Normally on a weekend I don't watch more than 1 movie, however this weekend I ended up watching 2 movies..:) I didn't watch it continously but on consecutive days. "Manorama Six feet under" and "The Bourne Ultimatum".
"Manorama Six feet under" is a whodunit murder mystery. It tells the story of an PWD Engineer Randhawa (Abhay Deol) based @ Lakhot, a small town in Rajasthan. Randhawa is suspended for taking a bribe. Randhawa has a hidden talent as well. He is the author of "Manorama" a book which tells the story of a detective. Unfortunately it doesn't sell well.
The pleasant package in the whole movie is Abhay Deol and Vinay Pathak as the cop and Randhawa's brother-in-law. The story has a refreshing feel to it. For a change you get away from the big metros or foreign locales to the dusty towns of Rajasthan. Other cast members Gul Panag as Abhay Deol's wife, Raima Sen, Kulbushan Kharbanda (who plays the state Minister) also lend good support.
The only drawback of the movie is its slow pace and sometimes you feel that the movie is stretching quite a bit. Looking @ it in perspective, the slow build-up seems very much relevant to the theme. Unlike the other "Deols", Abhay has surely started his career on a different stroke and one should appreciate it :)
Now comes my favourite which is "The Bourne Ultimatum". I have seen the earlier sequels and it only gets better. Matt Damon as "Jason Bourne" gets in to the skin of the character. I have never read the book on "The Bourne Identity" but the movie is surely a must watch. It's a high octane thriller with car chases, hi-tech gadgets involving the premier intelligence agency of the world...you guessed it right Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Jason Bourne. Bourne is on a mission to find his real identity.
It's a game of wits played by the CIA which wants Bourne eliminated. Bourne every time not only manages to slip but also gives a bloody nose to the CIA. However to the credit of CIA, there is one person who trusts her conscience and believes that the witch hunt is wrong.
If I were to rate this movie I would give it 4 stars out of 5 :-)
