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99 (2009)
Intelligent, Smart and Entertaining!
99 is a success! First time main steam directors DK and Nidimoru pull off with great intelligence this smart witty new age comedy. The movie engrosses you from the opening scene with a rip roaring chase that builds upon the background of this masterful story line. The plot takes on so many twists and turns that viewers will be kept guessing throughout the film. The beauty of this story is that it weaves fiction into fact using the India's cricket scandals back in 1999 as the background scene. It is intelligent, smart, and entertaining.
The casting is superb with Boman Irani, Mahesh Majrekar and Kuber Mistry. Boman Irani is perfect in his portrayal as an addicted gambler. It is easy for the viewer to feel the full plight and depth of his situation as he digs himself into deeper and deeper holes. Kuber Mistry steels the comic scene of this movie with his hilarious antics. His dialogs are delivered with expert precision that it is hard to believe he is only acting the part. Expect to see this actor in many more movies to come. Kunal Khemu and Cyrus Broacha, the heroes of the film, are pure fun and their characters get into a sticky situation from the start of the movie. Both draw the viewer in making you root for them to succeed in their plight in the end no matter what happens. I do not want to ruin the ending of this movie, but be prepared for some surprises. Trust me, as strange as it sounds, they will have you rooting against Indian cricketers too.
99 is a solid film that should do well in the box office. It is definitely not a movie that should be missed. I rate it a thumbs up and give it 5/5.
RocknRolla (2008)
Guy Ritchie back to form and rocking!
It's vintage Guy Ritchie all the way! Good to see him back in form. The film deserves to be seen and appreciated.
The editing is slick (as you'd expect), nice camera-work (expected again) and lots of twists and turns (expected). It is basically Snatch - with the diamond replaced with a painting.
Now, if only he can reinvent himself and give us something more. This film does get all too predictable in a Guy-Ritchie-story-line kind of way. He cant be making the same film over and over again.
Do watch this film once, and let's hope we don't have to watch it again under a different title a year or so later! :-)