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The Promotion
The Promotion begins with an appealing promise: Steve Conrad will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly gives The Promotion an immediate pulse. The story of The Promotion begins from a specific pressure point: Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion. By the end of its 1h 26m running time, the value of The Promotion rests le
Aug 153 min read
Lymelife
Lymelife begins with an appealing promise: Derick Martini will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rory Culkin and Alec Baldwin gives Lymelife an immediate pulse. The story of Lymelife begins from a specific pressure point: A family unit begins to bow under the pressure of a failing marriage. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of Lymelife rests less on novelty than on the care of its e
Aug 152 min read
Tashan
Tashan begins with an appealing promise: Vijay Krishna Acharya will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan gives Tashan an immediate pulse. The story of Tashan begins from a specific pressure point: What happens when you throw 2 guys who hate each other together. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Tashan rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution
Aug 152 min read
The Broken Line
The Broken Line begins with an appealing promise: Louis Choquette will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between David Boutin and Guillaume Lemay Thivierge gives The Broken Line an immediate pulse. The story of The Broken Line begins from a specific pressure point: Sébastien Messier and Danny Demers have been friends forever. By the end of its 1h 41m running time, the value of The Broken Line rests less on
Aug 153 min read
JCVD
JCVD begins with an appealing promise: Mabrouk El Mechri will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jean Claude Van Damme and Valérie Bodson gives JCVD an immediate pulse. The story of JCVD begins from a specific pressure point: Jean Claude Van Damme gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages situation and reflects about his life during it. By the end of its 1h 37m running time, the value of JCVD r
Aug 153 min read
The Legend of Drona
The Legend of Drona begins with an appealing promise: Goldie Behl will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jayshree Arora and Veer Arya gives The Legend of Drona an immediate pulse. The story of The Legend of Drona begins from a specific pressure point: A young man learns he is the latest in line of a dynasty of ancestral warriors dedicated to guarding a mystic source of cosmic energy, and the
Aug 153 min read
Bhoothnath
Bhoothnath begins with an appealing promise: Vivek Sharma will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Juhi Chawla gives Bhoothnath an immediate pulse. The story of Bhoothnath begins from a specific pressure point: Moving into a new house, a family witnesses an unfriendly ghost who wants to drive them away from the house. By the end of its 2h 30m running time, the value of Bhoo
Aug 153 min read
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex begins with an appealing promise: Uli Edel will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Martina Gedeck and Moritz Bleibtreu gives The Baader Meinhof Complex an immediate pulse. The story of The Baader Meinhof Complex begins from a specific pressure point: A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and
Aug 153 min read
Little Ashes
Little Ashes begins with an appealing promise: Paul Morrison will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Robert Pattinson and Javier Beltrán gives Little Ashes an immediate pulse. The story of Little Ashes begins from a specific pressure point: About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca. By the end of its 1h 52m running time, the valu
Aug 153 min read
Krazzy 4
Krazzy 4 begins with an appealing promise: Jaideep Sen will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Juhi Chawla and Irrfan Khan gives Krazzy 4 an immediate pulse. The story of Krazzy 4 begins from a specific pressure point: 4 mental patients formulate the plan to rescue their kidnapped doctor and teach the kidnappers a lesson. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of Krazzy 4 rests less on no
Aug 153 min read
Kismat Konnection
Kismat Konnection begins with an appealing promise: Aziz Mirza will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan gives Kismat Konnection an immediate pulse. The story of Kismat Konnection begins from a specific pressure point: A luckless architect discovers a social activist to be his lucky charm. By the end of its 2h 33m running time, the value of Kismat Konnection rests less o
Aug 153 min read
Bride Flight
Bride Flight begins with an appealing promise: Ben Sombogaart will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Karina Smulders and Anna Drijver gives Bride Flight an immediate pulse. The story of Bride Flight begins from a specific pressure point: A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides. By the end of
Aug 153 min read
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