London, Paris, New York (2012)

Don't listen to the negative reviews

As Good As It Gets

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

London Paris New York - Trash It (C+) A boy meets girl and fall in love in one day and they meet for only one day in span of 5 to 6 years in London, Paris & New York. In today's digital world it's hard to image that they don't keep in touch with each other just because she said so... The script is flawed from beginning to end The Boy remains almost the same but the Girl from Naive in London, Evil in Paris and then turned into Nicest in New York. There are moments which are really good but bad music & tedious pace of the movie makes it really boring to sit through. Ali Zafar is a charmer but not that great of an actor he made me bore. Aditi Rao is great in portraying three different shades of her character though sadly there is not much thought about it she falls in love takes revenge and then forgives easily. Anyways if you want to watch it, you can watch for Ali Zafar & Aditi's chemistry but its tedious overall.

Guy met a girl at London airport. They spent entire day together. They fall in by the end of the day. They met again in Paris. After sometime girl told that she hates him because he lied. Guy come to NY to meet her & come to know that she is already engaged. Later guy realized what is he loosing so he also rush to the church but found out that she has already refused to marry her fiancée.Short & sweet movie which is much better than regular bollywood movie. Aditi roa has acted really well & she carried herself in a beautiful way in the role of feminist. Ali zafar was good as usual but he has repeated dialogue which makes me bore at times. Songs are good except for one. Entire movie rotates rotates around the two and has not focused or taken into account anything not relevant which makes the movie special. Direction is amazing, without mentioning 6 months later,8 months later, director maintained to make the movie to go in one through. Script is beautiful. Dialogues are what we use in day to day life but not stereotype.

I have a history with films releasing all over the globe. Because i almost seen every good movie. With that note i believe London Paris and Newyork is one of the best love story i ever seen. The movie has many twists and turns. It was no doubt an engaging experience. Particularly the end was amazing. No doubt Ali Zafer give an excellent job.I rate this movie 10 out of 10.Further i assure everyone that they will enjoy this movie And they will get the return of their each & every penny while watching & enjoying this beautiful master piece.I know many people believes that this type of films they seen at many times. For them i advise, yes you see the Outline in writing, but not the film. Theory is always fake as compare to practical.

After hearing the constant hype about the similarities between when Harry Met Sally, and Hum Tum, I was almost going to overlook this movie, however I am glad I didn't. This movie clearly outshines many other bollywood rom-coms (and undoubtedly hum-tum) I have seen.The story is of two strangers, who develop an instant connection and relate to each other initially on the common grounds of their new found independence from their parents (his parents are overly protective of him, she has lived her life only living up to her parents' expectations). They are clearly attracted to each other within moments of their first meeting, however the pragmatic Lalita feels they shouldn't pursue anything as she doesn't think long distance relationships work well. Their chemistry, and interactions are explored again when they reconnect in Paris and New York years later.Kudos to first time director Anu Menon, for capturing the angst of the Lalita and Nikhil so well. Noteworthy mentions especially go to the very intense scenes of Paris, from the moment when they first reconnect to when they part again. You see Lalita detest the very sight of Nikhil at first, eventually letting her guard down again as they spend the day together, and even lending him support when she sees that he is vulnerable and feeling dismayed from his experience in film school, only to shut him out again after watching his movie that has brought back some unpleasant memories and feelings in her that made her detest him before. The angst of this woman who suddenly goes from feeling the highs of being madly in love to the bitter and vengeful side of the woman when she feels dejected and heart broken is very well relayed. Equally note worthy is also the New York Scene, where Nikhil goes on to express his angst, relaying how despite his many attempts, he never got a fair shot from her, feeling cheated by the fact that despite them forming an amazing connection and reconnecting so well every time and the fact that her actions gave him the impression that they have a shot back together, she has no intention of carrying through with it. His crackling voice in his rant again displays his moment of vulnerability and his heart break. We see Nikhil transition from a playful, bindaass, goofy guy, who has had it easy all his life to a persevering romantic and we see Lalita transition from the hopeful who believes she can change the world, the pragmatic girl who avoids indulging in moments to a girl who learns to shed her inhibitions and go with the flow.I don't know if the movie could have worked without the lead pair of Ali and Aditi - they have done an outstanding job and breath life into Nikhil and Lalita. Not only are they a fresh pairing, their chemistry is amazing and you walk out of the movie thinking about Nikhil and Lalita rather than Ali and Aditi. Their delivery is great, no overly drawn melodrama or "rona dhona". Despite there being less than five minutes screen time of the supporting cast collectively in the whole movie, the two have managed to carry the the entire movie by them selves very well - they captivate your attention from the beginning to your end, without any dull moments in between. Ali is very expressive with his eyes (e.g. watch his eyes expression when he sings "philosophy ka craze hai", or his eyes burdened with remorse in Paris when they are eating breakfast on the balcony). The story and screenplay feels believable, real and does not try to be pretentious - and both Ali and Aditi do justice to their parts. The dialog works for this movie, has many witty and funny lines (e.g. Lalitapedia), and again feels very believable and real. My only complaint was Lalita's constant use of "shit" and "shut up"- it seemed a little annoying after a while. The music is fresh, very catchy and goes with the flow of the movie - it does a great job of carrying the story forward and does not feel out of place.Overall this is a very enjoyable romantic movie, especially when compare it with recent youth oriented type film such as Ek Main aur Ekk Tu that had mostly caricatured characters.