his 5 minutes of screen appearance than the lead actor is! The back stories are inconsistent and totally irrelevant and so is majority of the scenes and dialogues.

The scenes are beautiful, Australia is captured beautifully. This may be the only reason unorthodox viewers would opt for this movie. As for the mainstream viewers, this movie has some kind of newness in the star cast, filming location and presentation style. There is no newness in the story. And why are the lead characters not more sad after losing their unborn baby! Yes they got a happy ending and all but come on, a few tears would be good. The guy crying in every other situation cannot shed a few tears for his baby!

All in all, I went in a die-hard fan of Raj Ballav Koirala, somewhere in the middle of the movie I stopped liked him. At least I ended up watching the whole movie. I'd rate it 2.5 out of 5. the extra .5 for Rima Bishwokarma.

An affair to remember

This Valentines Day I watched 'an affair to remember'. Last year I had spent the day watching South Park so this is a huge upgrade. Well my original plan was a Klaroline marathon, to watch all the scenes of Klaus and Caroline together. 'So you’ve never felt the attraction that comes when someone who’s capable of doing terrible things for some reason cares only about you?' This pretty much sums them up. But unfortunately as I had somewhat overestimated my internet download speed I was left with incomplete episodes. So instead of brooding over it, I decided to watch this movie instead. Major spoilers ahead...