Ek Tha Tiger

A paisa wasool movie (if you think pure entertainment with less stress on the brain for lots of details and nuances is paisa wasool)

The plot revolves around RAW agent Tiger who is known to kill someone or the other on every mission that he is sent on. His sheer skills as an agent is what makes everyone scared as soon as they spot him.

One mission that he is sent on, forces him to take decisions with his heart and that is where the plot twists. The twists are okay, not too great but not too bad too. What I liked about the movie is the direction in general and more specifically of the action scenes. Pretty well done there.
Katrina also has a couple of action scenes which she has performed fairly well.
The comedy quotient is little, the performances good and the songs minimal. And surprisingly like every recent Salman movie, this one does not have a dialogue which he repeats throughout like a tagline.

Anyway, this a nice time pass movie which will not disappoint much if you don;t look for too much brilliance. I'd say its passe.

The Phantom of the Opera

If you are a fan of the opera, then maybe you will find this worthless. But for me it was a different experience. The dialogues are sung out by the actors, yes sung. There is music and the dialogues are lyrics. At first this felt and sounded weird but once you get into the flow you will start enjoying it.

The story is about a young boy who is beaten just because his face is deformed. A young girl rescues him and lets him hide in the opera house. The boy learns and practices the opera and is very well versed. He then teaches a young girl whom he also then starts adoring and plans to wed someday. But he never appears, only his voice can be heard. In the meanwhile this young girl has made it to the lead in the opera and has fallen in love with a Lord.

The story that ensues is a usual clash of emotions and priorities and choices.
The only thing that makes this move worth your time once is the novelty of the way the opera is incorporated throughout the movie. The music effects are worth of a mention, well suited for an opera. The performances are good too, but I hardly concentrated on those because the lyrics and singing were so beautiful.

I'd say, give it a try!