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The movie that started it all. American Pie has been unofficially accredited with kick-starting the modern sex comedy rage which later saw a whole bunch of movie modelled on similiar lines. The movie narrates the story of a group of high school friends. Kevin (Nicholas), Chris Oz (Klien), Finch (Thomas), Jim (Biggs) and Stiffler (Scott) are all set to go to college but all of them, except Stiffler, are still virgins and they dont want to enter college like this. They make a pact that by prom, they would all manage to lose their virginity and become men. Kevin has a long time girlfriend Vicky (Reid) whom he is trying to seduce but she isnt quite up for it. Oz joins the choir hoping that some of the 'socially ignored' choir girls would take a liking for him. Jim tries his hand at the Czech exchange student, Nadia (Elizabeth). Finch tries to spread rumours about himself and his fake sexual encounters in a bid to generate some interest amongst the ladies. The movie is good fun to watch and is a hilarious comedy. Slapstick and sexual humour plagues the entire movie and makes for a complete wholesome entertainment. A nice one to watch with your buddies with some beer.

Thumbs up: Great entertainment

Thumbs down: Not LOL funny

Rating: 7.3/10

Is it possible to fall in love with someone who does not exist? When David (Ruffalo) moves in to a new apartment, he starts hallucinating about Elizabeth (Witherspoon) who keeps claiming the house to be hers. In reality, Elizabeth suffered from a tragic accident and is currently in a coma. Her spirit still lives inside her house and tries to chase away any tenants that try to live there. David recently lost his wife and is trying to get over her but finds it very hard. Elizabeth was far too involved in her work to worry about her personal life and hence she never could enjoy having a partner. David and Elizabeth somehow find a connection between themselves and realise that whatever they have missed or not been able to get over, they have found respite in each other. A very typical movie in most aspects, although the idea of falling in love with a ghost is slightly absurd. Mark Ruffalo seems to be a bit of a misfit and he just does not seem to cut the role of a heart-broken fanatic. Witherspoon tries her best but the movie is average-ish in most areas and not a very desirable watch.

Thumbs up: A decent all-rounder

Thumbs down: Mark Ruffalo was not up to it

Rating: 5.8/10

James Brennan (Eisenberg) wants to attend university but his parents broke the news to him that they cant afford to pay for his education and James needs to get a summer job if he wants to go to Columbia. The only job he manages to land himself in is at a theme park, Adventureland where he is appointed to work for 'games'. His childhood friend, Tommy Frigo (Bush) who too works at the park but in the more glamorous 'rides' division. James meets Emily aka Em (Stewart) who is a co-worker with at the games division and the two seem to get along well and eventually fall in love. James does not know that the mechanic, Mike (Reynolds) who in spite of being married, has regular sexual encounters with Em. Both Em and Mike keep this as a secret between themselves with no one being the smarter. Enter Lisa P. (Levieva) who is the hottest girl working at Adventureland who immediately starts to flirt with James. Not being able to resist Lisa's moves, James gives in and puts his and Em's relation on a roller-coaster ride. The movie suffers from being too slow and dragged with developments happening at their own pace. The movie is not too funny but isn't very high on emotions either. It tries to be something in between and hence not a very entertaining option. The movie does, however, have an interesting plot line which is different and not like the conventional romance. Hence, if unconventional romance is what you seek, this movie delivers but if it is humour or the chance to enjoy an emotional movie, then this movie doesn't.

Thumbs up: Interesting story

Thumbs down: Very slow

Rating: 5.9/10

A friend in need, is a friend in deed. Or is it? When Carl (Dillon) is getting married to Molly (Hudson), he makes his best friend Dupree (Wison) as his best man. What comes after that is something that even Carl never imagined. Dupree is jobless, homeless, car less and penniless and taking pity on his unfortunate plight, he decides to let Dupree stay back for a few days much to the ire of Molly. Dupree's stupidity and antics doesn't win him too much love from the newly weds and Carl and Molly repeatedly feel they did the biggest mistake. Molly is the daughter of Bob Thompson (Douglas) who is the owner of the company where Carl works. Carl repeatedly feels the Bob is trying to put him down and is not very happy with their marriage. Bob suggests Carl drops his last name in favour of Molly's, makes his life at work difficult, does not show any concern or love to his new son-in-low and also proposed that he should undergo a vasectomy. The movie has some light humour and can be called 'funny' to an extent. It is a very typical romance-comedy movie and has more or less all the elements that one would expect. It is not outright funny or heavy on the romance bit and balances the two very well. 

Thumbs up: Good, interesting story

Thumbs down: Humour is a bit cliched

Rating: 6.5/10

When two emotionally broken women want to run away from their current lives, the find respite in each other and in the other persons life. Amanda Woods (Diaz) is a movie marketer based in L.A whose boyfriend is caught cheating on her with his secretary. Fed up of her life and her routine, she wants to run away to someplace quiet and serene. Iris Simpkins (Winslet) is a journalist based in London who is deeply in love with her colleague Jasper Bloom (Sewell). Jasper too keeps expressing his love for her, but at the same time gets engaged to someone else, leaving Iris heartbroken. When Amanda contacts Iris to swap houses and lives for 2 weeks, the two women never realise what is in store for them. Amanda falls in love with Iris' brother, Graham (Law) in spite of trying very hard not to. Iris falls in love with Amanda's friend, Miles (Black) and befriends her neighbour, a movie veteran, Arthur Abbott (Wallach). There is a feel-good feeling to this movie and you would be quite happy once it is done. The good thing about the movie is it projects the two lives as actually being two separate lives and not something where a particular situation occurs at both ends. Taking an example, Iris' love comes to meet her but that is not the case for Amanda. Iris befriends a neighbour but Amanda doesn't. The individuals have their identity of their own and are only stringed together by emotions. A good movie worth at least one watch.

Thumbs up: A nice feel-good movie

Thumbs down: Could have had some more humour or some more intense romance

Rating: 7.0/10

Musicals are annoying, very annoying, at least for me. And when you have a song every 5 minutes it can get very annoying. Sophie (Seyfried) is getting married. Sophie lives with her mother, Donna (Streep) off a Greek island. Sophie does not know who her father is since Donna slept with 3 men around the same time. In order to find out, Sophie discreetly invites Harry (Firth), Sam (Brosnan) and Bill (Skarsgard), her 3 possible fathers to her wedding without informing Donna. When they do turn up, Donna is reeling under a shock and Sophie is trying to determine who her father is. Harry, Sam and Bill don't know that one of them could be the father of Sophie and everything turns out to be one big mess. The movie is entertaining and there is no doubt about that. The endless songs are extremely annoying and can give you enough reason to not watch the movie anymore. For someone who hates songs in movies, this one is the ultimate torture. If songs are your thing, coupled with ideal summer destinations and a sprinkling of romance, then this movie kills it in every way.

Thumbs up: Good wholesome entertainer

Thumbs down: Far too many songs

Rating: 6.7/10å

So how many movies have you seen where a girl becomes a guy and a guy becomes a girl? Many, right? Well this movie is no different and is just like the rest. Jessica (McAdams) is a an arrogant teenager who loves hanging out with her girlfriends. One day she steals a pair of voodoo earrings from a store which in turn out to have super powers. The earrings, if worn by 2 different people, would ensure that their bodies get exchanged but the soul remains the same. Jessica's body gets exchanged with a low-life criminal (Schneider) who manages to find one of the missing earrings. Jessica now needs to live in a mans body and needs to convince her friends of her story and take their help in finding her true body back. The movie is a load of utter trash and is not even remotely funny. The only funny bit is watching Schneider in being a girl, not cause its funny but because he makes a fool of himself.

Thumbs up: Zip-zero

Thumbs down: Nothing great, average in everything

Rating: 4.2/10

Every married man goes through a mid-life crisis at least once. The moment they start ogling at other women, when their wife is not pretty anymore and when their life is a complete bore. Richard Cooper (Rock) is the man in question at the moment. His wife Brenda (Torres) is not interested in making love to him anymore and he is getting increasingly frustrated. He does not want to cheat on her by going to someone else and wishes something would happen that would improve his life. Nikki Tru (Washington) walks into his life one day. Nikki is Richard's best friends ex-girlfriend who decided to pay Richard a visit for old times' sake. Richard gets drawn into Nikki with her curvaceous body and seductive looks and the two quickly become good friends. It's only when things go a bit too far and Richard's personal as well as professional life start getting compromised, things start looking bad, very bad. The movie is a very typical black comedy movie with the usual mix of comedy and romance. There is absolutely nothing special about it and the only saving grace is Chris Rock. At least his presence gives you a reason to watch the entire movie, otherwise it is a whole load of trash.

Thumbs up: Chris Rock is the only saving grace

Thumbs down: Far too plain and simple, boring and dragged

Rating: 5.0/10

Bollywood would never die without giving up on trying to make a typical Hollywood movie. What does a typical Hollywood movie comprise of? Fast cars, hot girls, loads of action, high-tech gadgets and a plot that has little relevance or sense. Race 2 has effectively done each and every one of those in the worst possible manner ever. When you have playing cards that have 'thermal sensors that tell reflect on Deepika's sunglasses what cards her opponent has' and sports cars with 'parachutes that automatically trigger if it senses a freefall', you immediately know what an amazing movie this is going to be. The original movie had cars involved in it to a higher degree but it seems that in the second movie the makers were far too involved in showing Deepika and Jacquelines body to bother about the vehicles. Armaan Malik (Abraham) is a million-dollar tycoon who has made his money doing shady dealings. Ranvir Singh (Khan) is a con artist who has an idea for which he needs funding and who better to approach than Armaan himself. Armaan buys the idea not knowing that Ravnir's main motive is to dis-repute him and take revenge from him for murdering his girlfriend. The movie is a joke for the word 'movie' and is a disgraceful attempt at trying to be cool. From gadgets that are simply unimaginative and outlandish, gripping action that was missing throughout and a plot line that was far too twisted to be realistic, the movie is a complete wash. The only reason to watch would be the long-legged women but I am sure that cannot be the sole incentive to ever watch this movie. Avoid!

Thumbs up: Good loads of eye candy

Thumbs down: Horrible everything else

Rating: 4.2/10

A lot of movies have been made with people having various diseases, problems and disorders and this movie does not chose to be very different. Based on a true life story, Adam Lerner (Gordon-Levitt) has a tumour in his spine which has turned cancerous. He has a 50% chance of survival and this sudden news seems to have hit him very hard. Most of the movie focuses on the ups and downs with Adam and him trying to cope with the cancer. From a mother who feels left out, a girlfriend who is two-timing him, a friend who is using him as a bait to get women and a psychiatrist who has no previous experience, Adam's life does not become any easy but it only gets harder. The movie does not throw up anything exceptional in terms of Adam trying to deal with his illness and is very normal and predictable. The movie might be worth that one watch, but then again it might not be. Leaving the story out, the movie is perfect in all other aspects but its simply the uneventful plot line that becomes a bit of a damper.

Thumbs up: Good performances

Thumbs down: A very predictable and obvious story

Rating: 6.5/10

Vishal Bharadwaj has a distinct style of his own that makes his movies different from the rest of the lot. Usually set in rural India, unique story lines, sarcastic humour and rowdy abuses; that is what Bharadwaj is all about. Mr. Harry Mandola (Kapoor) is an extremely rich land lord living in the village of Mandola in Harayana, India. His dreams of setting up an automobile factory near the village, is not as simple as he thought when the villagers refuse in transferring their lands to him. However, Mr. Mandola actually has a bigger problem then simply acquiring land, and that is his alcohol problem. 4 pegs of his favourite drink is all that he needs to become a completely different person, so much so, he even led a protest outside his own house against himself. To counter this problem, he hires Hukkum Sigh Matru (Khan) a well-educated driver and servant who is in charge of preventing him from getting too drunk.Chaudhari Devi (Azmi) is the local politician who has vested interests in the land deal and Mandola and his wealth. She strategically wants her son, Badal (Babbar) to marry Mandola's daughter Bijlee (Sharma) so that she may inherit all of Mandola's wealth when he eventually passes away. Pankaj Kapur puts on a fabulous performance of a drunk Mandola, of a stern Mandola and of a frightened Mandola with so much of ease and simplicity. The movie has got good performances but the songs get a bit too much after a point. The movie too is not up to the expectations that you would have of Bharadwaj but nonetheless, the movie is definitely worth it to hear Pankaj Kapur's drunk antics and the regular 'Bhencho-Bhencho'.

Thumbs up: Fabulous Kapur and the rest of the cast

Thumbs down: A bit long and too many songs

Rating: 7.3/10