RyothChatty
ridiculous rating
Infamousta
brilliant actors, brilliant editing
Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
wordsmith_57
Having watched Bride and Prejudice and being an Austen fan, I was more than curious to see how this adaptation of Sense and Sensibility would turn out. What a treat! This film takes the basic plot line of two sister's and their journey with love. There is an older sister who longs for love, yet puts family above her own needs, and the younger one, who nearly misses true love because of her inability to see past her romanticized ideas. The opening battle scenes are definitely not Austen, and neither are all the MTVized song and dance numbers. BUT, that's what makes this movie a unique screen experience. It's the blending of Western and Eastern ideas of a universal plot: love lost and love regained. There is comedy, romance, even action in this one. We are becoming definite fans of Bollywood films. They bring a new twist to the old Hollywood musicals of yesteryear, and subtitles don't get in the way of the entertainment. Very colorful, fun, and even enchanting.
jrcunningham2001
The film is indeed a lovely film. Mesmerizing, hypnotizing, and colorful! This movie when understood, will cause you to fall in love with the cultural scenes, the culture itself, and the people. The movie was not dubbed since some viewers tend to think. The subtitles where excellent and easy to read. The DVD player I have picks up everything to enjoy. Jane Austen had nothing to do with this film, since she is born of a different cultural decent. A wonderfully written storyline! Aishwarya Rai, is a stunningly beautiful woman. Whom in Bollywood is not arrogant as the folks in Hollywood. So, we should stay tuned for her upcoming films.They should be wonderful as well. I recommend films like Jaaneman and Umaro Jhan.
AleelaOle
At first I didn't really know what to think and I was a bit lost, but as I got used to who was who and what was going on in the story I LOVED IT! It was a great story and the one of the ending scenes surprised me with how well the actors did. I'm not going to lie...I cried a bit. Jane Austen's stories are always good no matter how lose the adaptation. I started to like it for comedic value and then ended up loving it for serious! It is of course not trying to be just like Sense and Senseability so a few of the main story lines are out of order when it comes to the movie, but I think it worked well. The only really odd part was that on the DVD we were watching it seemed as if every line was being dubbed over. I'm sure that wasn't the case in reality, but it almost looked like I was watching a dubbed film at parts.
karthkyn
I have seen this movie over 3 times, it has got the best cinematography work for songs.Some sheer hard work has been put in by Ravi K Chandran, 'Konjum Minakalea' is an enthrawling song, it has completely different visualisation Tamil movie has even seen! The dressing, the location, and Aishwrya looks so good in here. I guess thats the best of her I have seen so far..! Though the movie did not do well in the stands, there has been great effort put in by Rajiv Menon.The movie was not a buster, but I give it a 10 on 10. Really 'found it' interesting!
