Yogi (Tamil) Movie Review | silentcritics.com

Director Ameer known for his realistic portrayal of village life in his “Paruthiveeran” has joined the bandwagon of directors who don the grease paint on screen. Ameer who normally works on meaningful story backed by a realistic script has faltered to a great when it matters most in his debut film in acting. Yogi directed by Subramaniyam Shiva of “Thiruda Thirudi” fame is neither a thriller nor a family sentiment movie. The script is so ill-structured that the first-half of the movie (though there are few non-logical moments) is racy but the pace could not be sustained in the second half and added to it the indifferent ending makes the audience feel unsatisfied. Read More

2012 Movie Review | silentcritics.com

Roland Emmerich has his unique way of story telling and he has been brilliantly handling subjects that needs lot of imagination and creativity. The man who gave the blockbuster “Independence Day” in the year 1996 followed it up with Godzilla (1998), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and the not so successful 10,000 BC (2008). The good thing about these movies are that they have been successful and at the same time it unleashed to the world the disasters that man had brought to mankind and also the pace at which these imaginative disasters could strike. Read More

Jaganmohini Movie Review | silentcritics.com

N K Viswanathan directed “Jaganmohini” which is a re-make of the 1978 Vittalacharya classic with the same name is a shabby package containing amateurish graphics complimented by the over-exposing Namitha. The 1978 version had the viewers in awe due to the fact it was a trendsetter of sorts at that point of time when viewers had not experienced the thrills of computer graphics. But 30 years later if the makers still assumed they can cast the same magic spell across then they are totally mistaken. Read More

2012 Supernova Movie Review | silentcritics.com

“2012 Supernova” is a cheap imitation of the concept behind the most expected movie of the year titled “2012” which is to hit the screens on November 13 2009. In this movie there is no mention of the predictions of Mayan Calendar. The movie begins with the happening of the supernova blast and scientists at NASA are in a fix due to the miscalculation of the impact time on earth. Kelvin (Brian Krause) who is part of a classified space mission wakes up to the news of earth being  destroyed by the supernova effect. Read More

The Taking of Pelham 123 Movie Review | silentcritics.com

When successful films are re-made couple of decades later they sometimes work positively due to the fact that the original is taken as a reference material and basis the information they derive out of it the newer version gets released with lots of sheen in comparison to its predecessor. “The Taking of Pelham 123” is a re-make of the 1974 classic wherein the director Tony Scott has made certain discreet changes that makes the movie appealing to the present generation. Read More