tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post3659935811308944450..comments2024-03-23T23:13:14.119+05:30Comments on annavetticadgoes2themovies: REVIEW 144: COCKTAILAnna MM Vetticadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-20355283401403709282014-03-10T20:41:18.377+05:302014-03-10T20:41:18.377+05:30Dear Kurkurefied,
Not sure how I missed respondi...Dear Kurkurefied, <br /><br />Not sure how I missed responding to your mail. Apologies. While we must agree to disagree about Gautam and about Homi Adajania's definition of liberalism, here is a question w.r.t. the point you make about Veronica: If you feel Deepika's character was named Veronica not because that's a Christian name but because that "has more to do with the spoiled rich girl ala Archie comics" then can you tell me why Homi didn't name Diana Penty's character Betty instead of Meera? You are being kinder to the film maker than he deserves, my friend :) <br /><br />Regards, <br /><br />AnnaAnna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-30879589571995958112012-07-21T13:54:46.338+05:302012-07-21T13:54:46.338+05:30And one more point - the things that Veronica crav...And one more point - the things that Veronica craves to me were family and stability and that has more to do with lacking that familial bond growing up and nothing to do with "philandering" (I think the word should be different for women since the root "andr-" refers to men). Gautam on the other hand has a strong family connection - the mother is quite interfering and he seems to have a strong connection with Mama. His womanizing is I suppose more to do with commitment phobia which is not necessarily the case with Veronica. So I don't think you can compare the actions of these two characters because their motivations are very different. Her breakdown in the second half to me is more about betrayal from her friends than any desire for Gautam particularly. She's a far more sympathetic character to me than Gautam and for that I actually do think the makers deserve some credit - they didn't just use the "modern woman" trope - they gave her a more fleshed out character. Again there are other problems with how Gautam reacts to these situations and his insistence that Veronica is selfish for no longer wanting to live with a friend who has sort of back-stabbed her. And that is an issue I had with the film and its morality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-44019362223758651582012-07-21T13:45:58.798+05:302012-07-21T13:45:58.798+05:30I've watched the film and I really think Veron...I've watched the film and I really think Veronica's character had very little to do with her being Christian or even having that as an identity. I think perhaps the Veronica name has more to do with the spoiled rich girl ala Archie comics thing than religion per se. I have other problems with the film but I didn't really sense this Hindu-Christian good-bad girl stereotype. In fact I don't think Veronica is necessarily a bad girl in the eyes of the makers. <br /><br />I have to disagree with you about Saif's Gautam. He to me is the sore point in the film and had his character not been so clueless and annoying I think the Meera-Gautam love story could have been easier to swallow and the film wouldn't have given this whole vibe of punishing the "slut" as much. <br /><br />I also disagree with you on whether Veronica is Homi's idea of liberalism. Why does there have to be one idea of liberalism anyway? Both Veronica and Meera are liberal in their own ways. The wierdo in this scenario is Gautam - who spends the entire film lusting after "hot women" and then all of a sudden praises Diana for hiding the goodies (or something to that effect). His cheesy lines are such a turn off - why would anyone fall for them in this day and age?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-77659413528438194232012-07-17T13:51:10.470+05:302012-07-17T13:51:10.470+05:30Bang on!
Mam! Not that i watch films Only after ...Bang on! <br /><br />Mam! Not that i watch films Only after i read a review or two, but since everyone has been slamming this film for it's second half, your review has just given me that assurance that i am not dying if i skip this one!<br /><br />Looking forward for more life-saving reviews, mam!Puneet Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560239346137701199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-88018357304130165722012-07-16T10:50:11.629+05:302012-07-16T10:50:11.629+05:30Good reviewGood reviewVidooshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030746290165298466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-89066480902569509602012-07-14T23:36:13.774+05:302012-07-14T23:36:13.774+05:30Really, what a dull film...Really, what a dull film...Shreyhttp://themoviereviewblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/526/noreply@blogger.com