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Jhoom Barabar Jhoom begins with an appealing promise: Shaad Ali will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Abhishek Bachchan and Preity G Zinta gives Jhoom Barabar Jhoom an immediate pulse. The story of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom begins from a specific pressure point: A crazy love story full of lies, deceits and a complicated quadrangle where each one has to think quickly and dance around each other's emotio

Cheeni Kum begins with an appealing promise: R Balki will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu gives Cheeni Kum an immediate pulse. The story of Cheeni Kum begins from a specific pressure point: An egotistical 64 year old chef and confirmed bachelor falls for a woman 30 years his junior. By the end of its 2h 20m running time, the value of Cheeni Kum rests less on novelty tha

The 11th Hour begins with an appealing promise: Leila Conners will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kenny Ausubel gives The 11th Hour an immediate pulse. The story of The 11th Hour begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. By the end of its 1h 35

Rocket Science begins with an appealing promise: Jeffrey Blitz will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Reece Thompson and Anna Kendrick gives Rocket Science an immediate pulse. The story of Rocket Science begins from a specific pressure point: Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team. By the end of its 1h 41m running time, the value of Rocket S

The Edge of Heaven begins with an appealing promise: Fatih Akin will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Baki Davrak and Gürsoy Gemec gives The Edge of Heaven an immediate pulse. The story of The Edge of Heaven begins from a specific pressure point: A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend. By the end of its 1h 56m running time, the value of The Edge of

The Ten begins with an appealing promise: David Wain will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Rudd and Jessica Alba gives The Ten an immediate pulse. The story of The Ten begins from a specific pressure point: 10 stories, each inspired by one of the 10 Commandments. By the end of its 1h 36m running time, the value of The Ten rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ At story le

The Wonder of it All begins with an appealing promise: Jeffrey Roth will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eugene Cernan and John F. Kennedy gives The Wonder of it All an immediate pulse. The story of The Wonder of it All begins from a specific pressure point: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and re

Up the Yangtze begins with an appealing promise: Yung Chang will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jerry Bo Yu Chen and Campbell Ping He gives Up the Yangtze an immediate pulse. The story of Up the Yangtze begins from a specific pressure point: At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront risi

The Last Mistress begins with an appealing promise: Catherine Breillat will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Asia Argento and Fu'ad Aït Aattou gives The Last Mistress an immediate pulse. The story of The Last Mistress begins from a specific pressure point: Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy. By t

Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour begins with an appealing promise: Lisa Comrie will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rissa Walters and Brian Comrie gives Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour an immediate pulse. The story of Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour begins from a specific pressure point: A 17 year old girl has mysterious encounters with paranormal activity in the small town of

My Blueberry Nights begins with an appealing promise: Wong Kar Wai will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Norah Jones and Jude Law gives My Blueberry Nights an immediate pulse. The story of My Blueberry Nights begins from a specific pressure point: A young lonely woman takes a soul searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of off beat characte

What stands out first about Control is the confidence with which Anton Corbijn establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Control asks Sam Riley and Samantha Morton to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Control is established with useful clarity: A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23. That direc