sid-58 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.

ChiBron Just a 2 second flash of Anil's face after his wife slaps him was enough to tell me MWM, at the very least, would feature a stunning performance from Anil Kapoor. And right I was. This is the best male performance of the year. Anil's ability to convey so much through subtle changes of his face and body is like watching beautiful art unfold on the screen. There are moments in the movie where he just falls apart....its really something to watch. Ur heart goes out to his character. And this tremendous performance is further enhanced by the overall product MWM is. Well etched characters, excellent background music, technically slick(RGV production after all) and a screenplay so brilliantly written that there isn't a single boring frame in the entire movie. Every scene builds the tension and gets the viewer engrossed into the characters' lives like few movies have. Director Jijy Philip deserves BIG TIME kudos for perfectly executing this realistic thriller and extracting superb performances from the entire cast(even the cute little KIDS rock). Boman Irani continues to amaze me with his ability to BECOME every character he plays. It's hard not to love this guy. The girl who played Rani's younger sister in Black(don't know her name) is very solid as well....and I especially love how her and Anil's relationship is portrayed throughout.Bottomline, MWM is a must-see. A simple story taken to great heights with an award worthy screenplay and spectacular performances from everybody, especially Anil and Boman.

abitheone The title itself proves that it is not a typical bollywood movie. It comes from the factory of Ram gopal varma, for whom thinking unusually is usual. Even though the story-line is simple, the screenplay keeps the audience glued to their seats. The movie doesn't have even a single boring moment. Almost every frame is relevant to the story( though Boman Irani's personal life is shown, which may seem irrelevant, it IS relevant ).The characters are well etched, especially those of Anil kapoor, Suchitra, Nandana sen and Boman Irani. The story is very realistic but for the climax, where it slightly deviates to the typical bollywood cliché. Overall, the movie is really good. But it may not be a hit in the suburban and rural areas because of the inherent morbidity in the movie.

actionman81 My Wife's Murder is a fantastic thriller film. All the actors do a great job. My hat goes off to everyone, even the child actors.Anil Kapoor is just amazing as Ravi. He wears his role like a glove. He's very versatile as an actor and it shows. From his glasses to his clothes to his smoking, and especially his mannerisms; everything he does simply breathes more life into Ravi. he breathes life in to Ravi as a moment of anger turns to accidental murder. The look of horror on his face as he sees her lying there. Oh that was fantastic. Everything he does, from cleaning the mess, to hiding the body, it was just like any of us would have done or thought to do. He made the common man come to life on screen.Suchitra Krishnamoorthi is great. She's a damn good dead body, but she really makes the nagging wife stand up properly, rather than be a cardboard two dimensional character.Boman Irani is great. His mannerisms make Tejpal live on screen.The kids were great. Really great. They're not whiny or cutesy or over-smart like a lot of kid stars are. The only annoying thing was when the little girl was crying/wheezing at the end of the film. The boy who plays Karan (also in Parineeta as a young Saifu) was fantastic. Just when his constant questions (why are we running? where are you going? etc) got monotonous, he changes to "No I won't go. You're a liar" It was SO GOOD. :D Ram Gopal Verma makes this a great film. While I would have liked the sound effects (Ka Thump) to be a bit softer, it was great. The suspense was incredible, especially when Karan looks for his cricket bat, and when Ravi has a bad dream (that scared the heck out of me when she pops up out of the water like that).