Do not mix.....it's never a good idea

Boy have I not got that advice many a time?

Just that I never knew it applied to Cinema.

'Taare Zameen Par' and 'No Country for Old Men' do not go well. Matter of fact 'No Country for Old Men' does not go with anything.

I had heard plenty about both movies. Today I watched both. TZP is not going to win an Oscar. It is too long, takes a couple of wrong turns with the story and editing and yields to 'preachiness' (I'm not doing a Colbert here; it does exist) than to originality in some frames. The background score falls short. But Darsheel Safary and Mr. Khan stand out with their performances. No items or item numbers = +5. And kudos for the entire unit for

a. having the balls to make a movie about dyslexic kids
b. attempting to create awareness than sympathy
c. doing it in Bollywood...

NCFOM is going to win Oscars. Heck its been nominated for eight. It's dark, gritty and gets into you like one of those alien worms from Men in Black. It's gory, but not patronizing; agonizingly slow but gripping all the way. Best part is the ending. It snaps shut and there you are just putting the jigsaw together. The characters get etched out in your mind and trouble you long after you are done with the movie.

TZP leaves you with hope. NCFOM, if you can get away from it, leaves you with evil. It's like watching The Exorcist right after Patch Adams. Yuck.