RIFLE RANGE BOY

Brief Encounter (1945) Director: David Lean When we are caught in a twist, it sometimes feels appropriate to solve our problems ourselves without creating a hue and cry. Bringing out in the open, getting numerous opinions and getting their worthless two-cents' worth of advice may occasionally cause more problems. Being truthful out in public to the aggrieved party may not be the best choice too. Honesty is not always the best policy. This obscure film directed by the same man who did classics 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'The Bridge over River Kwai' also did this gem. The screenplay was written by the famous English playwright, Noel Coward. The film tells the tale of a happily married mother of two and a brief encounter with a charming gentleman en route her return from weekly shopping at the railway station. The occasional weekly meeting turned into something romantic. The gentleman himself was a married man, a doctor, who works once a week at a nearby hospital....

Run Fatboy Run (2007) If only life was so easy to win the girl over after leaving her at the altar high, dry and pregnant. Five years after developing cold feet at the church, Dennis has a second lease on life when his ex-girlfriend allows him to bond with his kid. Just when he thinks of re-establishing his relationship, his girl gets cosy with an American Mr Perfect, wealthy, articulate, good looking and runs marathons! After that, you know what to expect. An out-of-shape smoker and a boozer whips into shape within three weeks to complete 26.2 miles of gruelling run. If only life was so easy and running marathons were such, well, run in the park!  This comedy, in the typical vein of any British comedy, is a self-depreciating one where a loser, a zero becomes a hero in the end. I do not why, but it keeps reminding me of another British flick, The Full Monty - a father fighting to keep his son with him. My running buddies would flip if anyone, who is ...

The Apartment (1960) Director: Billy Wilder Watching this movie reminded me very much of 'Mad Man', the TV series. There is so much of partying and infidelity going on in a place where people were supposed to bring home an honest pay. But instead what goes on is apple polishing, intimidation, dangling of carrot and scurrying for strewn shreds of bones for the dogs a.k.a. subordinates. In fact, it is said to be based on a showbiz producer's affair and his usage of his staff's apartment for his tryst. The husband had supposedly shot the lover boy. Well, if you think the story sounds like a heavy drama with explicit display of emotion, you are wrong. With actor like Jack Lemmon, you can only expect comedy. This one is a romedy (romantic comedy). In fact it was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 5. CC Baxter (Jack Lemmon) is a lowly clerk who is a hit among his bosses at an insurance mega company. He is a hit not because of his undivided commitment to his profession b...