Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters turned out to be a regular action film with lots of CGI and decent acting. I liked it but am not really impressed.

Power

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Power seemed interesting but ended up being boring. The plot was good (how media shapes up the perception of the public at the elections) and the cast was great but somehow the rythm of the film was slow and uneven (ironic really since we see Richard Gere keeping rythm throughout). I have watched it till the end but the most interesting thing in it was Denzel Washington as a villain.

The Keeper of Lost Causes

The Keeper of Lost Causes is the novel I chose to take me out from The First Law trilogy withdrawal. I should have heeded to the reviews. The novel was not bad but the audiobook version was a miss. They tried to put a Danish accent to the speaking sections and it didn't work at all. And the twist was visible and kind of far fetched but all in all I'll probably would not turn the next novel in the series if it comes my way. 

The Bride of the Century

The Bride of the Century was a 'not knowing anything about it but it was there' sort of purchase and I'm happy to say that it worked out very well. The main girl was the candy type and the main guy is a surly chaebol with a golden heart deeply hidden. I love this combo and it didn't dissapoint me this time either. The male lead was not to my taste but I understand that he has a lot of fans. The main girl played a double role, not really that well but not that bad either. All in all this is a win. 

Gone, Baby, Gone

Gone, Baby, Gone is not Mystic River but it surely is a great suspense novel. It took me sometime to get used to it (probably because I have read the following novel first) but in the end it ended up being a pleasure. 

The Last Argument of Kings

The Last Argument of Kings is the last novel in The First Law trilogy and I'm very very happy. This didn't have the sort of impact on me as the first two novels of The Stromlight Archives but a different one. First off I loved the reader Mr. Steven Pacey. He did a great job with the accents and altogether enhances the experience. The novel is one of villains. There is not a single good character but the wicked sense of humour works. I have found myself snorting more often than not and laughing out loud at places.

The ending was very satisfactory and I highly recommend this trilogy.

Pas Son Genre

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Pas Son Genre (Not My Type) was a terrible shock to this unsuspecting rom com lover.

SPOILERS!!

The plot is why I chose this one. A philosophy teacher and a writer who is a Paris intellectual has to work at a rural town as the teacher. Reluctantly he agrees. He is a type who doesn't like to be attached and we see him breaking up with his lover at the credits with no more thought to her as he departs her apartment to Les Deux Magots and orders breakfast. In the rural town he goes for a haircut and likes his hairdresser. Jennifer is one of those happy people who loves what they do, happy where they live and she is divorced with a mother to a son (probably 6-7 years old I guess). She has two good friends and loves to karaoke and does it well. She likes popular novels, popular films (actors like Jennifer Anniston, Cameron Diaz etc.). These two have a great chemistry and start an affair with our brooding intellectual Clement enjoying the company of Jennifer. However this relationship has a kind of disrupting influence on Jennifer. Firstly she is sort of "informed" or "taught" by Clement frequently. This doesn't seem to bother her since she actually likes to read (although usually popular novels with light subjects and prose) but Clement hides him being a writer with a published novel from her (he actually thought about coming clean at one point but decided against it) so deep into their relationship, she was shocked to see his novel by accident at a book store. This crisis was avoided by him admitting that he was scraded that she will label him as a Paris intellectual (a breed she doesn't really care for although she loves him) and the poor things totally buys it and forgives him. The problem of the huge difference he and she observe their relationship happens when they see an colleague of his on the street and he doesn't introduce her. Despite the fact that the colleague introduces her husband and children and looks at her obviously expecting an introduction. She introduces herself in the end by name but the omission is heavy on their day. She acts all normal later on when he actually dared to apologise (without an explanation). And she thinks a lot and a lot and becomes very unhappy her sunny disposition and happy ways obliterated. She has sex with him one night and tells him that she will go to a holiday place with her two friends and that she'll see him a week later when she comes back. He is unaware that something is wrong and a week later she drops to the hairdressers and finds out that she has actually quit and her friends thought that she went to a holiday with Clement.

Ok this is where Clement will look for her, pine for her and then later confess his undying love for her with a song at a karaoke (he refused to sing one earlier) and they live happily ever after, no?

NO

He looks for her but she has already moved out from the town altogether. The last shot we see is her empty apartment with the doorbell ringing (by Clement) in the background. Yeah and then the film ends. I actually forwarded the end credits to the very end hoping for a final scene that brings some sort of resolution. However there was none. I was really frustrated. I still am frustrated.