My Reviews of : 'Monster-in-Law' and 'The Supernaturalist'

Battling all odds and taking quick action, I've managed to come back to Delhi for nine days for Diwali. The last few days have been a mix of parental reprimand (on account of the amount I had been eating and sleeping back in Dubai), and plenty of dozing (I've been sleeping close to fifteen hours everyday...as if making up for two months worth of beauty sleep). In the time that I'm awake, we're usually out of the house, going for dinner to all of my favourite joints. I'm enjoying it while it lasts...

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Movie: Monster-in-Law

My Rating:

Last night we decided to go to Metropolitan, Gurgaon to watch 'Monster-in-Law'. The multi-talented and equally beautiful Jennifer Lopez is seen once again in light-hearted comedy, this time appearing as the free-spirited Charlotte Cantilini, who was orphaned at a young age and makes a living as a dog-walker. As all JLo movies proceed, she bumps into her to-be Prince Charming, Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan), a rich and successful surgeon. All's going well, till Charlotte meets Kevin's mom. A word about this extraordinary figure. Portrayed in the bitchiest of fashions by the legendary Jane Fonda, Viola Fields is a name to be reckoned with in the celebrity world. After being replaced by a younger face as the host of the most popular television talk show in America, Viola becomes even more eccentric than she already is. And the news that her unreasonably over-protected son has a serious girlfriend does nothing more than aggravate her further. What follows is head to head combat between the saas and the future bahu. It's Tu-Tu, Main-Main Hollywood style!

Overall the movie was entertaining, but nothing beyond that. With many of the hilarious parts diluted because of the unsatisfactory voice acting, and the predictible storyline, Monster-in-Law is just a movie one should watch if in the mood of a goody-goody, fresh feel.
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Book: The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer

My Rating:

I read the Supernaturalist two months back, but couldn't find the opportunity to write an elaborate review on it. So here it is...

Eoin Colfer, in my opinion, is absolutely brilliant. He manages to come out with at least one novel a year, and never does one resemble the other. The author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series (which I adore), packs the same type of punch into The Supernaturalist as is there in the rest of his books. But the likeability factor in this one is considerably less.

The first reason for this is the complexity of the idea. Though once understood, it is easy to grasp, the idea behind The Supernaturalist is difficult to comprehend, as it makes us face a future world much different from the kind we expect would exist. Although, if we think about it, it is the kind of world which our earth is more likely to develop into, than the false image that we harbour in our minds. The second reason is predictibility of the plot. Though the plot has its due share of 'Colferish' twists, a seasoned reader is capable of determining beforehand what could happen. This is something that is absent completely from the Artemis Fowl books, which are not encumbered by such a quality, and are more delightfully unpredictible than any book I've ever read.

Concerning the story, it is set in the future where abandoned and orphaned children are kept in Parentally-Challenged Institutes, where they are treated as laboratory animals. The central character is one such kid called Cosmo Hill. Somehow, Cosmo manages to escape the clutches of the Clarissa Fraigne Institute. But at the price of almost losing his life. He is saved and taken into care by a gang of teenagers who call themselves Supernaturalists. They are together for a reason. The reason is their ability to see an evil living species. An ability which is common only to them. And now to Cosmo as well... Together they strive to rid the earth of these Parasites, as they call them.

An action packed book with its share of funny and lukewarm emotional moments. A good read for the bored.