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No Strings Attached: Not fun to watch

No Strings Attached: Not fun to watch

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

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

Review: The Mechanic is enjoyable

Review: The Mechanic is enjoyable

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

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

Review: Johnny Depp makes a bad Tourist

Review: Johnny Depp makes a bad Tourist

Rediff.com24 Dec 2010

This is just a tedious exercise in studio filmmaking.

The American: George Clooney at his stylish best

The American: George Clooney at his stylish best

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

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

I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

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

Review: Somewhere goes nowhere

Review: Somewhere goes nowhere

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

This movie is strictly for Sofia Coppola filmography completists.

Megamind: Not lovable enough

Megamind: Not lovable enough

Rediff.com24 Dec 2010

Megamind is only for those who really want to spend money at the multiplex this weekend.

Shyamalan's Devil is not bad

Shyamalan's Devil is not bad

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

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

Review: The Expendables is undependable

Review: The Expendables is undependable

Rediff.com13 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.

Salt: What Bourne can do, Jolie can do better

Salt: What Bourne can do, Jolie can do better

Rediff.com23 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.

Review: Knight And Day is disappointing

Review: Knight And Day is disappointing

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

Tom Cruise's Knight and Day fail to impress.

Unstoppable: Muscular excitement for all ages

Unstoppable: Muscular excitement for all ages

Rediff.com26 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.

Review: Black Swan is a must watch film

Review: Black Swan is a must watch film

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

Watch Black Swan for its technical brilliance, for the manner in which the director has managed to parallel the happenings in the ballet being performed with the changes in the main character's life, and for the way it has been shot and art directed.

Resident Evil 4: Hollywood at its most trashy

Resident Evil 4: Hollywood at its most trashy

Rediff.com9 Sep 2010

Another sequel, another collection of disposable thrills.

Review: This Hornet stinks

Review: This Hornet stinks

Rediff.com14 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.com10 Dec 2010

Do yourselves a favour and read a book this weekend.

Red review: Enjoyable time pass

Red review: Enjoyable time pass

Rediff.com26 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.

Review: Despicable Me is pure fun

Review: Despicable Me is pure fun

Rediff.com6 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.com6 Aug 2010

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

The A-Team is big dumb fun

The A-Team is big dumb fun

Rediff.com25 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.