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It’s almost like the scorching heat has had a damaging effect on the line-up of movies, with this weekend’s new releases appearing unimpressive and not warranting a trip to the movies.
However, if you are a compulsive cinema-goer, then here’s our list of top runners that should make your journey worthwhile.
The French comedy ‘The Intouchables’, with English subtitles, is incredibly uplifting and heartening. Despite not having a novel theme, it’s set the box-office on fire in France for its sensitive performance and gripping narrative.
Psychic thriller ‘Red Light’ might not have got the critics raving about it, but it’s still an intriguing tale with a handful of impressionable performances thrown in. After brilliantly executing the saga of being entrapped in a wooden box in Iraqi desert in ‘Buried’, this one appears a tad insipid.
Rom-com ‘Cocktail’ appears a safe bet, as there not much that can go wrong with a good-looking trio who go chasing matters of the heart in style and rhythm. It’s glorified Bollywood mush, packaged in a plush, suave narrative.
Cocktail
Genre: Drama
Director: Homi Adajania
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Diana Penty
The story: The story about three friends whose lives get intertwined after matters of the heart take prominence.
Movie Timings
Grand Cinecity (Al Ghurair): 10am, 1pm, 4, 7, 10, 12.50am
Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): (Screen 2) 11am, 2pm, 5, 8, 11; (Screen 8) 10am, 1pm, 4, 7, 10, 12.50am; (Screen 10) 5.30pm, 8.30, 11.30
Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): (Screen 7) 11am, 2pm, 5, 8, 11; (Screen 9) 10am, 1pm, 4, 7, 10, 12.50am
Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): (Screen 3) 11am, 2pm, 5, 8, 11; (Screen 17) 10am, 1pm, 4, 7, 10, 12.50am
Grand Mercato 6: 11am, 2pm, 5, 8, 11
Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 12.10pm, 3.10, 6.10, 9.10, 12.15am
Red Lights
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rodrigo Cortes
Cast: Sigourney weaver, Robert De Niro, Cilian Murphy
The story: Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant investigate paranormal activity. It’s when they start probing into the life of a world-renowned psychic, who has resurfaced years after his critic mysteriously died, that their lives are endangered.
Movie Timings
Grand Cinecity (Al Ghurair): 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45, Midnight
Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45, Midnight
Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45, Midnight; (Screen 11) 11.30am, 1.45pm, 4, 6.15, 8.30, 10.45
Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): (Screen 1) 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45, Midnight; (Screen 13) 11.30am, 1.45pm, 4, 6.15, 8.30, 10.45
Grand Mercato: 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45, Midnight
Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 11.40am, 2.10pm, 4.40, 7.10, 9.40, 12.20am
Think Like A Man
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Chris Brown, Michael Ealy, Gabrielle Union
The story: Four friends are working out ways to teach their women on how to treat them well, when they discover that the ladies have been using love guru Steve Harvey's relationship tips on them.
Movie timings
Grand Cinecity (Al Ghurair): 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30, 7, 9.30, Midnight
Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30, 7, 9.30, Midnight
Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30, 7, 9.30, Midnight
Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30, 7, 9.30, Midnight
Grand Mercato: 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30, 7, 9.30, Midnight
Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 11.15am, 1.45pm, 4.15, 7, 9.30, Midnight; (Platinum 12) 2pm, 5.30, 8, 11; (Screen 4) 11.20am, 1.50pm, 4.20, 7.10, 9.40, 12.10am
The Intouchables
Genre: Comedy
Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Cast: Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, anne Le Ny
The story: A French tale about how a young aristocrat, who becomes a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident, hires a guy from the streets to be his caretaker.
Movie Timings
Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 1.10pm, 5.30, 9.50
Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 1.10pm, 5.30, 9.50
Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): 11am, 1.10pm, 3.20, 5.30, 7.40, 9.50, Midnight
Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 11.05am, 3.45, 8.25, 1.05am
Graystone
Genre: Horror
Director: Sean Stone
Cast: Oliver Stone, Sean Stone and Alexander Wraith
The story: In October 2009, when a bunch of filmmakers’ enter an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the 'haunted' institution, famous for its radical treatment of patients with mental illness, they are unprepared for what awaits them.
Movie Timings
Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 5.30pm, 7.40, 9.50, Midnight
Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): 10am, 12noon, 2pm, 4, 6, 8, 10, Midnight
Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 1.40pm, 6, 10.20
A Gang Story
Genre: Drama
Director: Olivier Marchal
Cast: Gerard Lenvin, Daniel Duval
The story: Momon’s upbringing in a poor gypsy camp helps him retain a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins.
Movie Timings
Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 11am, 3.20pm, 7.40, Midnight
Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 11am, 3.20pm, 7.40, Midnight
Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): 11am, 1.10pm, 3.20, 5.30, 7.40, 9.50, Midnight
Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 3.50pm, 8.10, 12.30am
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