Double Dhamaaka

After a lot of juggling between King Kong, Ek Ajnabee, Kalyug, etc. etc, we finally managed to watch two movies this weekend...

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Rating:
Genre: Horror/thriller

It's one of the better horror/thriller movies that I've seen lately. Based on the true story of Anneliese Michel, the story is narrated as a series of flashbacks during a court room trial.

Emily Rose, a college student, is supposedly possessed by supernatual forces (demons, The Devil, whatever) which, of course, is not bought by modern science. The treatment for 'psychotic epilepsy' (whatever that might be) fails to alleviate her sickness and she seeks help from Father Moore by allowing him to exorcise her demons. The exorcism doesn't work and Emily finally succumbs to her injuries and pathetically malnourished state.

Father Moore is convicted of murder due to negligence. His case is taken up by Erin Bruner, an ambitious lawyer who's looking forward to becoming a senior partner in her firm once she wins this case. What follows is a spine chilling, nerve wracking, hair raising, recollection of Emily's life by the many witnesses in the court room. What makes it even spookier is the 'dark effect' the court case has on the people involved in it.

Emily Rose (played by Jennifer Carpenter) looks horrible even when she's not possessed! Though she's played her part perfectly! Watch out for the scenes in the cathedral, in her dorm room (with her boyfriend), and the exorcism towards the end of the movie.

One thing you're going to really hate after watching this movie is 3:00 AM! I, for one, haven't been able to sleep peacefully for the past two nights! Go Figure!

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Bluffmaster

Rating:
Genre: Comedy

People say that Bluffmaster has been copied (inspired, whatever) from "The Game". Well, I haven't seen The Game so I was fine with it. Once I've seen the original, no matter how good the inspiration is, I always end up nitpicking on it. There's something about non-originalism which bothers me, but thats besides the point.

For all the girls out there (does any female read my blog - I wonder), Abhishek Bacchan looks tasty. And I'm stratight. I tended to notice his wardrobe. A pretty smooth collection of shirts he's wearing.

Coming back to the movie. Any hints about what the movie is about would make this a spoiler. The movie is hinges on one fact, as we say, ek hi fatta hai. If you come to know that beforehand - whatever entertainment the movie has to offer, simply goes out of the window.

Abhishek Bacchan and Ritesh Deshmukh are two halves of the pseudo tag-team who are out to con the people. The tag-team part (aka Rush Hour, and hundreds of movies out there) is a bit underplayed. It could've been better. The conning part is much better than the one showed in Bunty aur Babli. I kinda liked the credit card fraud! (Which reminds me - I've applied for HDFC Silver Card today - pray for me folks!)

The movie kinda drags on till the interval. And lightens up only after the entry of Nana Patekar in the movie. And in two words - He ROCKS!

Abhishek Bacchan overplays the part of Roy a bit. I mean, he's too serious, too soon! Could've lightened up a bit - he wasn't playing Sarkar for godsake! Ritesh Deshmukh does his bit fairly well. Boman Irani is a bit underused. Priyank Chopra, for once, gets the exposure correct - and man, she looks hot!

The music is refreshing. Most of the songs are hip-hop mixed versions of old numbers. Except "Right Here, Right Now" sung by the Chhota-B himself. It's good. I kinda like the feel of the song.

To sum it up, Bluffmaster is a one-time watch. Not too entertaining and not a blood sucker (like Garam Masaala) either.