Well, not much to say here except that it was done well. Left all the stories open for the viewer's interpretation.
One thing to notice is that although you can make out where every story stands in the end, overall the movie lacks one coherent message, unlike Life in a Metro. Remember that one?. For instance, the Dhobi Ghaat piece is more closely wired to Munna and not others, so???...but again one may not have been forthcoming from the director/script. It is usual not to have one when making a collage of inter-connected stories.
I thought the guerrilla technique worked well and that's how a normal person views the world..but again, the movie is not made for the Rikhsawalas and Bihari types with the use of all that English throughout the movie. Hence its artsy and targets a niche market, which is OK.
Should have been a DVD movie for me but since Aamir bhai doesn't show up that often, it warrants spending 10$.
My grade: B+
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Foodie Review: Chinese Mirch
Had been seeing a lot of check-ins in to this place for a while now. We were coming back from IKEA so decided to finally "check-in".
Firstly, feel sorry for the franchisee because if there is such thing as Restaurants 101, one of the top 5 items would be "Have enough parking". Without that the place loses clientele which otherwise would enter...like families with kids and oldies…get my drift? I was pissed to find myself walking on the road from the rear parking lot around the walk-way which should have been cleaned of the snow…of course in ridiculous temperature.
Anywhooo…
The place was not as clean as we’d hoped. Decor is presentable and does carry a more Chinese accent to it.
I ordered a masala thumbs up (something of a nostalgic guilty pleasure for me) and it was indeed good!
For appetizer’s sake…the veg Manchow soups were OK. I am not a soup-crazy person so I will leave it at that.
Now, for the main course we ordered a mix of veg and non-veg items to get a feel of the most common Indian-continental items.
Crispy Szechuan Lamb: well done and crispy indeed.
American Chopsuey: Of course you can never find one standard version of it, but I would say they gave their best shot. The noodles could have been a bit crispier.
Chilli Garlic Noodles: Their version of lo-mein; sure with a twist. Not the greatest preparation I would say since it missed the kick of garlic and softness of the noodles I would expect to be prominent in the dish.
Chilli Chicken: A must for an Indian-continental menu, but by far the biggest disappointment of the evening. I don't know what it was to be honest. It was missing its barbeque-ish color that I KNOW this dish must have. And the gravy/source absolutely brought back no taste memories.
So overall an absolute no-brainer for me: a non-repeatable average eatery. A place which you can pop by while you are in the neighborhood and really don't have patience to look for other better options.
My grade: C
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Firstly, feel sorry for the franchisee because if there is such thing as Restaurants 101, one of the top 5 items would be "Have enough parking". Without that the place loses clientele which otherwise would enter...like families with kids and oldies…get my drift? I was pissed to find myself walking on the road from the rear parking lot around the walk-way which should have been cleaned of the snow…of course in ridiculous temperature.
Anywhooo…
The place was not as clean as we’d hoped. Decor is presentable and does carry a more Chinese accent to it.
I ordered a masala thumbs up (something of a nostalgic guilty pleasure for me) and it was indeed good!
For appetizer’s sake…the veg Manchow soups were OK. I am not a soup-crazy person so I will leave it at that.
Now, for the main course we ordered a mix of veg and non-veg items to get a feel of the most common Indian-continental items.
Crispy Szechuan Lamb: well done and crispy indeed.
American Chopsuey: Of course you can never find one standard version of it, but I would say they gave their best shot. The noodles could have been a bit crispier.
Chilli Garlic Noodles: Their version of lo-mein; sure with a twist. Not the greatest preparation I would say since it missed the kick of garlic and softness of the noodles I would expect to be prominent in the dish.
Chilli Chicken: A must for an Indian-continental menu, but by far the biggest disappointment of the evening. I don't know what it was to be honest. It was missing its barbeque-ish color that I KNOW this dish must have. And the gravy/source absolutely brought back no taste memories.
So overall an absolute no-brainer for me: a non-repeatable average eatery. A place which you can pop by while you are in the neighborhood and really don't have patience to look for other better options.
My grade: C
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