nicojoni80

These reality show movies are hard to watch. I did not hear about the Louds before. But it would have been interesting to watch what went wrong with America's sweetheart family. However, the script did not have enough punch to hold the interest for the entire time. James Gandolfini is such a good actor. He made an unlikeable character tolerable. Diane Lane was not quite believable as a gullible, wronged woman. Tim Robbins was watchable, however something was missing and I just didn't believe in his character. It started out fine, had a lot of potential when it moved to Manhattan, but somewhere down the second act, it lost its grip. Wish it had the momentum going somehow. Alas, it didn't end too well for me.

I missed the screening of this film during its festival run. But had a chance to watch it on DVD with friends this weekend. What a film! Brilliant cinematography, crisp colors, rich texture and fantastic direction made the film stand out and interesting, unlike all other typical faith-based movies. This had speed and charisma. Definitely made us all want to go to India. The story was told so well that it made the script believable, despite being acted by non-Indian lead cast, who did not even know the language and were first time visitors in India. My mom thought its the best movie she watched in years and was also in tears. That is an accomplishment. A must-see for all who like to watch happy action movies.