My Wife's Murder (2005)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

I saw Anil Kapoor in "Om Jai Jagdish", "Rishtey" and "Armaan", three movies that he excelled as an actor. If there are two Actors that have the range and the depth-that would be him and Urmila Matondkar. The title is misleading since the movie is more moralistic than a thriller-but there are some tense moments that I will not divulge. The Ravi's character should have had more background-we should have seen his good time and bad times with Suchitra instead I felt like I walked in late to the theatre and missed something. Boman Irani's character in the lines of "Columbo" with Peter Falk, fills the slower or less tensedull parts. Anil Kapoor is riveting to say the least. After AB, he is the finest actor to grace the Indian Screen. Yet another good movie by RMG Banner.

I don't usually write reviews for movies, but this movie is one that I loved so much that I had to write a review. When I saw Swades, I thought that was great cinema -- India is finally catching on. Then I saw Black, Parineeta, Sarkar -- and I believed the same for those. However, this movie is beyond good and great cinema, it's excellent. Don't get me wrong, I would say I liked Black and much as Swades as much as Parineeta as much as Sarkar as much as My Wife's Murder. However, this was a little different approach.It isn't your average Indian film where a rich production company hires the best composer, hit director, famous actor and great technical people and says to them, "go make the next thriller. I want people watching the movie 10 times a day. They should be listening to its music more and that, admiring the technical work and praising the actor". So, obviously was the case with several unnamed movies. My Wife's Murder is different, very different. It's one of the Hollywood-type movies which makes you think, but unlike several others, it's story was actually written in Bollywood, fair to say it's not a copy.India has done several great hits, and even though people may think this is another Bollywood movie, they are wrong. The technical work is excellent. Direction possibly even better. Acting superb (even from the policeman to the children to the main character). And what else can I say.It's the story of Ravi, who owns an editing studio. If there is one thing he likes working. He has only one assistant with whom his wife, thinks and believes he is having a love affair with. One day, when they are fighting about this, an accident occurs. You will have to watch the movie to find out the rest. 10/10 for me.

OK, it was different from the regular crap Bollywood produces so often. But the problem is, I've been seeing so many crime-based programs on television these days that this one appears pale and stale as compared to those. In fact any randomly chosen crime-file appears to be more interesting than this one.+ Acting. Good. Especially Anil Kapoor, He has done a good job playing the role of a unhappy husband, who accidentally kills his wife, and then tries eliminating all proofs of her murder. The movie is bearable only because of him. Boman Irani is impressive, and is able to keep the interest alive in a otherwise monotonous plot. Rest of the cast is quite poor, even Suchitra Krishnamurti appeared to be putting much more effort than required playing a irritating and suspicious wife.+ Camera-work. OK. Manages to capture the tension between the characters, and the uncomfortable environment. Also some night shots are really well taken.+ Sound Effects. Good. But then even 'Naina' had great sound effects.= Direction. Average. The start is good, and appears to be gripping, at least for the first half. However thereafter the director has completely lost his control over the flow, and the climax? just don't talk about it. There are numerous loopholes that you can observe. The hero runs away in a jeep someone has left on the road. Now who the hell leaves a vehicle with the ignition key keyed in. Anyways that happens very so often in bollywood (and even in Hollywood ) movies. During the chase scene, it is so evident that there is no more than 5 second time difference between the two vehicles; but when the jeep hits a rock and rolls over, the hero gets a full two minutes of escape time. What were the policemen doing for that much time? buying vegetables??Thrill. Little. And that mostly is the fault of the poor and monotonous second half, where the hero tries hiding the facts and the policeman is determined to uncover every single proof.Script. Too predictable. No dramatic elements. The moment, the guy tells his secretary about the murder, you know what way the things are going to happen. And then on, there is not even a single incident that you have not known in advance.I know there are people who say, "ok but thats the way it happens in real life. It was close to realty." Fine; but then whats the entire point of my watching a movie? Why shouldn't I choose a 11'o clock crime-scene program on television instead of spending money on this movie? Afterall I get to see exactly the same thing there, free of cost.Good movies are meant to be watched a thousand times and not just once; and I really can't rate a movie high, if it has nothing left for a second viewing. This one is definitely not a match for those.If all you are going to do is, to pick a crime investigation report and make a movie out of it, then all I can say is : "sorry! you can't get a better rating from me."

Well....I know it's based on a real incident.... but still I would like to say that right from the beginning till the end I keeps your mind fully occupied and no where makes you feel "It's so unrealistic". In fact the attitude of Anil Kapoor's wife too has been portrayed in a very realistic way which leaves a deep impact on your mind. I have seen minor version of such wives who do not trust there husband or people who have negative attitude for everything and are very fussy.Though the movie made me a little tensed I liked the concept of the movie as a whole. But, a little more comedy would have been appreciable.The movie has a lot to learn from each of the characters, specially the impact of communication on husband-wife relationship.