Walk of Life

Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a wire-walker par excellence, looking for his next big challenge all the while, and inspired by Papa Rudy (Ben Kinsley) in the craft as he is supported by Annie (Charlotte Le Bon) in life. A chance sighting of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre coming up in New York introduces Philippe to his life's purpose. Well executed if predictable. The Walk is quite thrilling, not for just the physical act of the walk, but also for the sheer intensity of following one's passion

14/20

Man of Iron

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is Iron Man, in Iron Man III, with or without the eponymous battle suit. Faced with the challenge of the unknown Mandarin, Tony Stark must save Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), right hand man  James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and the entire US leadership - after challenging the Mandarin to open combat. The journey takes Tony Stark to faraway Tennessee and the combat between the once-spurned villian Adrian Killiach (Guy Pearce) and his nefarious scheme, and our superhero, is as intense as it has ever been in the Iron Man franchise. Iron Man III delivers, and delivers well, and for some reason trails off with Mark Ruffalo and the promise of more to come

13.5/20

Once more into the Fray…

 

 

In times when one’s existence in the real world is troubled, one watches a movie like The Grey. Simplicity itself. Ottway (Liam Neeson) leads six survivors of a plane crash – a rough and tough oil drilling crew – across the wilderness of Alaska towards possible safety. One by one, the grey wolves pick on them, decimating their numbers, apparently unmitigated by little heroic acts of bravery. So does man trump wolf or vice versa? The Grey simply suggests that it perhaps does not matter – “Once more into the fray. Into the last good fight I'll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die on this day” – authored by none other than the director of the movie (Joe Carnahan). Yes, live and die on this day. Based on the novel “Ghost Walker” by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, The Grey is a stunning movie, elemental and stark. Like life at present – stark and elemental, and live and die on this day ergo, the rest of one's life

 

14.5/20