The Warrior
I had a few incidents of Deja Vu today and the moments were really intense. When I had one of them later in the evening - I stopped right in my tracks just looking at that moment as a third person. It is a surreal feeling and I really don't know what to make of all this.
I just watched '
The Warrior' and it is a magical movie. It is simple, philosophical, elegant, emotional and raw at the same time. The cinematography is stunning and so are the locations. The editing is seamless, the acting is fantastic and the music is moving. It always keeps you thinking and feeling - which is awesome. 'The Warrior' is a must watch movie for anyone who loves good cinema.
I have started watching the audition tapes and it is interesting seeing the different actors doing something new with the same character. I will hopefully finish the first round of shortlisting by the end of this week. Also need to start auditioning for the role of 'Roger'..
Amit
Labels: Movies
Small update
I sat down and started compressing and uploading photos from the trip to India...I know it has been long overdue and thought I should start off the process by doing the stuff in smaller batches, so it doesn't seem too much like a task. First batch of photos - from the trip to Vijayawada and Tukuluru. You can view the pics
HERE.
The day of auditions was again interesting and I think I will start viewing the tapes and shortlisting soon. I am feeling tired - somehow the auditions are exciting and energy draining at the same time.
More updates later.
Amit
Labels: Holiday, India
Walk the Line
I have started walking the line. It is amazing how much half a day of free time can do to your mind - I seem to be able to see things with a better perspective. Ticked off another 2 things from my list and started cleaning my room {which was overdue by a month or so}. I haven't finished cleaning my room completely but it is definitely looking a lot better. I bought the study table from my flatmate as he bought himself a new one. It would definitely help me in my workflow as I can retire to my room and work without having to worry about damaging my back - as till now I tended to use my laptop lying down in my bed (definitely not a good thing to do).
I went and saw '
Walk the Line' in the evening. Joaquin Phoenix and Resse Witherspoon have done some awesome work in it and I would be surprised if one of them doesn't come away with an oscar. I had no clue whatsoever of who John Cash was or his influence on music - after all I am from India, so I went into the movie without any expectations and I must say that the movie felt long and felt like another other musical biopic but it is the acting which hold the movie together. There is some really interesting cinematography and the editing is seamless - they have used a lot of audio lead-in's to bridge time and scenes. The acting is definitely oscar material-hold on I am repeating myself (:-)
It is surprising that the national newspaper, NZ Herald - hasn't reviewed the latest NZ movie '
No. 2', which recieved a huge response at Sundance Film Festival and also won the world cinema audience award there. I find it callous and disrespectful that they don't want to review a NZ movie even though they review commercial moneymaking hollywood movie's like 'Firewall'...Maybe they did not like the movie and it would have reflected badly on the movie (and the newsaper???) but that still is not a reason enough for not writing about it because the public needs to know about the movie. I hope they get around to reviewing it.
I find it amusing how babies stare at me most of the time - the only other person I know who gets the same treatment is Lance. They either find it fascinating seeing my face or find me weird - which one I will never know because they obviously can't talk when they are that young. I was shopping for groceries and when I came to the payment counter - a couple of babies in the parallel line kept staring at me. The lady on the other side of the counter noticed that and was surprised at it - I told her that it happens all the time with me and she was amused. I found it amusing that she found it amusing. Life's little pleasures.
Amit
Labels: Introspection, Movies
Syriana
Every movie has a vibe and with 'Memories' it was about denial of disbelief and the strength of will. 'Nowhere' is turning out to be about persistence and faith. Another busy weekend coming up with more auditions and I still haven't started auditioning for one of the other lead roles. And soon after I have to start shortlisting – a process that I am dreading but something which I guess I have to do.
I had a list of 16 'to do' things written down on 20th Feb and it is the end of a working week and I have completed 4 of those tasks while another 5 have been added to that list. I might cover some ground over the weekend when I have more time for the movie.
It is funny how we were talking about oil-politics-power and today I watched '
Syriana' - which covers all those topics. The story doesn't work as cinema but it is a really good movie as far as giving public access to the bigger picture of oil politics is concerned -the amount of information crammed into the movie is amazing. The build up takes too long but ultimately the story clicks together and the movie does not provide any answers or resolutions but leaves it upto you to make up your own mind. Worth a watch - especially if you want to get a glimpse into the insane world we are living in. Politics like religion is a personal thing and things are always heated when either of those topics are discussed. Human nature is a funny thing.
York Entertainment haven't fixed the US version of the DVD and I don't particularly like what they have done with it - no let me correct myself - i positively hate what they did with the DVD authoring and they know about it. You learn from the mistakes I suppose. The good thing though is that it has atleast given us access to a bigger audience.
Amit
Aeon Flux
The day started off with a really weird incident - I got to the school and this dude had his car parked in my car park. I honked my horn a couple of times but he didn't move - so I walked upto him and asked him to move as he was in an allocated car park and he got all aggressive and angry. So I gave him a piece of my mind as well. I parked my car in another car park and by the time I came back to get more details off the guy he had gone. How bizarre???
It has been another day of eye blinks and disappearing days. I have just got back from watching '
Aeon Flux' and I must say that it was a much better movie than I expected. Some of the dialogue is stilted and terrible but overall the story was really cool and I enjoyed it. The cinematography is stunning and captures the utopia really well. The beginning of the movie is slow and is the weakest part of the movie and the story really kicks off after Aeon Flux meets Trevor Goodchild. It is worth a watch if you can bear some terrible dialogue inbetween some really awesome cinematography and some good dialogue.
I am at crossroads with various external factors affecting a lot of things that I am doing and I have some major decisions to make which will impact on a whole heap of things. It is scary but I guess that is why I am doing what I am doing.
Ciao,
Amit
Lost???
How does a day start and end within a blink? I started the day early again thinking that I would be able to extract time for myself to do some stuff which needed doing but here I am 11.55 at night jotting a quick update before hitting bed. I did some more auditions today and Grant - one of last year's graduates helped me out with the readings.
I did not get into the director's workshop/masterclass that was being offered. I am a tad disappointed but since things are really busy - it hasn't sunk in yet. It just means that I am yet to be accepted as a director by the film commission and the people who 'matter' {whoever they are}. Kind of puts things into perspective. Just answers the question of hopes of any additional funding from any kind of fund - so need to start making alternative plans and start counting my miracles to make this movie happen.
I am still amazed when I get comments people from different parts of the world. Somehow in my naive way of looking at things I always think that no one will ever read what I write because I am a nobody and it doesn't make sense that someone should invest time reading some random ramblings from a crazy dude. So thanks Peter for the previous comment on 'Loose Change'...it is flattering in a way. And yes your point of linear pathways of conspiracy theories is interesting but another factor to take into consideration is that the government is not run by the president but by the buearucrats who have been in their jobs for ages. So is it not possible that there might have been a plan all the way back a long while but only the current president was stupid (or intelligent???} enough to authorize. The current war is not about power but it is about oil - it has been for the past few decades - except that the normal public isn't concerned with seeing any of those things because how does it effect us... right?? anyway that is a long winded discussion... the thing is that loss of human life is tragic and for someone to do it intentionally is evil.
The anonymous comment in the previous post- is that you prashant ????
Funny how I always end the post with an 'off to bed' note...won't do it this time.
bye,
amit
Loose Change
The day of auditions on sunday was again really interesting and the task is just becoming harder and harder - everyone who has auditioned has just been awesome and each of them has brought something new to the character they were auditioning for and now it is really hard to think that I will have to short list people.
Ryan helped me out with Sunday's readings and it was cool catching up with him after a long time. It was during one of our chats between the auditions that he mentioned a doco 'Loose Change' which deals with 9/11 disaster and brings up some really interesting points. So after coming home I searched the doco up and found the full version free to view on Google Video and I must say it definitely raises a lot of questions. I know that it is a conspiracy theory and you might dismiss it straight away but it is based on common deductions and a closer look into the event; so even if you want to dismiss it atleast watch the doco - while it is still free to watch and before it gets pulled down by authorities. You can view the video by clicking
HERE.
More auditions are lined up for tomorrow evening and that should be equally interesting. School is hectic as usual and my list of 'to do' things keep growing even though I am now down to 5.5 - 6 hours sleep each day. I guess I need to streamline the workflow a lot more. I have been having more and more moments of Deja vu.
Off to bed for now.
Amit
Phew!!!
It has been ages since I posted anything - just hectic days. One of the busiest weeks i have had in a long time and it feels good. I did the first full day of auditions today and it was interesting as well as exciting. Andy - one of the actors who graduated from 2004 helped me out with the reading today and it was an interesting process seeing different people play the same part and bring something unique each time. It just makes the process of making a choice that much more difficult.
I managed to get my head around finishing off the application for SIPF and fired it off to them. So just have to wait and see what happens with that. I am just starting off the process of making alternate plans and budgets incase that doesn't come through.
I am currently too tired to update anything else at this point. I need some rest before another day of auditions tomorrow.
Amit
Busy
Busy....tired...busy....tired....thats the best way to describe the past couple of days... It is great to be busy..Just need a little more streamlining of workflow but overall I seem to be coping well.
I had fun during the first lecture and i think it kind of worked...you can never be sure.(:-) i also biked to work yesterday and combined with badminton in the evening - my muscles are aching but it isn't that bad...
Songs that I am currently listening to 'An Ocean Apart'; 'A waltz for a night'; 'Jai'me Tant' by Julie Delpy from the soundtrack of 'Before Sunset'. Unconventional voice but very nice songs.
Amit
Jarhead
It has been a semi-productive day. I have been scheduling further auditions and also shortlisting the scenes for the audition. I plan to do some more work after writing the blog. Lance popped over in the afternoon and we went to see '
Jarhead'.
It was a nice movie...definitely feels epic and drives it's point home. Wars are not glamourous. Jake Gyllenhall gives a really good performance and so does Jamie Foxx. Peter Sarsgaard's character is under developed or cut up and his character arc is kind of confusing. The use of music is really cool and the sound design is definitely something to be appreciated. The cinematography was really nice especially after the oil wells are lit up and the editing is nicely paced. But I couldn't fully enjoy the movie because the projector at the theatre was out of synch a bit and the picture would continously go slightly blurred every 3 seconds odd. It wasn't anything major but for me it was distracting. Lance called me a fussy prick when I pointed it out to him at the end of the movie but he came around to seeing the jitter......It takes a finally tuned eye to see those small things which matter.(:-)
Anyway off for now...got work to do.
Amit
UPDATE - I finally ironed a couple of my clothes tonight. It is a record of sorts - the last time I pressed my clothes was about 3 years back...wohoooo...I feel special - I think I will sleep easy tonight.
Before Sunset
Just finished watching, '
Before Sunset' and it is a beautiful movie. This is not to be confused by the Pierce Brosnan starrer - that one is called 'After the Sunset'. 'Before Sunset' is a magical and fragile film starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy and directed by Richard Linklater. The movie is a sequel to the 1995 movie '
Before Sunrise' and is set 9 years after the original story takes place.
I haven't seen 'Before Sunrise' and was afraid that I might miss something but 'Before Sunset' works beautifully on it's own. The story is tender, honest and has a gentle reality. What makes the movie work is the chemistry between the two leads. The whole movie is 2 talking heads but you can see so much happening with the characters in the short amount of time - the lies, the conceit, the love, the hurt, the pain, the hope. The movie clocks to about 75 minutes odd. It is a love story worth feeling for because the characters feel real.
And yeah..i don't know if I mentioned it I will be posting this same review
HERE. This is where a bunch of us just post what we think of the movies that we watch. Off to bed for now.
Amit
Busy days
Held the first audition today and it was an interesting process. I am definitely excited that the process has started off. I have another 20 auditions to do within the next couple of weeks and hopefully will get some more interest once I put up the supporting roles.
The past few days have been extremely busy at school and things are going to get more hectic from next week. I have my first lecture on Monday and that should be interesting as I am again trying something new with the teaching method. Let's hope it works.
I also put in an application for a 3 day director's masterclass to be held in early march. The admission is by invitation only as there are only 12 spots. Keeping fingers crossed that I get through as it is an awesome workshop.
Rugby season (rugby - not american football) has started again, so thats what plays on TV all the time. It is funny how much the game has grown on me.
Amit
Ouch!!!
Yep...very ouch.. My car is now all silent and brakes nicely (feels kind of unnatural after all the noises that I got used to) but I think I will now be on rice and noodles for a few months so that I can pay off the repairs. The final amount came to a little more than originally intended because some more parts had to be used, as it is an old model. I think I am beyond shock or caring.
Most of the food in NZ is bland and being rainy and all- I cooked myself some extra hot nandos chilli chicken. And man was it hot...i should have known that when it said it was extra hot it was gonna be extra hot. (:-) Let us just say that I can still feel the heat.
Amit
UPDATE - I finished watching the first season of 'Arrested Development' - all the 22 episodes and it is an awesome TV series. I can't wait for the second season to come out on DVD - i mean it is already out but the video store hasn't got those DVD's yet.
Omens
Not feeling the happiest today - gave my car for repairs and it is serious. The repairs will cost me as much as I spent on buying my cycle. It can't be avoided as otherwise it is a driving disaster waiting to happen. I will get the car back all silent and smooth tomorrow.
The response to the casting call for the movie has been really good and now have to sort out audition dates and stuff. I rang up an acting agency to try and see if they would support us but the response I got from them made me furious - in their words if one wants to make a movie it should be done properly by paying everyone involved with the process and that too their full daily rates. My reasoning of making low budget movies did not seem to make much sense to that person. It is the first time that I have ever come across such major attitude problem with an agency (especially when I was told that they were supportive of independent films}.
After the phone conversation I sat stunned in disbelief at what had just gone through. What that person effectively was saying was screw independent features - actors can spare time to do short films but can't spare time for feature length projects until and unless it is paid. I had thoughts on whether it was worth making films at all but screw it - I am gonna make this movie happen one way or the other. The whole philosophy for making movies was that I would be working with friends and people as passionate about the medium and I am definitely not let some 'experienced' person tell me why movies can not be made without 'proper' money. So that's that with them. I need to find some more avenues.
Overall it is not that bad I suppose, afterall I am still walking, talking and alive. Things could have been worse.
Amit
Orientation Day
It was the orientation day for the new batch of students who start off their year at South Seas. The first day is always fun and a great way to start the year. I can remember how nervous I was on the first day when I did the course in 2003 - it has been 3 years but it almost feels like a lifetime ago.
I was helping David out with his 'breakdown'/'trust' exercises. I am sure every single graduate who has been through the school remembers their first day - no matter how - they either love it or hate it but noone forgets it... Part of the reason is the 'rolling' exercise - unfortunately I could not take any photos of that event because it is a mystery left alone to be experienced and the second was I was helping out David with carrying those out. I am posting some photographs which will give you an idea of what this is all about.
I did not take the photos of the 'egg/ballon' execrise which happens later in the afternoon because there are heaps of photos across previous year from that. But when putting the files on the server - i finally found my old pics that I had backedup there and one of those photographs was Lance teaching me how to snorkel (2003 trip to goat island)...Imagine the the surprise he got when I told him that I did not know how to swim..heeheehe..
I watched the second disc of 'Arrested Development' in one go - that is another 6 episodes odd. It is still entertaining and hilarious as ever. You should definitely have a look if you get a chance.
As a sign off for now I will leave you with another of the old pics I found - it is a view of Auckland Harbour, Harbour Bridge and North Shore. I live on the other side of the bridge - the first exit off the motorway and you are at my home. A couple of interesting (useless??) things about the harbour bridge - you can not walk across the harbour bridge or cycle across it. It is against the law. The only way you can do it is take the
Auckland Bridge Climb. I can't remember the second useless fact but it was interesting.
Bye for now,
Amit
Rock School
I did not get to watch 'Walk the Line' because of unexpected change of plans - which was bizarre to say the least and which I won't go into here. But I did go and rent out '
Rock School' and just watched it. It was a nice doco - I don't think I necessarily liked the teaching style of Paul Green - the guy who setup the
School of Rock Music but loved some of the awesomely talented kids. I also watched '
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle' - it is a pretty retarded but still really funny because it plays against stereotypes.
I have a pain in my lower jaw - I think I am getting a wisdom teeth, which is pretty strange because I still truly believe that I am an idiot. And I still can't understand the function of wisdom tooth.
On that note of wisdom - retiring to bed and eagerly awaiting tomorrow -the start of a new academic year.
Amit
Photo Update
This is going to be a major photo update - even though quite a few of the cool pics are still on my computer {I will put them into the image gallery real soon}.
Yesterday was as eventful as the day before - got a call from Lance with an invite for a picnic at Hunua Falls, which I agreed to after changing the original program I had for that day. It was fun and the best part was being able to see a couple more small towns south of auckland - Cleveland, Whitford, Maraetai. Whitford was too small in terms of having a continous town - the houses are spread out and the town centre is really small. Maraetai was a really nice beach town and has a really awesome beach but it is too hilly and doesn't have the feel that I am going for. Cleveland on the other hand was a really cool town/village and it is another alternative for a location but the problem is that there are aeroplanes flying past it on a regular basis, since it is close to south auckland {which is where the airport is situated} and that will be a major sound problem. Might go back and see how much frequency of air traffic is there.
Hunua Fall was cool but much smaller than I expected, especially since I have seen bigger waterfalls but I guess thats the advantage that it is not too big for people to have a swim at the bottom of the fall. After coming back from the falls, Lance, Max {lance's younger brother}, Echo and me had a good round of table tennis at Lance's place before I came back home. At home - I finally watched '
Million Dollar Baby' {with english subtitles of course} because my flatties were watching it and it wasn't too bad - the acting by all the three leads make it a compelling watch. I don't know why I avoided the movie for so long.
Now onto the photo update:
Framed Reality at Mahurangi Regional Park - that's me in the frame
Lancer posing at the scenic lookout
Partial view of Helensville from the cemetery
Me checking out the gravestones - the one I was looking at was from 1850 or something closer to that year. And what was sad was that it must have been some kind of a tragedy because it had one date and names of a family members ranging from a 3 month old baby to the parents.
Closer shot of me checking out the grave.
Lance at Hunua Waterfall (sorry for the dark picture!!!)
Originally we were sitting near the base of the waterfall but it was so sunny that we shifted to the shade. Me, Troy, Angela and a couple of her friends.
Echo smitten by the waterfall
Lance lost in the waterfall
A bunch of people climbing the waterfall, so that they can do a jump
An awesome pic which captures the thrill (and the danger) of jumping from rocks
A guy swimming to the centre of the waterfall (he did not succeed, the force from the falling water was too strong and he kept getting pushed back)
It has shaped up to be a lovely weekend and it is a great way to start off the current academic year. I might go and watch 'Walk the Line' today and if I do, I will post an update later.
Bye for now,
Amit
Roadtrip
It has been an awesome roadtrip today and we found a town which could act as a backup/fallback incase Coromandel town doesn't work out for filming. Helensville isn't as scenic as Coromandel but it has it's own unique character and I saw quite a few small things which made me confident that it would be a good fall back location. One of the advantages is that it is only 60 K.M from Auckland - so it would be quite convenient for cast and crew. But again - it is only a backup; there is some magic in Coromandel town which suits the movie, so the efforts will be to try and get permission for filming there.
A brief glimpse of Helensville from the cemetery
But to get to Helensville - it took us a better part of the day. Lance, Echo and Lancer {i will tell you who that is soon} came around to my place and picked me up and our first stop was Puhoi and then Warkworth, then Leigh; and finally to Wellsford before we got to Helensville. In between we had a stop over at Pakiri beach (near Goat Island).
Puhoi was a really small township and is famous for it's cheese. There was nothing much to the town which suited the film. Warkworth was way bigger than I thought it would be and it was a really busy town and thats one of the main reasons that we can't possibly film there. The vibe you get there is almost meteropolitan but at the same time there is a nice art community over there. Leigh is a small fishing township and it is a little too small for us plus didn't get much vibe from the place. It was really hot today, so Lance had a brilliant idea and took us to Pakiri beach, so that we could have a swim.
Lance and Echo in Warksworth
It was a fantastic beach and I could not resist getting into the sea for the 4th time in my life {first was when I was in 4th class at Loyola Public School; second time was when i first came to NZ in 2003 and promptly split my right palm open by jumping in shallow water and landing on a sharp rock; third time was again in 2003 when we took the trip to Goat Island, where Lance tried to teach me how to snorkel}. Did I mention that I don't know how to swim???? (:-) Well - this time around we were only in standing water and it was fun - it is a pity that I can't swim otherwise I think i will be addicted to swimming.
After the brief time at the beach, we headed towards Wellsford, as all of us were hungry and also had this huge urge to have an ice cream. We had lunch at a bakery/restaurent and had their ice cream after the lunch and the ice cream serving was huge. All of struggled to finish off our icecreams - Lance and me had a triple scoop while Echo had a single scoop. As we headed off towards Helensville - I was kind of down because nothing we had seen till then came anywhere close to what we were looking for but once we got Helensville it clicked a couple of buttons in my head.
Lance stuck between the lookout bars at a scenic stopover while Echo has a good laugh
Now if you are wondering who 'Lancer' is and why I haven't mentioned him to this point - well he is a small merekat toy that one of Lance's friend gave to him as a present to remind him of the Merekat incident at the Auckland Zoo where a Merekat dug its teeth into Lance's finger and wouldn't let go {this was when Lance was filming them in their enclosure}.
Lancer making peace with Lance (:-)
As we were driving back, Echo had Lancer with her and was trying to take a snap of him when Lance braked suddenly and since the window was wide open Lancer was out of the window. Lance had to stop the car, so that Echo could jump out of the car and go and fetch Lancer before he got squished to plastic by some passing car. We had a look at the photo which Echo took a split second before Lance braked and we cracked up laughing - you will see why.
Lancer making a jump to save his sanity
Lancer is safe and sound -despite being in a bit of a shock. So the trip was fun and fruitful at the same time. It was great because the weather held up and it has been a gorgeous day. I will put up more photos once I get them from Lance.
I will sign off my update here as I am pretty tired and almost feel like hitting the bed early tonight.
Amit
Arrested Development
I started watching '
Arrested Development' and ended up sitting through 6 episodes in one go. It is a hilarious TV serious. It is cleverly written and is totally unpredicatable. I can't wait to finish the rest of Season-1 DVD's that I have.
Had a get together with the new lot of international students, who will be doing the course this year. An interesting bunch again with people coming from countries as varied as Mongolia, Scotland, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, India to name a few. It is a bigger batch of international students this year and it is exciting. The course starts this Tuesday and it is always an exciting feeling, knowing that a new lot of students will try and reach for their dreams of working in film and tv.
With the casting process - got a few responses from actors agencies and it is encouraging. The process frightens me because it is so critical to the movie - wrong casting can lead to a disaster. Add to it my audition technique is kind of unconventional and does not follow the norm, so have to see how the actors agents react to it.
Got an early morning tomorrow...should be fun...will get to see more of north island tomorrow. Will post pics once I come back.
Adios,
Amit
Labels: Nowhere to Love, TV Series
Rolling Wheels
The wheels are rolling with 'Nowhere' and one seasoned actor has confirmed their interest in playing one of the lead roles - which is a good sign for the movie. I can't say the name or confirm any details because at this stage things are pretty fluid and there are a whole heap of things to be done before I can announce anything.
Film making is like war - you are always improvising, mustering your resources, planning, calculating, so that you can win the war. The biggest thing is that the equations keep changing all the time - situations keep cropping up and so do opportunities and there is no constant. Smaller battles keep happening all the time and you win on some days and you loose on others. And everything counts towards the final outcome of the war. As long as one recognizes that fact and plays along, film making is such an enjoyable and creative process otherwise it can be a living hell.
I finished editing a 30 second TV spot for South Seas animation school, which turned out decent with the limited amount of time and resources we had. It was good editing something as it got my mind off the maddening couple of days in front of the Apple G4.
Yesterday - I went to Academy Cinemas for an hour odd to rummage through one of their rooms which contained old posters. Gina - the operations manager there, was kind to let me just jump into it. It was an interesting time looking at some really old posters and quite a few russian movie posters. I managed to find a few to bring back to the school, so that they can be put up all around the school (which they did today itseslf).
There are more posters coming through as I asked a favour from Rialto cinemas - to see if they could send me any old posters which they were gonna discard. They agreed to it and will be getting some posters either tomorrow or early next week.
My car is now going spastic and I am expecting it to die on me anytime now. It doesn't sound healthy at all and I am not really inclined to spend a couple of hundred (hopefully!!!) bucks on getting it repaired. I might take it to the mechanics tomorrow to see how bad the damage will be. I might have to get wet weather gear, so I can bike to work hail, storm or thunder.
Will be taking a trip up north this saturday with Lance and one of his friends, Echo (Echo...Echo....) to explore more locations, as an alternative to Coromandel town, incase things are not sorted out with that regional council.
Bye for now,
Amit
{Update - I watched '
All The Real Girls' again. The pacing was gentle till an hour into the movie after which it almost becomes a different movie. The look and feel of the movie is nice. The acting could have been better in a lot of places but still the characters were interesting enough to hold my attention through out. It is worth a watch if you can tolerate slow paced movies.}
