vg40 Reviews

The Priest (I) (2021)

Low IQ movie making!

[1/10 · 26 July 2021]

Vdry bad movie. Obsession with megastar without focus on script or logic. Abandoned in middle, avoid it.

Blood Red Sky (2021)

Great entertainment

[8/10 · 26 July 2021]

Great watch. Totally enjoyed it. Very well made. Highly recommended.

Joji (2021)

Highly boring, what's the hype!

[2/10 · 10 April 2021]

Watched it attracted by the actor who has a good body of work behind him. Ideally we should have stopped it after 20 mins. Not wasting further time writing a longer review. The film is a wasted opportunity.

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)

Good watch. Not as hyped.

[7/10 · 20 November 2020]

It's a good series, very well made. But not out of this world. It has its shortcomings (out of time costume of women esp Sucheta's is an example). We've seen 3 episodes yet. And the lead guy is just an ok actor, ignore the hype.

Ludo (2020)

Bad. Gives headache. Hyped!

[2/10 · 19 November 2020]

We didn't finish it, rather couldn't. One hour of headache was enough. Wasted effort of a talented cast, director.

Bheemasena Nalamaharaja (2020)

Hyped!

[5/10 · 4 November 2020]

First half is good, then very weird ending. Sort of dishonest towards viewers.

Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express (2010) Season 12, Episode 3

David Suchet disappoints! Faulty entertainment.

[5/10 · 16 August 2020]

I read the whole book in 8-9 hours before it was released on yle areena two days ago. I'm disappointed with the film. It is badly different from the book. Poirot touching beads, god invocation, Poirot tantrum in the end and other such scenes are nonsense. Paradoxically, Suchet, also a producer here, claims in an unrelated interview to show Poirot as depicted in the novels.

I have enjoyed other Suchet Poirot thoroughly. But then I have not read other Christie books.

Never mind. My wife enjoyed it. So will you too.

Poirot: Appointment with Death (2008) Season 11, Episode 4

Very enjoyable

[9/10 · 28 July 2020]

Nice set up, very enjoyable. Unlike other episodes, this one is straightforward. I've not read the book, please note.

Gulabo Sitabo (2020)

Avoidable.

[5/10 · 15 June 2020]

Half-hearted work. First five minutes needed a voice over narration, you don't know if Amitabh is discarding bulbs or stealing them. Age of wife is probably varying (15 years gap with hero, then 17 if I recall correctly), nobody paid enough attention. No rasa most of the time. Women characters are better.

The Inheritance (1997 TV Movie)

Great for family, couples

[9/10 · 15 June 2020]

Wife, I enjoyed it yesterday on Prime. Feel good, romantic drama.

L'école buissonnière (2017)

Beautiful.

[10/10 · 8 June 2020]

Beautiful, feel-good film. Just perfect. Wife loved it as much.

Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)

Good, engaging.

[8/10 · 5 June 2020]

Saw it on Yle today. Good film, entertaining, good acting, period feel, very well shot, emotionally engaging. (Wife's only complaint was that girl's hair was untied throughout the film which was odd.)

The Man Without a Past (2002)

Good, fun.

[8/10 · 22 May 2020]

Saw it with wife on Yle app yesterday. Enjoyed it. Comedy, humour, emotions aplenty.

Thappad (2020)

Boring, bad film making. Despite the exciting premise.

[4/10 · 4 May 2020]

This is a good example of dull film-making on a good subject. I and my wife got so bored that we stopped it after the interval on Prime Video today. They had a good theme to build a movie. But the scenes, dialogues all look disjointed. 600+ reviews here must be of those excited by the theme (because India/South Asia is highly patriarchal) and of those offended by it.

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)

Bad script, bad Ayushman

[5/10 · 30 April 2020]

Weird storyline (cauliflower, curfew), easy way out, Wikipedia type explanations for a sensitive issue, overacting by Ayushman are some reasons the film is a letdown. It looks like everyone was in a hurry and overconfident.

Parasite (2019)

Ignore the hype.

[6/10 · 22 April 2020]

It's a good movie. But nothing so great. LOBBYING SHOULD BE BANNED in any film award process for impartial decisions.

Asuran (2019)

Starters well, then goes downhill!

[6/10 · 5 April 2020]

First hour or so is very good, refreshing. Then it goes down as the story goes back as clichéd images, action plays out. Still, a good watch.

Laal Kaptaan (2019)

A cult classic in the making

[8/10 · 10 December 2019]

This will go on to become a cult classic in due course of time. That it flopped in cinema halls does not matter. If only the director was more focussed the film would have been better.

Article 15 (2019)

Must see social justice thriller!

[9/10 · 4 July 2019]

Unequal India needs such films. Saw it in theatre yesterday and will watch it again. Watch and send others to watch it.

Laugh or Die (2018)

Delighted us.

[9/10 · 1 July 2019]

We saw it in Delhi today, at the EU film festival. This is a gem, please note. Very well made, well acted with a mix of emotions, comedy, history (based on true events).

Troll Hunter (2010)

We enjoyed it, very well made!

[9/10 · 26 June 2019]

I and my wife enjoyed it thoroughly. Particularly wife is conversant with troll myths and she enjoyed it even more than me for the obvious reason. Troll depiction, graphics are very well done.

Kon-Tiki (2012)

Feels like a half-hearted attempt

[6/10 · 24 June 2019]

The film is good but it feels a bit shallow as clearly they have not delved deep and not covered details fully. It feels a bit sketchy. Still a good one-time watch.

Jack Ryan (2018–2023)

Finished all episodes within 10 hours.

[9/10 · 21 June 2019]

Watched it back to back yesterday evening on Prime Video , only interrupting it to wash dishes and cook. This is the first time a Series kept me so engaged.

It has minor drawbacks like some sex scenes which look forced. Else it an attention grabbing political thriller about international politics, security situation (and American hegemony).

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Monster waste!

[5/10 · 18 June 2019]

Saw it in theater with wife yesterday. You may skip this even on TV/streaming.

The Brawler (2017)

Great entertainment, great film.

[9/10 · 14 June 2019]

Wonderful film, a must see. We had seen it in theatre upon release. Films like this (and its makers) need to be encouraged.