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Neerja (2016)
Good solid effort
OK some of the characters are one-dimensional. And honestly for those of us who speak Arabic, the Arabic "spoken" by the terrorists was grating. "Akhu-ee" meaning "my brother" came out as "ahoy". If you are going to make a film, please employ actors who actually can speak the language or can learn how to do so.
Otherwise this is a solid film. Well-paced, well-acted and reliable in terms of its commitment to historical accuracy. I found it particularly touching in the ways that Neerja's childhood and youth are contrasted with her circumstances on board the hijacked plane. Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and actor playing the father give very good performances.
Table 19 (2017)
Awful
Why movies like these get funded and made is beyond me. Beyond Stephen Merchant's zingers and his really funny delivery, this movie did not deliver what could have been a super premise for psychological and sociological exploration. Instead we have a sappy love story, awkward dynamics between actors, lines that do not suit a character, and rather juvenile humour. Eek!