My top five Netflix Originals

I just got done with my last movie that made the cut for my top five an hour back and I can tell you it was the best one of the fifteen that I have gone through to put together this set for you. So here are my top five NETFLIX originals that I have curated for your weekend movie cravings.

Nope. Don’t get paid by NETFLIX to do this, yet. I still pay my monthly membership of Rs.650. ;)

The Fundamentals of Caring

Starring Paul Rudd who takes on the role of a care giver in this feature presentation for a disabled 18 year old boy played by Craig Roberts, who is seen suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Based on the novel The Revised fundamentals of Caregiving authored by Jonathan Evison, the movie takes you on a road trip that the two characters embark upon that is more likely to change their life for the better. Because you can only go up from where you are, when you are at rock bottom. Selen Gomez plays a feisty supporting role and is definitely the glue that holds the story together. Considering the subject is heavy and yes, depressing, Rob Burnett has done a fabulous job to keep it light and you end up filling full instead of empty at the end of it, which for me is the highlight. Sharp humor balanced with heavy emotions are the USP of this one, proving that comedy and tragedy really are separated by a very thin line.

Love per Square Foot

Set in the background of crowded financial capital Mumbai that we all know too well, Sanjay (Vicky Kaushal) and Karina (Angira Dhar) like any other human being on the planet, dream of owning their own home in Mumbai. Yup Mumbai, where you should be thankful if you get space to walk around without bumping into people. A cliché story of how even though two people who come from different backgrounds and are poles apart but happen to share a dream that is similar, are more likely to drift towards each other in spite of their differences. A fresh story but one that everybody can relate to if you have been to Mumbai or have hunted for a house. The two lead actors and their respective families, especially their mothers played by Ratna Pathak Shah and Supriya Pathak are the sole reason to watch the film as the performances are delightful. Popcorn is necessary because it could get a little boring in between, so munching will help you get through.

War Machine

Its Brad Pitt like you’ve never see before and he comes with an entourage of his own that makes this Drama/Comedy an interesting watch. Set in the background of the Afghanistan war, Brad Pitt takes on the role of the successful celebrity General, General Glenn McMahon who is given the task of cleaning the ‘mess’ that this war has become, in the last eight years. Presented in the form a narration from a report’s perspective, the movie tries to portray how the people involved in the scenario deal with the war when they themselves don’t understand why they have been deployed there in the first place. Ben Kingsley plays a small yet an impactful role proving again that he is an actor that commands a screen presence because of his art and not the length of his role. The movie does make you wonder that can anybody become a President of a country? But I guess you have to try really really, really hard. And some more. And some more. Until you finally give up or become one.

Set it up

This one is for all those Romcom fans out there, including me. :P Set it Up is what actually inspired me to put up this post together as it was a Romantic Comedy that I enjoyed after ages and it surprised me as it had no famous actors who usually carry the weight of movie on their unbelievable good looks. So this one is all script magic and yes of course the actors have done a fabulous job too. A story about two overworked personal executives whose lives revolve around their respective bosses so much so that they only way they have a shot at living their own lives is, if they set up their bosses. Why? Because like two people stranded on an island, their bosses are the only two souls that are present in the building at unearthly hours with these two having all the data an ulterior motive required to pull this off. Two very powerful tools. So this one is actually a ‘watch it with your gang’ kind of a film and one that definitely hits all the right notes.

Kodachrome

This was the last one to make the cut into my top five and it goes straight to the top. An easily predictable story line, but the execution of the story telling is the USP of the film. Kinda like the subject of the film itself which is photographs. We all can take them, but the people who can tell stories through a single picture get the coveted title of a photographer. Starring Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen in the lead, Kodachrome tells a story about a broken family that is hinged to a very important technology of photography that existed before our digital, negative less age. Mark Raso has managed to keep the emotions as raw as possible which is why the film still manages to leave an impact in spite of a foreseeable plot. To people who believe that pictures are the only way you can stop time, this one is your pick for the weekend. And wait for the credits, the kodachrome pictures are beautiful.

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