I was in Singapore recently. It’s a vibrant city with lots to see and lots to do. But that’s a different blog. While I was at it, I made sure I’ll catch some movies. The theatres were playing some really interesting films like Colic and Little Red Flowers. Unfortunately my companions were more inclined to watch Casino Royale.

Let me admit, like most, I too had my reservations about Daniel Craig stepping into 007’s shiny shoes.

Boy, was I glad to be proved wrong? He’s no Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan. Wonderfully enough, he’s Daniel Craig and he’s very good being Bond. His festering intensity, boyish impatience and humoring persona is killer stuff. I loved how Casino Royale tells how Bond became Bond without losing its style, cheek or cheesiness.

Next, I saw Happy Feet. I had been following the film for nearly a year. And I happened to be in Singapore the same week as it released. So taking advantage of the situation, I booked tickets like it were some Sentosa attraction. Happy Feet is sweetness. It’s about the penguin way of life. And a lot of energetic singing and dancing. At the same time it’s got layers to it, which speak of racism, autocracy and conservatism. Except for the climax, which felt abrupt and convenient, I felt Happy Feet was a rocking animation. I even picked a Mumble (the name of the lead protagonist voiced by Elijah Wood) plush from ToysRus for keepsake. :D

Back home, I realized Dhoom 2 was out and every thing man, woman and child was raving about a certain Mr Hrithik Roshan. I was curious and the only way to find out was watch the film.

So now I know what the fuss is all about. Okay, decently put, Hrithik is an e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y attractive guy. I mean the rare kind that can carry off even a lousy film like this on those perfect shoulders. His level of energy can only be surpassed by a computer generated character or something. Dhoom 2 is otherwise a very bad film.

I mean what’s funny about Uday Chopra’s broken English? Or Bipasha Basu’s guns to bikini transition? And why does Aishwarya Rai look like dream and talk like a duck? But the funniest of them all is Abhishek Bachchan. Dhoom 2 is like a record of how Bachchan Jr created the Umrao Jaan look. He’s given the most horrible clothes, miserable one-liners and worthless footage.

But Hrithik, Hrithik… you are the man! And we love watching you. Even his muscles have more ex-pression than some of the actors running in this business. Hee! ;-)