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The Lincoln Lawyer Quietly Became One of the Most Consistent Shows on Television

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The Lincoln Lawyer Seasons 1-4 Review Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Seasons 1 through 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. In an era where television series either collapse under their own ambition or disappear after one good season, The Lincoln Lawyer has quietly done something impressive. It stayed consistently engaging across multiple seasons while maintaining the spirit of the original novels better than most modern adaptations. The series never tries to reinvent itself into prestige television. Instead, it understands exactly what it is supposed to be: intelligent legal drama with strong character chemistry, layered cases, and season long tension that keeps moving forward naturally. Across four seasons, that formula has worked remarkably well. One of the Better Book Adaptations in Recent Television One of the strongest aspects of The Lincoln Lawyer is its fidelity to the books by Michael Connelly....
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Seven Pounds :: Retrieval of lost spirit

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Seven Pounds (2008) movie staring Will Smith is a captivating movie. For most part one keeps on thinking what is going on but as the movie proceeds the plot thickens so much so that at one stage its all very very murky.  Excellent acting by Smith and Dawson make the movie watchable. The title of the movie is reference to Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare where each debt is to be paid in pounds [reference IMDB]. Will Smith plays the tax man who hunts people in need and helps them recover from their problems. One keeps doubting the intentions of tax man and as the movie proceeds each doubt is justified but not in the manner one thinks. The portrayal of an engineer in the movie is typical of Hollywood movies (all knowing smart ass).  The retrieval of lost spirit is the ordeal and odyssey of a cast down man. The best thing about the movie is that it appeals to the emotional, philanthropic and humane feelings. One is engrossed at the sufferings of all members of the cast.
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Aisha :: Jane Austen's Emma comes to India

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Aisha's screen play is based on the story by Jane Austen so no problems there at all. The indianization of script was not only necessary but also increases the appeal. The only problem with the movie is its depiction of the new Indian elite. The movie seems largely influenced by TV series and in the process the shopping scenes look more like in a Hollywood movie than Bollywood. The songs are good and ring in the mind long time after the movie. Most of the actors in the movie were at ease with their characters. The reasons probably were that not much was demanded in terms of portraying the character except that of Abhay Deol. Deol did a wonderful job and seems destined to be a good actor if not greatness. Sonaam Kapoor's character was not very much demanding but she does well slipping into the character. The character's late scenes where the need to show acting prowess sonaam does an ok job. It wont be a character to remember nor would the movie. If one has not read the no...
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Pink Panther 2 :: Hilarious all the way

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Right from the first scene the movie grabs the attention of the viewers and keeps throwing in the regular dosage of humor and comedy. Steve Martin is all over the place and is ably assisted by the rest of the cast. My favorite scenes in the movie are the hamburger/ " We were being recorded scene " and " Deductions " scene. The movie possesses gripping storyline even though it kinda slips near the end. Aishwariya's role in the movie makes it more attractive not on account of her exceptional acting but mere presence. Her acting in the movie is OK and she although has a profound role but is overshadowed by much brilliant actors around her. Andy Garcia is at his usual best although the role is limited but still Andy places the part really really well. The movie's climax is very much unusual and seems a touch too much in the end.  Overall the movie is a good Sunday evening watch on TV.
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The Prestige :: Probably the prestige of Christian Bale

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Christian Bale's 2006 movie The Prestige brought back people's interest in magic (Harry Potter's magic was more childish I would say). This movie has it all. Thrill, Mystery, Fight, Science and top it all Magic. The Prestige being the third of the steps in performing a magical trick. The Pledge is the first part where the magicians shows something ordinary to the people, The Turn is making the ordinary thing do something extraordinary e.g., making it disappear and The Prestige part is where the extraordinary part has to be undone. The name is appropriate for the movie because in this we see all three stages being enacted in the real life of the magicians. Bale's performance is excellent although at times Hugh Jackmann upstages him on a number of occasions. The movie revolves around the life and times of two magicians Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Robert Angier (Hugh Jackmann). Their friendship turns into rivalry where they go as far as sabotaging the other magici...
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Raavan : A hollywood movie made in bollywood

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Raavan (The evil) movie, started off watching just out of curiosity, without any hopes or expectations. At times it good to be shocked by watching a movie without reading its review or trailer or songs. The first thing that impressed was the excellent cinematography, beautiful locations and extremely well done makeup.  The cast is impressive with both Abhishek and Govinda doing their roles to the best of their abilities. Ashwirya Rai's acting matures with each movie she does, here it seems that she has reached her nirvana. She portrays the wife of a police officer in captivity of criminals. The movies not only touches the base with good acting but also shows why it is unnecessary to have irrelevant songs. Not a single song in the movie was irrelevant. The music score is fantastic and each song fits into the situation. One aspect that needs mentioning is that most of the songs were shot in the situation where the actors were instead of taking them to imaginary worlds (in most cases...
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Empire of the Sun :: Christian Bale's Baptism

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Christian Bale's 1987 baptism was one worth dying for a lead role in Steven Spielberg's world war movie. How can one have a better start to a career? Bale's acting throughout frankly was more mature than some of his later movies :). At age around 12-13 years he did his role with courage and determination of a veteran. The movie set in the WWII China where the westerners are thinking that time goes on and on and that rich are rich and poor are poor. Sudden change of situation brings the rich on the streets and begging and in the words of Bale  " people will do anything for a potato". Jim "Jamie" Graham (Christian Bale) goes through the period of war in camps learning on the fly living out his dictum that "The best teacher's the university of life". His transition from a elitist pampered child to one who could steal at will was staggering but at the same time maintains his dignity, honor and integrity. He is famous for his social work, w...
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Ocean's Eleven

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Never before have I seen a movie with so many stars and still holding its spine. Ocean Eleven did this and not only was able to carve a space for dominant actors like George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon and Bernie Mac but at the same time ensure that they participate in the plot and still keep the limelight. Most commendable role is that of Danny Ocean and Rusty. They as a pair inspire not only confidence in their eleven but also reach out to the audience. The audience are made to believe that they are really the best and capable of pulling out any con job. The recruitment drive is my favorite part in the movie and I believe that's where the excitement lies. Andy Garcia has a negative role in the movie but he also manages to impress the user by fitting into the role as well as he fit into the gangster / policemen roles in the past. Julia Robert's role is limited (in comparison to others) but she does it gracefully. She portrays her internal strif...
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