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The Angrez (2005)
The only people who might enjoy this movie are Hyderabadis
First off, this movie has some great parts, very few OK parts and a lot of abysmally bad parts. It is a low-budget movie, and it is quite poorly made. There were movies made on budgets lower than this that have more than double the IMDb rating. The characters in the movie are mostly one dimensional.
The good, the bad and the ugly -
Great parts: Most of the scenes with the Old city gang (Ismail Bhai, Saleem Pheku, Jehangir and the others). There is a sense of authenticity in their Hyderabadi Urdu and people who love that language will love those scenes. Some dialogues border on crass but do not cross that fine line, other dialogues and scenes are downright funny. Being from the city itself, the language is music to my ears. The comedy is slapstick.
OK parts: Some parts involving Yadav Anna and his gang, and their subsequent meetings with other characters.
Abysmally bad parts: Most of the scenes with just the main characters Pranai and Rochak. They actually have a story going, but I have never watched the whole movie till date without losing my patience and fast-forwarding through those bad parts every time. The acting is so bad that it can't even be called acting. I don't think any of the actors had any sort of training whatsoever. Some scenes are so awkward that it would have been better to delete those scenes entirely, and it wouldn't have taken anything away from the main story.
What this movie and its reception tells me, is that if I get a bunch of authentic Hyderabadi guys together and film them speaking to themselves normally, people (like me) will watch it.
Intouchables (2011)
a beautiful movie that everybody should watch
Wow. That's all I can say about this movie. The fact that it's based on a true story is all the more amazing, and I immediately looked up the people the movie was based on as soon as it ended.
Once in a while, a movie comes along that elicits emotions from deep within the heart. You don't know how it's going to end and you are smiling when the movie is over, wishing there was more. I usually don't laugh out loud while watching a movie but found myself doing so because even the jokes in this movie were so genuinely funny without being crass.
Both the lead actors did a wonderful job. The chemistry between them can be felt and you really feel as if you are watching the story unfold in front of you and not on the screen. All the characters were well developed in their own roles and there were no loose ends (something most movies neglect to tie up).
Watch this movie. You will surely recommend it to others as I am doing right now.