Drama > English\Punjabi Drama

Advantages: realistic dialogue, sensitive drama
Disadvantages: none in my opinion

...kiss and then we sever Ae farewell, alas, forever Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee..."~ The words of 18th century Scottish poet Robert Burns have been taken as the apt title of this 21st century tale of a young couple Casim and Roisin's inter-racial love affair and the fallout which ensues. The Khan family have lived in Glasgow for 40 years following the parents immigration from Pakistan, the ...
...Tariq (Ahmad Riaz) and Sadia Khan (Shamsad Akhtar) - Own a small general dealer store, they are hardworking and ambitious for all their children. Devout Muslims their traditional way of life is important to them. Father Tariq's twin brother was killed as a child during the chaotic flee to Pakistan from India during partitioning in 1948, that he is feircly protective of his family probably owes a great deal to this tragedy. Sadia is often the peace ... Read review

Advantages: Story, Performances..
Disadvantages: Screenplay, Direction ...

Provoked is a movie based on true story and is based on domestic violence issue. It is about Kiranjit Ahluwalia from Britain, this incident happened way back in 1990. Cast : Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Nandita Das. Directed by Jag Mundhra Story: The movie starts of with showing Aishwarya Rai burning his husband Naveen Andrews alive when he is sleeping, so it confuses you why is it happening then it shows in flashback about ...
...this to her. Well provoked for me has a good story but it just does not live up to the expectations. It is good in some patches but dies in some. So on the whole if you have not watch this movie i can recommend you to watch this movie once just to get know more about this real story and what happened. I have this review on Dooyoo under the same username... ... Read review

Advantages: Can be tense, shocking and unpredictable
Disadvantages: Appears to be a typical chick-flick on the surface

My reason for purchasing Match Point in the first instance was quite simple, Jonathon Rhys Myers was in it and for me that was as good an excuse as any to buy a new film. I'm so glad however that I did buy this film because not only does Rhys Myers play a fantastic part and look extremely handsome for the main but the film has become a firm favourite of mine. Chris (Jonathon Rhys Meyers) is an Irish tennis coach who after coaching Tom, the son of ...
..."There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net and for a split second it can go either forward or fall back. With a little luck it goes forward and you win. Or maybe it doesn't and you lose." This line sums up the double-edged sword that the film is, as on more than one occasion the ball may go forward and Chris may uphold the life he has dreamed of but just as easily it may fall backwards and the world he has come to love may ... Read review

Advantages: Simply Superb
Disadvantages: None

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. ******************************* Produced and Directed by Frank Capra. Starring: Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey. Donna Reed as Mary (Mrs Bailey). Henry Travers as Clarence the angel. Lionel Barrymore as Mr Potter. James Stewart once said this was HIS favourite performance of all the films he had starred in. My favourite film of all time, something I oddly share with Dave Lister! I really should get out more. Introduction: ...
...in the acting stakes. It's a Wonderful Life is Stewarts crowning glory and long may it be an enduring classic. Greg. The boring stuff: DVD Features: Format: Black & White, Language: English with Subtitle option Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 1 Classification: U Run Time: 130 minutes ASIN: B000WOTTRE ... Read review

Advantages: Good film rooted in a real life story with good performances by the actors
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...enjoyed this film. It is a emotional story which has a few twist and turns to keep you on your toes with some action scenes enlivening it. This is as well as a gritty realism from the true story behind the film of John Nash's struggle with mental illness. Lead actor Russel Crowe puts in a convincing and engaging performance as the brilliant but afflicted mathamatician John Nash. All the characters work well with Connelly combining well with Crowe ... Read review