This is a film that I’ve been trying to get hold of for some time.
Basically, an American company wants to outsource their call centre to India, and this is the story of the American guy tasked to go out there and improve things. It’s a comedy drama, and it’s simply very good. It’s mostly set in India, and I believe it displays the culture fairly well.
Well worth watching!
I give it 8/10
I was in two minds about this one – mainly due to South Park killing my impression of Mel Gibson as a deity. I hate you sometimes, South Park.
To quote my brother "It’s a bit like all Shyamalan movies – slow all the way through, until the last 5 minutes where everything happens". He’s pretty much correct, but the only other movie I’ve seen from Shyamalan is Sixth Sense, so it’s not a quote I can really use!
I did however enjoy this movie – it kept me interested enough to keep watching to see how it was going to end. As with Sixth Sense, anything I say might become a spoiler, so I won’t say much.
It starts off with a crop circle showing up on the land that Mel Gibson lives on with his family (I’m not sure if he runs a farm? Considering he was a priest, why would he now have a farm?).
The police get called, because it’s assumed to be some sort of prank, and it starts getting more interesting from then.
Oh, and the kids wear tinfoil hats, which was rather amusing.
I give it 7/10
I loved this movie – it’s about a mistaken identity. An advertising executive gets mistaken for a spy, and is kidnapped by a group. The executive seems very civilized about it all. His change into a fugitive after he escapes their clutches is what the movie is all about.
I have a few negative points on this movie, but, listing them would be a bit of a spoiler. If the UN speaker was investigated a bit more, there would be some level of innocence proven – but it appears this part of the plot may have been forgotten about.
I still enjoyed this movie a lot, and give it 9/10.
This was a far more interesting movie than I expected. The initial scene starts off with the main character narrating the end of the story – where he has been killed, and is floating in a swimming pool of an aging, very rich, silent movie actress.
Going back in time to six months ago, he describes how the story starts…
The main character is a writer who has hit upon hard times – no one buying his stories to film. He happens to turn into a mansion driveway (where the rich actress stays) while avoiding some debt collectors. The actress stays on her own, with a servant ‘Max’, who is just excellent.
There are a few twists in the story, and they keep the story interesting. The acting is just superb in this movie too. Enough to make me read up a little about Gloria Swanson (who plays the silent movie star) – my, she has had a life!
I’m giving it 9/10