Saw 2004

Directed by James Wan, this movie stars Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell and Danny Glover, Shawnee Smith and Tobin bell in the lead. Adam and Lawrence wakes up in a bathroom their ankle chained to pipes. They find a corpse lying in between holding a cassette recorder and a revolver. Also their are cassettes in each of their pockets, listening to which they find that Adam must escape and Lawrence must kill him before 6. They also find two chainsaws later by which they try to cut their chains but in vain. Lawrence tells Adam that they are being held captive by a maniac killer Jigsaw who don't kill his victims but wants them to survive undergoing a psychological and physical torture. He wants them to appreciate life and not take it for granted. Now they realize that the hacksaw is not to cut the chains and instead to cut their feet to set free. Also Lawrence's wife and daughter are held captive by someone who is looking at both of them. Now he must escape in order to save them, but for that he must kill Adam. What will happen next? Will he kill Adam or they both work out some other way is how this bone chilling movie progresses unfolding new suspense and mysteries. The movie is a psychological gore and sadist horror.

The direction of movie is exceptional. Both the roles of Adam and Lawrence are played nicely. Interest builds up automatically as the movie progresses and you tend to be in it feeling the tension and the tensed atmosphere, all regards to the brilliant screenplay and of course the amazing direction of James Wan. The soundtrack and the background score is equally good. The movie is intense in gore terms and is not meant for light heart individuals. Its thrilling, its chilling and its full of mysteries unfolding till the end. Watch for twists to twist your minds. Overall the movie holds up too well and being a little slow never bores you. In-fact a must for all psycho-thriller lovers.
My Rating - 9 on 10

Badmaash Company [2010]

Directed and written by Parmeet sethi this movie is produced under Yashraj banner. the story is about four graduate teenagers Karan, Bulbul, Zing and Chandu played by Shahid, Anushka, Chang and Vir respectively who decides to start off their own business by smuggling in foreign goods in India avoiding heavy import duties. They name the venture 'friends and company'. But soon Indian PM decides to lower down import duty from 120 to 20 %. Its the time when they decide to move to Bangkok and start their business there. Meanwhile Karan also falls in love with Bulbul. What happens in Bangkok with them and their fate is the rest movie.

Making his debut through this movie, Parmeet is not bad at all. the story is refreshing atleast for bollywood and is directed above average. The movie is entertaining in some parts and so is not a great movie but its still nice. Not so great act by Shahid but he is decent not exactly doing over acting. Obviously very less space for him to shake his boots. Anushka has done a nice job too and is looking hot contradicting her image of Rab ne bana di Jodi. Chang and Vir are also nice. Story is quite predictable and its the lacking point. No chart buster from the movie though the music is composed by Pritam. Still Ayashi and Chaska are nice in movie. Nothing is too boring to avoid the movie. The movie is a nice timepass and a nice one time watch.

My Rating - 5.5 on 10

Coraline [2009]

Coraline is an animated flick directed by Henry Selick. Its based on the book written by Neil Gaiman a British author. Its a story of a girl Coraline. When she moves into a new house, her life becomes boring without her friends. Her parents are always busy in their stuff and she feels neglected. Then she finds a hidden door which attracts her interest and she asks her other for the key. Her mother accepting her demand opens the door and they find bricks beside the door. Enthusiastic Coraline loses the mood and return to her usual activities. Its in the night time that she follows the rats and finds the door open and a maze instead of bricks. She enters inside to find a parallel reality or world where she finds her parents too and the same world of her. The difference here is that her parents are very caring and loving and fulfills her every desire. But they have buttons intead of eyes which is not taken into much account by the happy girl. She wakes up to find herself in the same bed and with her real parents. What happens again on night? Does she try to enter the gate again? What do the other parents want? Will she like to stay in the other reality? This is what all the rest movie is about.

Well this movie is certainly different from the rest animated movies. It touches the concept of parallel world. This one is not mere a child entertainer and can be viewed by all fantasy lovers easily. Its not a happy go movie with fun elements and can easily be differentiated within the crowd. I just loved the music theme of Coraline. The music holds the movie well throughout. It builds the mysterious surrounding. Seeing from animation point of view, amazing work is seen in post production. The movie is not at all boring and in fact holds you till the end. A worth watch for all.

My Rating - 8 on 10

La habitación de Fermat aka Fermat's room [2007]

This Spanish movie is directed by Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña. The story takes a shape of Cube sooner you get involved in it. So not a big surprise there. Well the story is basically that four mathematicians are invited upon by an unknown guest who call himself Fermat or you can say that these 4 are able to solve the puzzle required to qualify for the meeting. All the four strangers are new to each other. The purpose of the meet is to solve the greatest enigma ever. But what is this enigma no one knows. On meeting each other they find a way to the Fermat's room and gather there. Soon Mr Fermat also arrives but before the enigma is put up they decide to have a supper. soon after the supper Fermat recieves a call from the hospital where his daughter who's ill is admitted. He ask everyone that he'll be back soon and they can carry on for the time being. Fermat leaves the room but forgets his jacket and this is where the story begins. What will happen next is all what Fermat's room is all about.

Well as you move in the movie, you find things pretty similar to cube. So not a surprise there. Still the movie goes well with all the Thrill lovers. It has got some brain twisting puzzles with interesting solutions for each. So if you guys like these things, a treat for you is waiting. Acting in this movie can be neglected , not much is required as per the script. Still some plot holes can be clearly seen. The direction is nice not great and so is the script which i think could have been winded more effectively. With a running time of 90 minutes it never bores you though and is quite refreshing. Good concept is what should be appreciated here. Well it is packed with some mystery and twists in the end , so watch out for that. Overall a good movie which could have been better .

My Rating - 7.5 on 10

The Shawshank Redemption [1994]

 

The Shawshank Redemption is drama movie directed by Frank Darabont. Its based on the novel by Stephen King. Movie stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in the lead. The story starts in 1947 where a banker Andy Dufresne [Tim Robbins] is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. But according to him he's not responsible for the murder. After all the legal procedures he's sentenced for life long sentence at Shawshank. There he meets Red [Freeman] who had failed to gain parole. Red is the person who is famous for providing you stuffs in there, be it a cigarette or a small rock hammer in Andy's case for making chess pieces as his hobby. Later he befriends some more people out there. In the cell he has to face many difficulties and is bullied by some prisoners too. But at the same time being a banker, he is found to be beneficial for the authorities too. He's successful in establishing a big library for the prisoners and soon becomes the first name on every one's tongue. The drama continues which shows the fate of Andy Dealing with all the things. Its what you're gonna watch next.

The movie itself is a masterpiece. adequately adapted from the novel and brilliantly screened. The direction is simply flawless and maintains the dramatic touch throughout. Tim Robbins making a debut has done an exceptionally good job here. Moreover the famous Morgan Freeman is great as usual. With a running time of about 2.5 hours, this movie is fully packed with drama, emotions and surprises. Few scenes in the movie binds a little humor to enhance the dramatic effect. The dialogues are well written as well. The seriousness of the movie lies within and somewhere it touches a serious issue. The life of prisons is carved out perfectly. The background score matches up with the environment and stacks you with the movie. In short this movie is an example of a perfect movie with no flaws. Truly the greatest movie i have ever seen in my life. This one's highly recommended to all the movie lovers. A must watch and a must in you movie collections.

My Rating - 10 on 10

Ha Phraeng aka Phobia 2

Phobia 2 a much awaited Thai Horror flick for all those who watched Phobia. This sequel is packed up with 5 short stories directed by Songyos Sugmakanan, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Visute Poolvoralaks, and Paween Purijitpanya respectively. Likely to the first istallment this time also the stories are not related. The Thai release date is quite interesting 09-09-09. It has got the highest opening week collection in Thai history.

Novice

A fourteen year old boy Pey who has committed crime with his friend Tee, is forced by his mother to become a Buddhist novice so that he can escape from the crime he has committed. But his actions disturbs the hungry ghost ceremony in the woods and angers the ghosts. The story flashes back to the crime scene. Who was murdered? What will happen to Pey? What difficulties will he face is all rest.

Ward

A teenager Arthit fractures his both legs by crashing his bike and is admitted to hospital where he had to spend the night in a shared room. There is an old man lying on the bed on the verge of dying and living on the oxygen supply. But somethings strange about the old man. What happens in the ward at that night?

Backpackers

A young Chinese couple goes backpacking around Thailand. They are finally picked up by a truck after several failure attempts. But certainly there's something fishy about the driver. On their way he stops to check the container of the truck. That's where the horrible things is revealed. What was inside the container? What happens next is rest.

Salvage

Nuch is a card dealer, who deals in repairing damaged cars to look like new and selling them again. But people don't know the horrible past of those cars and the mis-happenings. At night she finds her son missing and checks the cameras to find him. She finds that his son climbed up in a car and never stepped out, so she heads to check that car. Will she find her child? Or she's into something horrible?

In the end

Ter, Puak, Shin and Aey are crew members of an upcoming sequel to the movie Alone. While shooting the last scene a cast member goes sick but Puak tell that the show must go on. When situation worsens for her, she's admitted to a hospital where she dies. But her ghost returns on the sets to complete the last scene where no one is aware of her death. What happens next is rest.

Let me tell you that i am a big fan of Phobia so i had much expectations from the movie. And yes it stands there not better than the first installment but still great. This installment lacks the proper story scripts and emphasis is laid on making it a true horror. Its more gory than the first. With a running time of 2 hours it doesn't bore you anywhere and keeps your eyes glues. Obviously it doesn't glues you to your seat as there are a lot of scenes to put chills down your spine and make you jump. Directed nicely this one's worth a watch. Especially the last story is packed with hilarious comedy just like they [Ter, Puak, Aey] did in the first installment [in the middle]. The guys are back to entertain you with the most powerful story of the entire phobia. So go for it when you're alone in the night and get scared.

My Rating - 8 on 10

See Prang aka 4bia aka Phobia [2008]

 

See Prang aka 4bia aka Phobia is a Thai mystery horror in which four different stories are combined directed by four different directors  Youngyooth Thongkonthun, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, and Paween Purijitpanya.

Ngao aka Happiness

A girl is stuck in her apartment due to fracture in her leg communicates with a stranger through her cell via text messages. She is attracted towards him and finds him quite interesting to talk with. Soon she sends him her photo via cell but when asked about his photo he replies that he's there in her room behind her. Frightened she calls him but in vain. So she tries to find out the person via internet. What happens next is what you're gonna see.

Yang Sang Tai aka Tit for Tat

A group of friends who bullies an inferior child and tortures him to their satisfaction. What happens when the guy sets a curse on all of them. Can they survive the curse or will they die?

Kon Klang aka In the Middle

Four teenagers begin their journey on a remote camping trip.On their camp in the jungle they tell each other ghost stories and fights to sleep in between as according to them the middle man is the safest while attacked by a ghost. On the next day while rafting one of their friends go go missing in the water and the three return back in the satisfaction that he knows swimming and will be safe somewhere and shall find him the next morning. What happens when in the night he returns back?

Teaw Bin 244 aka The last flight

Flight attendant Pim, goes aboard an airliner on a charter flight for the Princess of Khurkistan. On  the flight the princess forms an allergic reaction to something she ate and dies eventually after landing. On a special request Pim is asked to escort the dead body of the princess back. What will happen in the flight is next.

Coming straight to the direction, all the 4 stories are directed nicely. The stories are loose without any direct link to each others. Each of the story is good in itself. But the best is in the middle which offers you the comical yet scary story. There are lots of chills in the movies. The whole movie is scary and chilling. Though the first and the last story may have been edited short. The movie works great with all fans and non fans of horror. A worth enjoyable horror movie with a running time of almost 2 hours which don't bore you anytime. 

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My Rating - 8.5 on 10

I Know What you did Last Summer

I had heard of this movie a lot and finally watched it. Directed by Jim Gillespie, this one's a mystery thriller rather than a horror. Again as usual i wasn't aware that its adapted from a book. So the movie starts on 4 July where 4 friends Julie, Ray, Helen , Barry are enjoying their graduation. While returning home they accidentally hit a person on the road. Full with fear they all decide to dump the body in the sea. While dumping the man they find that the man is still alive but still they drag push him in. Also they make a pact that they wont disclose anything about what happened to anyone. One year passes by and we see that Julie returns home for summer break. At her home she receives a post. Inside she finds a letter stating - 'I know what you did last summer'. She is freaked out to read that and decides to tell it to Helen. Soon the whole group of 4 unites again to find out the secret.


Well the movie stars Jennifer Love Hewitt [Julie] and Sarah Michelle Gellar [Helen] in the female lead to catch your eyes. Though both have done just ok acts. The whole start cast has acted just average. The direction of the movie is not up to the mark. Small things have been woven into a big movie and it lacks continuity. Being written by the writer of Scream you find similarities in the script. The background score is just fine. The twist is nice and the savior of the movie. On the whole what i feel is that it could have been much better as per the script but it lacks everywhere. Can be watched for once only.


One important thing, if you've watched Scary Movie, you already know half of the things.

My rating - 5.5

Carrie [1976]

 

Directed by Brian De Palma , this movie stars Sissy Spacek in the lead role as Carrie White. Carrie is a shy girl who lives in almost isolation as she's not very friendly and not much opened up with her classmates. Everyone make fun of her and situation worsens when one day she has her first period. All the girls tease her and taunt her and make fun of her horrified action. To the action of the girls, the teacher punishes them for the justice and relieves Carrie. A girl Sue feels sorry for the things and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross, a handsome guy from the class to take Carrie at the prom. Her mother is way too orthodox and religious who denies of sending her to the prom for according to her being with a guy is a sin. But Carrie doesn't listen and heads for the Prom. On the other hand a girl Chris who had been banned from the prom due to her behavior, plans out to take revenge on Carrie in the prom. What no one knows is that Carrie is gifted with the power of  Telekinesis.  What happens in the prom is whats all next.

The movie being set in 70's, is not an eye catcher. The story is too simple, but is presented beautifully. Leading the act Sissy has done a great job. The character makes you emotional at times all due to the lively act of hers. Its directed dramatically to attract the drama lovers. It hasn't got surprising chills which you can understand seeking in mind its release year. But still the movie works may be just for a one time watch but it hold you and pulls you inside the plot. The background score matches up correctly to balance all the odds. so in short I found it good obviously keeping in mind the 70's.

 My Rating - 7 on 10

The Mothman Prophecies

Directed by Mark Pellington, this movie stars Richard Gere and Laura Linney in the lead. Its a story of a Washington Post Journalist John Klein [Gere] who finds a house of their dream [ him and his wife Mary]. Both are very happy to the content. On their way of returning Mary is startled by a a winged black caped figure. running it over she loses control over steering and the car skids where she hits the her head badly, though John gets no injury. She dies in hospital lately. The devastated John finds the sketches of his wife which shows a black winged figure. the story takes a leap of 2 years, where john finds himself at night in Point Pleasant, West Virginia where his car stops working. He ends up in a house for help, where he is blamed by the house owner for coming again and again at the same time on his house and asking for the phone from three days. John on the other hand is unaware of all and is surprised. Then he calls a local cop Connie [Laura] who herself is struggling with various people seeing strange winged creatures. The rest movie is about solving the mystery of the winged creature commonly known as Mothman.


Coming straight to the performances, both the lead stars have given their best and done a good job. Direction of the movie is nice. The best thing is the background score which is good enough to build up tension among the viewers and it maintains the mood of the movie. Well this movie is adapted from real incidences which were reported in 60's but the story is modified according to the taste. But after viewing the whole movie you still feel that something is missing. May be script could have been better, or may be not much changes should have been made while adapting it. The movie is a good one time watch. It will keep you guessing till the end.

Most importantly i read in Discovery's site that "This movie has allegedly cursed 82 people ultimately leading to death." If you keep that in mind it becomes more interesting to watch.

My Rating - 7 on 10

House of Wax [2005]

House of Wax is a remake of a classic named the same. I came to know after i saw the movie. This one's directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The story is about six teenage friends who heads on a journey to watch a football match. after a long journey they decide to camp in the middle of woods for the night. the following morning arrives with problems as the fan belt of a car is found broken. Also they find a place where pile of deer meat is rotting  and one of the girl fell into it. After the happenings two of them decides to ride with a local to the town for finding a fan belt and the rest heads for the football match. The town has this House of Wax which is built by two brothers in which every single thing is made of wax and the human figures are worth appreciation coz of the realistic look. But whats the secret behind it is whats all next in the movie.

Well this movie features Paris Hilton as a supporting actress only and not in the lead. She is rarely seen in the movie and is just for the body show. Actually should be thanking the director for it coz she's the weakest link of the movie. One of the worst act i have ever seen in a movie. She looks fake all the time. The direction of the movie is ok. No need to comment on script coz this one's a remake. Haven't seen the original so wont compare. The fear factor is missing somewhere otherwise this one's a nice one timer. The climax has a twist which although was not needed. The effects in the wax house are good and the strengthening pillars of the movie. Overall can be watched once.

My Rating - 6 on 10

But if i keep in mind Paris Hilton its 5.5

Up [2009]

 

Up is a 3D animation movie directed by Pete Docter. Its a story of a young boy Carl Fredrickson who meets an adventurous girl named Ellie one day. Both idolizes the adventurer Charles Munts which is the key thing common in them to start on their friendship. They both fall in love with each other and marry themselves. Ellie always had a dream to build a house on the Paradise Falls, a lost land in South America. The story takes a leap and 70 years later, Ellie is no more and Carl lives on his own with the sweet memories. He's forced to move in a retirement home when he hits a construction worker. On the same day an 8 year boy named Russel arrives on his doorsteps who is seeking to get a badge for assisting an elderly person. Before they can take Carl to the retirement home, he makes the house fly with him with the help of several balloons tied to the house. Soon he finds that the boy Russel is also there. Together they start on their adventure on a journey to Paradise Falls and what happens next is what the rest movie is all about.

This movie by Pixar is one of its best work till date. the movie is a whole package of adventure, emotions and drama. The movie is directed very well. The background score is good. With a running time of 96 min it makes you stick till the end. A movie not meant just for kids, can be viewed easily by all age groups. Its funny and hilarious and at times it makes you emotional too. The feelings of the person is justified in Carl throughout and at the same time you can feel the essence of innocence in the kid Russel. For me the movie works great. A must watch for all.

My Rating - 9 on 10

Halloween aka Rob Zombie's Halloween [2007]

 

Just saw this psycho horror remake of Halloween by Rob Zombie. Its a story about Michael Myers a nine year old sweet boy living with a dysfunctional family. His mother who is a strip dancer in a club is married to a crippled man who is worthless and an alcoholic. His sister is more of an easy going chick type. Lastly he's having a baby sister whom he loves the most. On one day of Halloween he brutally murders whole of his family and thus he's sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium, where Doctor Samuel Loomis handles his case. Despite of overcoming Myers develops his psychotic behavior and is driven by the animal instinct which makes him speechless and emotionless. On one night he escapes the sanitarium and returns to Haddonfield where he searches for his baby sister Laurie who is the sole survivor of his family.

Well the movie is directed with lots of blood and slashers. Unlike the original Halloween, this one is overdosed with the expose, and sexual content which may be liked by certain people. it has got certain chills which was completely missing in the original one for me. its not boring with the running time of 2 hours. Coming on acting part, Malcolm has one nicec job as Loomis and you don't have to care about the rest. I am not quite a fan of the Halloween series, but i feel this one is a nice one time watch for all.

My Rating - 6.5 on 10

Sorority Row [2009]

 

Watched this horror thriller movie directed by Stewart Hendler. Well I wasn't aware at first that this movie is adapted from a classic horror - The House on Sorority Row. So this is a story of sorority sisters of Theta-Pi. on one day they decide to play a prank with the brother of one of the house sister and it goes awfully wrong and one of the sister is killed accidentally. This is where the problem begins. All of them decide to cover up the death of the girl and hide her body. After one year of the incident, they all are reminded of the past on the Graduation Day. The house sisters starts dying one by one forcing a thought in everyone's mind that the dead girl is back. The rest of the movie is packed with the whole dramatic tension that builds up after each incident and the secret is revealed in the end.

The movie is a fast paced thrilling horror which dont leave you bored up. It contains some sexuality and nudity too with the use of slang language. It is packed with strong bloody violence too. You'll find few scenes that will put some chills down your spine. So in short, it has got what is needed in a horror movie. The direction of the movie is fine. The acting by the star cast is also fine. Especially Briana Evigan playing the role of Cassidy is the eye-catcher. The movie build enough suspense for you to keep guessing throughout and the secret revealed at the climax is fine too. I dint found anything wrong with this movie, its a good watchable movie for all.

My Rating - 7 on 10

District 9 [2009]

 

district 9 is a sci-fic action thriller directed by Neill Blomkamp. the plot of the movie is like there is a ufo or alien spacecraft which stopped functioning and so there are these millions of extra terrestrial creatures  who are left homeless away from their planet. all of them are forced to live in slum conditions in District 9. after 20 years of their living the govt decides to transfer them to another area. but the real motive is to take control of all the alien weapons as their technology is far better than humans. we can see the illegal rackets running in District 9 just to possess the alien weapons. but the point here is that the weapons work on genetic codes and thus cant be used by humans. the problem occurs when Wikus Van De Murwe reaches there to get the scrawl of the aliens for moving them to a new place. on the process of recovering illegal weapons, he incidentally gets a black fluid on him and he then starts converting into one of them creatures only.

hats of to the direction of the movie. all the things have been screened in a well manner. it has got emotions, it has got action, it has got thrills. it basically focuses on how mean and self centered the govt has become. how beyond limits can it reach for self interests. we can see a brilliant acting by Sharlto Copley  [Wikus Van De Murwe] . the movie is in short very good and a great experience.

i would recommend it to all the people. its worth a watch.

my rating - 8.5 on 10

pandorum [2009]

 

just saw this sci - horror movie directed by Christian Alvart. the movie is specifically meant for the sci-fic fans. the movie is set in outer space. it starts with a man coming out of the chamber [ben foster] who soon identifies himself as a member of the flight crew on a special mission named bower. but he's not able to recall himself. then comes another man payton [dennis quaid] he recalls himself as the lieutenant of the flight crew. after spending some time, they decide to get out of the space craft and this is where problems begin. bower finds a unusual creature who attacks a corpse and drags him out of his sight. he's sure that he's not a human and some other creature.. later he finds other survivors too. they team up to find a way out. the rest of the movie revolves on how they fight with these extra ordinary creatures to their way out.

so this movie is packed with action which is a good point for action lovers, but the good thing is that the action is not mindless. it has good vfx and sfx embedded in it. the direction of the movie is above average and so is the plot. the movie could have been much better but it still dont dissapoints and bores. acting by everyone is fine not great. yoy may remember movie like alien, the descent, ghostship etc while watching it. nice sound effects are used to give you a chill sometimes but not if you are a regular horror watcher.. so i would say a good movie to enjoy in short.

my rating - 7 on 10

paranormal activity [2007]

 

horror of the year, the most horrible movie , the best cam movie was all i heard from every where, even the critics rated it high, higly rated on imdb too. so finally i downloaded a blu ray rip to watch and see what it has got. first of all its a pure cam movie that means just 1 person camera view is what you'll be watching throughout.. it starts with a couple who just shfted to a new house. the girl is threatened or  sometymes possesed by a demon, so they decide to put a camera to record the paranormal activities going on and also put devices to record the sound frequencies.. the result is + ve which means someone is after her.. what happens next is nothing new, all the nights you can see them sleeping , and sometimes activities lyk the door slams open or closed , lights flickering on and off and so on.. so this is what the movie is all about.

am going against the critics. this movie fails to give a chill down your spine. nothing is scary at all. yeah sometimes in the movie , tension is created but when nothing as such happens its just a waste. i guess being released after two years, this movie got hype too much.

the movie has been shot with 3 different endings-

-theatrical cut

-alternate cut

- second alternate end

the alternate cut has a poorly shot ending which leaves you blank. the theatrical cut has a better climax and it can give you a sudden chill. the second alternate end is extended version of the theatrical cut.

overall i dint liked the movie much. we have a few more horrible and scary cam shot movies than this like 'REC'. so my rating is

theatrical cut - 5 on 10

alternate cut - 4.5 on 10

second alternate end - 5 on 10

My Name is Khan

 

ok finally i get to see it. the much hyped comeback of the super hit jodi - king khan nd kajol. i had much much expectations from this movie as srk had no release last year plus it was k Jo's movie plus it had the superhit jodi .  the movie started well , the opening act of srk was enough for the audience to realize that they are up for a brilliant act which i consider true coz he has done exceptionally good acting throughout. the movie had its ups and down throughout. its a story about a brilliant person rizwan khan suffering from autism. its about his journey to meet the president and tell him that he's not a terrorist [the reason though is disclosed in the last half an hour]. the film revolves in the flashback of his memories where comes kajol. it covers up their love story how they met and got married and all. 

now coming on to direction, the direction of the movie is not awesome or you may say that the story wasnt enough or complete or new. we have seen films based on 9/11 earlier also like new york. so it was an average script. but the way the acts are done is exceptional. all the stars have tried their best and given great performances. the best although is clearly srk with an awesome act. the music score of the movie is simply great which binds with the movie well and maintain the feel. few dialogues of the movie are well enough to force your hands to clap.

summing up, overall i found the movie a great experience. a movie which you can enjoy with your family. could have been better though but still a must watch for all..

my rating - 8.5 on 10