Dhoom 3 (2013)

Hits: Katrina Kaif is extremely hot (although a personification of the song "You say it best when you say nothing at all"), Choreography is excellent, Chicago looks gorgeous.

Misses: The main twist in the plot is inspired from The Prestige (of course after a drop in IQ of two standard deviations). If you have seen that movie, you will probably sulk after the intermission. Uday Chopra has displayed more facial expressions than Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan - now you know.

Overall: If you don't know the twist, you would probably enjoy watching it once. Katrina Kaif is an eye candy, so is Chicago. That's just about it.

Rating: 2.5/5

Links: IMDB -  Dhoom 3 (2013)

Despicable Me 2

Hits: Not a dull moment. The minions show more emotions than Zayed Khan. Great voice-overs coupled with a fun story and peppy animation.

Misses: It’s an animation movie. Old man, you are too cynical to like it.

Overall: A fitting sequel to an awesome first movie.  Plus there’s an enigmatic villain to fight against and a girl to woo.

Rating: 3.5/5

Links:
IMDB:  Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Midnight in Paris

Hits: Wonderful acting. Screenplay is beautiful and captures Paris across many eras magnificently.

Misses: Might be too artistic (read slow) for your taste.

Overall: Heartwarming. Shot beautifully, emotes in a subtle manner. Makes you think about love, emotion and the human tendency to think that a hypothetical golden era ever existed in reality.

Rating: 3.5/5

Links:
IMDB:  Midnight in Paris (2011)

Black Swan

Hits: Everything. The direction, the acting, the screenplay – all top-notch. And then there is a scene where the two leading ladies make out.

Misses: None. It just may be a bit too dark (and at times, gory) movie for some.

Overall: Every once in a while you watch a movie that just leaves you in awe, shell shocked. This is that movie. Go watch it. And then watch again. Superb.

Rating: 4.5/5

Links:
IMDB: Black Swan (2010) 

Chennai Express

Hits: Beautiful locations. Few well timed one-liners, fewer funny scenes.

Misses: Paper thin plot. I might just start copy-pasting that for Bollywood movies.

Overall: It’s not a bad movie, has its moments. My only problem is that it’s mediocre. Even after being an ardent SRK fan, I am sad this movie beat 3 Idiots (which was a much better movie) to become the highest grossing Indian movie.

Rating: 2.5/5

Links:
IMDB: Chennai Express (2013)

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Hits: Action. Lots of it.

Misses: Gerard Butler does a Sunny Deol. One man army. Just shouts a bit less than the senior Deol. Very thin plot.Brilliant actors under-utilized.

Overall: This one is just about the bombs, explosions. Kinda like 24 on big screen. Cleverly timed release though, keeping in mind the Korea conflict. No real story line, just bang bang. Watch it on TV.

Rating: 2.5/5

Links:
IMDB: Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Nautanki Saala (2013)

Hits: Good acting by the cast, the girls look pretty and the music is nice.

Misses: A tad too long. Second half drags. But only a bit. You can live with that.

Overall: A refreshing movie. Good performance, good music and some genuinely funny moments. Watch it with your friends to max the fun!

Rating: 3.5/5

Links:
IMDB: Nautanki Saala (2013)

Fire In Babylon (2010)

Hits: Glory and might of the Windies in their prime. Thought and events well captured. True account, documentary style film making, yet entertaining.

Misses: Music jigs in between don't gel well with the movie, seem stuffed.

Overall: Not just a cricket movie. More about the spirit, never-say-die attitude and desperation for winning. Very good.

Rating: 3.5/5

Links:
IMDB: Fire In Babylon (2010)

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Hits: Jessica Chastain is brilliant. Great direction and background score. Story: we all know why that is epic!

Misses: None what-so-ever. First 20 minutes look more like a documentary. I had no problems with that.

Overall: Awesome stuff. Gripping, wonderful performances from the lead cast. However, You won't like it much if you're a Twilight fan :)

Rating: 4/5

Links:
IMDB: Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Argo (2012)

Hits: Well Directed, Good Acting, Fast Paced.

Misses: Ignores few facts in the name of artistic liberty. But that's ok!

Overall: Wonderful movie. Edge-of-the-seat Climax. Ben Affleck's getting better as a director with each movie. Go for it!

Rating: 4/5

Links:
IMDB: Argo (2012)

Makkhi (Eega)

Hits: Refreshing concept, Well executed, SFX are good. Good acting by the villain and Samantha looks ravishing.

Misses: Goes overboard sometimes, but that's ok.

Overall: Total Paisa Vasool entertainment. Revenge story takes a whole new perspective.

Rating: 3/5

Links:

IMDB: Eega