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The November Man (2014)
A Predictable Issue of Spy Series
A retired CIA agent who gets a sudden visit from his ex-colleague and sets him up for a mission to protect a woman who has got sensitive information that could overthrow the next in line for Russian Presidency. It was an excitement when we see Pierce Brosnan after a gap of 12 long years acting as a CIA spy but sadly November Man was not the spy we want to remember Pierce. It gives a feeling Pierce is replicating Daniel Criag of Quantum of Solace in November Man. The charmed spy who took Bond to its best level is lost in this big 12 year gap. As the move goes on you feel there is a struggle between an Old spy and a new spy to score top in a spy chase game. To the worst the new spy looked so dull that you get the feeling and ask yourself that whether he is acting as a spy in the movie or he is proving he is a hunk. There is hardly any good delivery of dialogue from this Australian. He tries his best to make you believe he is a smart one but in the whole movie he is being proved wrong. The narrative and plot of the move is just so outdated and mismatched. You get a Chechen war this time and updated version of cold war which turns out to be a yawning and predictable in the rest part of the story. The good part is Brosnan still holds those expressions and acting which we loved him in his Bond movie. It's sad that he chooses this film for his comeback but piece of advice he should be more careful when he comes as a spy because his Bond is still fresh in the audience mind.
Buno Haansh (2014)
A great Wild Goose Chase
Buno Haansh, a wild goose chase by the protagonist. Amal(Dev) a lower middle class honest Bengali boy who works as security guard in a shopping mall manages his family with monthly income of Rs.7000. His life changes when he meets his childhood friend Robin on duty and the later takes him to Madam(Moon Moon Sen) who entrust Amal with a job of receiving and delivering goods between countries. Movies keeps you back on your seat when Amal does a job to earn extra money with the help of Rijula(Tanushree). Does this extra money leads him to the dark world, will he be able to come out of it ? Will Amal be able to escape this wild goose chase ?
Anirudha Roy chowdhury is well known for his urban complex love story which we have seen in Aparajita Tumi. This film he made a 360 degree turn. In this movie there is thrill, every character is playing their game and the game plan changes for each character in the family. Amal a simple honest man who waits for his chance to secure a better life. He cries when he visit his home in Bangladesh, get restless and never looses his simplicity in the whole journey. The other characters which are Amal's Boudi(Sister-in-law) whose presence makes you believe the small aspiration that lady of the house feels. Rijula a lady completely bounded by lust for money which is reflected in her eyes and body language and last not the least Sohag college crush of Amal who savors the moment and scares everyday as she succumbs to cancer every day.
All in all Buno Haansh is a must watch Bengali film as it explores the another paradigm of Bengali movie.