The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

"There's something you need to know about me. 

I came from the garden. Please don't ask about my leaves."

IMDB Rating: 6.5

I really enjoyed this movie. A great family film, I was surprised by its depth. This film and its concept may appear odd from the trailers and ads, but let me assure you, if you watch this movie for yourself, it's very touching and heartwarming. Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Gardner are simply wonderful as the two parents who make their dream of having a child come true. On the surface, Timothy Green might appear to be a feel good film about parent-child relationships and how everyone has value. If one digs a little, however, he may find more tenaciously rooted messages. Watching this film really helped me look at life in a whole different aspect and how important family truly is. 

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

"I love you but you have no idea what you are talking about."

IMDB Rating: 8.3

Very cute movie. Definitely different! Acting is great and the story is quite funny. Absolutely fantastic in every aspect of film making! Its about two kids from completely different families and in different situations, who find a connection in their shared sense of loss, either from parents who were deceased or parents who were alive, yet never present. The struggles to survive their individual childhoods are soothed by each other. In one another they find the support to move through their pain, progress into adult situations and give each other comfort they couldn't receive from adults. 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

"'How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!

The world forgetting, by the world forgot

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!

Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned"

IMDB Rating: 8.4

Would you erase the memory of a past relationship if you had your heart's broken? Based on an absurd premise but grounded in real emotion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is about a man who wishes to erase his ex-girlfriend from his memory after he finds out she erased him first. Life isn't always that easy, as Joel discovers: as he's erasing Clementine from his memory, he's also also erasing some of the best part of his life. Joel starts to fight the memory erasing in a desperate effort to protect what he has discovered he loves most about life ... Clementine. A beautifully structured film, which has the story going both backwards and forwards, that always reminds us how precious our memories truly are.

Two Weeks Notice (2002)

"Before you came into my life I could make all kinds of decisions, Now I'm addicted I have to know what you think"

IMDB Rating: 5.8

If you are looking for a cute romantic movie, you can never go wrong with Hugh Grant, who is teamed in this one with Sandra Bullock as an environmental lawyer who becomes Grant's legal eagle and mommy. Though IMDB rating of 5.8 might suggest you something, the movie still is good and heart charming. A bit of more drama and comedy would have made this flick indispensable.

Anyways, coming back to movie, Bullock gets more than she bargains for and finally gives notice - hence, the title. In typical Grant style, he spends rest half of the movie trying to get her back. For sure, his all movies follow the same formula, but they are just fun to watch. The script is funny and decently paced and both are handed good comedy material to sing their teeth into. 

Heroine (2012)

"If a heroine buys a car, it’s gifted to her by a businessman, if she goes to LA, she’s getting plastic surgery done and, God forbid, if she goes to Dubai, you people make a rate card for her."

IMDB Rating: 6.9

What do you expect of a Madhur Bhandarkar film? Fashion, Page 3 or Chandni Bar... a list of fabulous movies to his credit. But not this time, Heroine is old wine in a new bottle. There is not even a single moment of novelty in the whole movie. Same fake smiles, dirty realities, the lonely depths of failures, unspoken truths, etc. If you have seen Fashion, you could be seen drawing similarities while watching the movie. The movie with this concept seems to be too long and too confusing at times.

Premium Rush (2012)

"I like to ride. Fixed gear. No brakes. Can't stop. Don't want to, either."

IMDB Rating: 6.9

It's not a 10 star film but it is a fun ride with action that makes up for a few flaws in plot and the flow of storyline. The best issue in this film is almost constant action and wild biking through the New York streets. A movie that while thin and silly, moves with such joyous speed that you almost want to throw your arms in the air and scream. One of the elements that were new to the screen and highly workable were the sudden stop of action to follow the split-second decision making of a messenger/biker. Choices (usualy three) that have to be made in the moment. The bad guy in the film is nasty and very believable. Enjoy the earthy feel of the cameras that capture the life of a messenger on two wheels competing with trucks, cabs, and cops.

Teddy Bear (2012)

IMDB Rating: 7.2

The writer Helmer's debut feature "Teddy Bear" is an offbeat character study about an enormous Danish bodybuilder whose painful shyness leads him to look for an arranged bride in Thailand. The low-key drama is well crafted and likable as far as it goes, but there's not enough narrative impetus or depth to maintain more than passing viewer interest. The result is moderately engaging but also a bit pokey and underwhelming, with little to say in the end beyond "incredible hulks have feelings, too." Nor do the competent design elements contribute much oomph. Original Danish title translates as "Ten Hours to Paradise."