Sunday, April 25, 2010

Manorama Six Feet Under

if u like murder mysteries...this is your movie...inspired by chinatown (1974) it is a very well written, directed, acted,edited, n shot.....totally loved this movie..the length of this movie 2 hr n 15 min is just right...during the middle point of the movie u might get little lost....you might wonder whats happening, or where is it leading....but just be patient when u feel the movie lacks pace....coz the lack of pace is the beauty of this movie...n just enjoy what is going on in the screen in front of you, rather than racking your brain, with what happens next, or who killed the lady....n ull be pleased at the end...u ll be smiling i guarantee
              the movie is set in a small city of rajasthan, lakhot near jaipur...the pace of life there itself is slow...n hence the movie....the movie shows very nicely how a middle class couple in a small town live their life....where once you nurtured a dream of making it big....and when you realize you have not made it big...your chance is gone...n u almost stuck in the place you are, and there isn't anything much you can do about it....it tells a story of a couple who had an arranged marriage, n so even though they do love each other and stand by each other when needed, they don't hesitate to compare their partner with the other probable partners, and wonder how different their life wud if they had chosen someone else.....
                the cast is superb, abhay deol comes out as a versatile actor who doesn't need to do the run of the mill stories n roles to make a name in the industry....gul panag, vinay pathak, sarika, raima sen all have done justice to their role...
             love the truth alone triumphs theme of the movie...n the subtle sequences, like the guy in the taxi....or the dialogues "zara si saavdhani, zindagi bhar aasani"....the references might seem out of place, but if u take a closer look, u ll notice its connection with the situation in the movie or something....
          watch the movie..if u have a mind for a murder mystery with a twist...