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Review 'Descendents'

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'Descendents' is once again another beautiful movie possibly in the same genre of a 'one guy story' from Geroge Clooney after his 'Up In The Air' in 2010. The movie deals with a very simple story of a rich guy Matt (Clooney) in 'Hawaii' who suddenly finds himself in a lot of unexpected situations...His wife in coma, two daughters with a wide age difference, a secret about his wife he has come to know and a land deal where he is the main decision maker....How this person deals with all these is what the movie is all about... The beauty of the movie is its simplicity and how it potrays the precarious situation of the main protagonist but in a humorous way... George Clooney has yet again been fantastic as he was in 'up in the air'...His potrayal of a father who is confused, an husband who is in agony and pain is just splendidly natural.... Apart from Clooney the two other characters which stand out in the movie are that of this beautiful teen...

Agneepath - Wast Of Time, Money & Energy

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Movie remakes are a fresh take and as long as they are treated really well comparisons don't matter....'Don' was a perfect example where 'Farhan' did a fabulous job with the movie so much so that he has been able to convert it into a property and pretty successfully so...I dnt think we really can compare 'new Don' with 'old Don' at all.... The problem starts when the fresh take doesn't turn out so well and therefore as a reflex you start comparing it with its original.... Karan Johar said in recent interviews that he made it because his father was sad that the movie did not do that well on the box office....I do not know whether he actually meant that or it was just another publicity stunt to gain sympathy towards the new release and therefore creating a reason to watch the movie...Whatever it may be i feel at least Yash Johar managed to make a movie which although may not have been a Box Office success but the movie has managed to establish...

Movies to look forward to in 2012

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Between Hollywood and Bollywood 2012 is surely skewed towards Hollywood with some blockbuster releases worldwide. Here is a list of some of them J Edgar - Directed by Clint Eastwood and acted by Leonardo DiCaprio Josh Lucas,Naomi Watts J. Edgar explores the life of one of the most powerful and controversial figures of the 20th century.DiCaprio delivers a superb performance as the ex-head of FBI for 48 years.The film examines Edgars personal life as an alleged closeted homosexual. Given Clint Eastwood and Leonardo we can surely look forward to this as being an intense movie. The 'Descendents' directed by 'Alexander Payne' acted by George Clooney,Shailene Woodley,Judy Greer,Beau Bridges After the fabulous 'Ides of March',George Clooney has another winner on his hands.Directed by Alexander Payne (Sideways),The Descendants has been nominated for the Golden Globes and will find itself in the Oscar list soon enough.Clooney plays an indifferent husband and ...