Trolls

After a long time, a movie seen with the daughter. Enjoyed just as much. These animation movies are all classic - touching the right inspiration points in their musicals. This one is a lot musical especially because the trolls are characterized as too much into singing! Great animation, nice little story, just a touch of romance here and there - and great songs. Just perfect for kids and parents.
Rating: Good

Mubarakan

Saw a Wodehousian plot after a long time. Nice story with enough romantic & family complexities. Story revolves mostly in London and a few shots in Punjab. Fresh cast, dazzling wedding scenes, good Punjabi dancing songs. The look-alike-twins are not used - thankfully - to confuse the already-complicated storyline. Good watch on TV for a weekend.
Rating: Good

Me Before You

An interesting story about the care taker falling in love with the paralyzed patient. The ending makes the heart sore though. Set in beautiful countryside of UK, the movie graces through picture postcard scenery and the main protagonists' conversations about life in general. Good acting and direction and dialog. A romantic drama filled with crests and troughs of emotions. Good watch on a lazy day.
Rating: Good 

Ek Tha Tiger

Saw this movie in passing. Salman and Katrina make a great screen presence. It kinda resembled the Jason Bourne-ish but the romance was completely Bollywoody. Songs are nice, so are location settings. Watchable.
Rating: Good

Upendra

After having watched Uppi 2, I always wanted to see Upendra. This movie, though, was not as captivating as the sequel. True, it has some great insights, truths and dialog that only the actor-director Upendra can think of and deliver but some of the scenes are so gory, gut-wrenching, blood-oozing and face-contorting that it is better left unseen. Surely there could have been a much simpler way of conveying the message. Ah yes, the film has an interesting message too for which alone the movie is bearable.
Rating: Average

The Adventures of Tintin

Having read the book as a teenager, it was a great fun to see the movie after more than 2 decades. And enjoyed just as much! The animation is super cool - almost real but not really. The fight scenes and the chase scenes are exceptionally carried out. It is a real treat to watch Morocco especially. The story, as Tintin's stories are always famous for, has continuous twists and turns. It was a great introduction of Tintin to my daughter! 
Rating: Good

The Three Musketeers

An adventure movie comparable to the likes of The Mask of Zorro and Indiana Jones. From the very first scene till the very last, there is action. No scene is wasted. Hence, I guess excellent editing and direction. Portrayal of all characters is sublime. Wonderful entertainer in all aspects.
Rating: Good

Hindi Medium

I somehow get to like most of Irrfan Khan's movies - or rather he gets the best scripts! This one is quirky too, just like Piku. The portrayal of the lives of the rich and the poor is heart-rending and makes this almost a must-see. But I felt it just stopped short of it. Nevertheless, a great watch - and good screenplay.
Rating: Good

Half Girlfriend

Slow-moving, long-faced acting by the hero and overall quite a drag of a movie. Got very boring in the midst of some unwanted romantic feelings and ups and downs. After an hour, was checking how long for 'The End'. Same feeling after second hour! Hardly anything in the movie to watch - story, acting, songs, cinematography. Totally avoidable without any regrets.
Rating: Pathetic

Malaya Maarutha

My second time. The last time I saw this was maybe 3 decades ago but I still remembered it very well. The first 2 hours is very nicely set. With complete Carnatic classical music as main theme, the story is well laid. But the last one hour becomes a big bore and torture. Too many songs and same songs get repeated. Vishnuvardhan has done good acting.
Rating: Average