Elvis D Silva

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I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2011

Here's a contender designed to fill the void left by the boy wizard and those chaste vampires.

No Strings Attached: Not fun to watch

No Strings Attached: Not fun to watch

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2011

The trailer was mildly amusing. The film not so much.

Review: The Mechanic is enjoyable

Review: The Mechanic is enjoyable

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2011

If you are looking for a fun time at the movies this weekend, The Mechanic has the means to satisfy.

Review: Somewhere goes nowhere

Review: Somewhere goes nowhere

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2011

This movie is strictly for Sofia Coppola filmography completists.

Review: This Hornet stinks

Review: This Hornet stinks

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2011

An unlikeable leading man, his talkative sidekick and a tanned Cameron Diaz makes The Green Hornet a damb squib.

Faster review: A movie gone very wrong

Faster review: A movie gone very wrong

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2010

Do yourselves a favour and read a book this weekend.

Unstoppable: Muscular excitement for all ages

Unstoppable: Muscular excitement for all ages

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2010

Unstoppable is just a good old-fashioned fun time at the movies. If that is all you expect from your weekend's entertainment, you will not be disappointed.

Red review: Enjoyable time pass

Red review: Enjoyable time pass

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2010

If you're just interested in watching a bunch of veterans take one last shot at being action heroes and heroines, this movie might offer a mildly entertaining diversion.

Shyamalan's Devil is not bad

Shyamalan's Devil is not bad

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2010

The movie is well shot, crisply edited and it provides an effective shot of disposable entertainment.

The American: George Clooney at his stylish best

The American: George Clooney at his stylish best

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2010

The American is another stylish effort by the effortlessly cool George Clooney who is also one of the producers on this movie.

Resident Evil 4: Hollywood at its most trashy

Resident Evil 4: Hollywood at its most trashy

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2010

Another sequel, another collection of disposable thrills.

Review: The Expendables is undependable

Review: The Expendables is undependable

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2010

The best reason to watch this movie is nostalgia. That is also the worst reason to watch it because memories once sullied can never be repaired.

Review: Despicable Me is pure fun

Review: Despicable Me is pure fun

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2010

Despicable Me's strength is good old fashioned storytelling -- excellent characters, attention to detail and a journey that is just pure fun.

Review: Predators is predictable

Review: Predators is predictable

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2010

Predators is totally a guy's movie filled with grisly violence and foul language of a level we are all familiar with.

Salt: What Bourne can do, Jolie can do better

Salt: What Bourne can do, Jolie can do better

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2010

If you're in the mood for an action spectacle that rarely ever lets up and is very content to blow up, kick down or punch out every thing that stands in its way, Salt might be an amusing little diversion for you.

The A-Team is big dumb fun

The A-Team is big dumb fun

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2010

If you've been craving a good time at the movies watching an action adventure, The A-Team is a good bet for you this weekend.

Review: Simply enjoy this Karate Kid

Review: Simply enjoy this Karate Kid

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2010

Watch this movie for Jackie Chan's restraint, Jaden Smith's budding star power and the interestingly staged action sequences.

Review: Daybreakers, not for everyone

Review: Daybreakers, not for everyone

Rediff.com   28 May 2010

This is neither a fun movie nor a gore-fest.

Review: Not much thought in The Back-Up Plan

Review: Not much thought in The Back-Up Plan

Rediff.com   14 May 2010

Despite a clever enough concept, nothing about this Jennifer Lopez starrer makes an audience member feel like they are actually watching a movie.

Butler, Aniston fall flat in The Bounty Hunter

Butler, Aniston fall flat in The Bounty Hunter

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2010

There is zero chemistry between the two leads and nothing about the plot even suggests that much thought went into it.