Minia's Mundane Musings

  A Suitable Boy It is when ex-pats miss home terribly, that they end up unearthing gems of Indian literature and resurrecting them as entertaining buffets. This is one such, done by Mira Nair and it wows completely! Walk in and feast on whatever you want. Be it the searing voice of Kavita Seth, which forms a part of an amazing background score, or the vivid and dynamic cinematography, or simply the charm of Tanya Maniktala's smile or the way Tabu seduces an audience- men and women alike! I am sure each one of us will find something to relish in this one. What to say of the cast! It is an ensemble cast, but there is also a swarming bee-hive of brilliant cameos; Vijay Raaz, Randeep Hooda, Sheeba Chaddha and Mansi Multani to name a few. In fact, we have Shimit Amin pitching in, and directing an episode too.   The main cast is too good, and I have heard complaints about their performance being OTT and a bit loud, but then why watch a Mira Nair production and t...

This is such a good movie. I truly enjoyed watching it. It is Aaron Sorkin at his best.  Excellent conversations pepper the movie and the non-linear narrative that is used, keeps the material from being too heavyweight. It swings from the events of the actual night to the ongoing courtroom drama with aplomb.  In all his writing, be it The West Wing or even The Social Network, there has always been some ambiguity as to whose side the writer is on. This one however is crystal clear! The villain is established within minutes of the film commencing and one tends to kind of agree. There is an ensemble cast, and much of it is British - Mark Rylance, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne. And all of them are a perfect fit. Michael Keaton does a cameo nearly at the end and wins the cup! He is just too good! I was a little sceptical as to the entertainment value of this one, given that it deals with such a sensitive and heavy subject but the dialogues and script just do not let it becom...