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21 Jump Street is a comedy movie based on two high school non-buddies becoming buddies while in police academy and being sent back to school in an undercover operation. One of the guys is a 'nerd', while the other is the 'cool kid'. But once back to school, the roles are reversed. The nerd now hangs out with the cool kids in the school while the cool guy becomes a nerd. Both of them bumble in their policework all the time and thats what this movie is all about. Its a good movie, with lots of laughs. You enjoy the ride. Wouldn't say that its great though. There are lot of loopholes in the story, and lot of things don't seem plausible. The tone of the movie also keeps changing all the time. From a light school comedy to murders all around. Found that little discomforting. But on the whole, a good movie for a fun evening. Would go with 3 stars on this one.

Kahaani.. that's a nice one (watch it!)! And I think I can easily say, what a good movie by Hindi movie standards!! After a long time, a Hindi movie which has a strong well thought out story, is slickly edited and keeps you gripped and interested all along! The positives are many. Its a completely different movie than most of the usual fare we see. It could even have been one of those very nice but low budget movies which are made but not seen by all. The presence of Vidya Balan however has made the movie a lot more noticeable. She has acted well again (and seems to be choosing her movies well lately, Jessica, Ishqiya, Dirty Picture, Kahaani etc).  Maybe another National Award? The whole cast is well suited for the roles they play, Rana as the well-meaning young cop helping out Bidya! He has acted brilliantly, with all his emotions and feelings very well conveyed and felt by the audience at all times. The assassin does what he is meant to so well, it actually scares you! An a...

The Book of Mormons is a hilarious musical running on Broadway currently. This play is already a hit, the ticket waitlist runs for months! Somehow we managed to get tickets for it, after standing in a queue for two hours, but it was definitely worth it! The play traces the adventures of two Mormons, Elder Price and Elder Cunningham, who are sent to Uganda to convert the locals to Mormonism. What ensues is a riot of events, ups and downs, like encounters with the military General and so on, leading on to Elder Cunningham teaching a modified version of Mormonism to the locals to get them to convert. The jokes are hilarious and sometimes downright slapstick. But nowhere do they cross the line. And the play does end with a positive note, a religion is what solves the people's problems and helps them keep the faith. That's what's most important... The acting was good. The dances and songs well crafted. The story and dialogues funny. A true and fun entertainer, a must-watch...