Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

sumavenkatappa This is how I interpreted the movie: First things first. There was not a single scene in the movie where u see the bad guy (Taylor) torturing or nailing Ben's hands to the wall. However the same cannot be told of the gals. In the end too, u see Taylor disappear as he walks. Looks like the message there was "There was no Taylor". And the whole movie was a figment of imagination of Ben. Also, there was no scene during the torturing moments wherein any of the gals confront or are in the same frame as Ben. It was Taylor all the time. But in real, Taylor was Ben. If they were two different people, then why was there no scene showing both of them in one frame during the horrific times? But of course before that, u do see both of them together and THAT cud just be Ben's imagination at work. Also, when Ben was out of jail, the text on screen clearly says that Ben's story was unrealistic and there was no such place as he had explained (read mine, cars etc...)Even after Liz Hunter leaves Kristy and comes back to find Ben, she doesn't find him. Why??? Because Ben (Taylor) was out looking for the gals. Instead Kristy has all the time in the world to check out Taylor's (Ben) Web cam, photos etc...Somehow everything sums up to just one fact that Kristy and Liz, both of them knew that Taylor was Ben. So, my conclusion is that Ben was schizophrenic and the movie where you see him and Taylor in one frame was nothing but figments of his imagination. Otherwise if there really was a Taylor, then they should have found him out given all the detailed explanation coming from Ben.

Chrysanthepop Boasting of a host of talented cast and one of the most acclaimed filmmakers, 15 Park Avenue takes us to a dark philosophical journey. It's about a young schizophrenic lady, her intellectual sister, her ex-fiancée, her mother and the people surrounding them who are looking for only one thing...something they can never find. Konkona Sen Sharma is without any doubt the most talented actress of today's generation. Her portrayal of the schizophrenic Meethi is so realistic (more so than that of Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind). Shabana Azmi is always dependable and here too she is fantastic, as is Waheeda Rehman who plays the helpless mother, Rahul Bose and Shefali Shah. The film takes place in India and Bhutan and the cinematography adds more to the mysteriousness of the world these characters live in. The film is open to interpretation and I have my own but I won't mention it as you should have your own view. I strongly recommend all to watch this wonderful movie.

Aparna Gangopadhyay Very deep and thought provoking movie – much to learn as well !Let me make it point wise for better understanding for the readers :1. An Indian Army Officer's wife (Waheeda Reheman) was already a mother of 2 kids – a son and a daughter (Shabana Azmi as Anjali) – when her husband dies. She decides to marry again – with her husband's friend Sunil (Soumitra) and because she is a typical Indian woman – takes it her responsibility to beget her new husband a child !!So when her daughter (Shabana Azmi) is already 18, she gives birth to Mitali (Konkona Sen) – which also means she must have already crossed the age of 40 when she delivers Mitali ! 2. Now science has already discovered that after 30 , there are high chances of the birth of an abnormal child suffering from Idiocy or other genetic disorders since the ovum begins to disintegrate after a certain age in women – children are less immune and more prone to diseases !Moreover pregnancy problems and other related tensions & headaches are too much of a torture as one grows older ! Such symptoms creeps in the child – invariable and definitely – and this is what exactly happens to their last born child – Mitali ! 3. She is a quiet child – she is shy and ashamed to play with other kids – who must be having younger looking parents and moreover some servant had told her that the ones she addresses as brother & sister are not her own – all this makes her an unconfident , secluded child who likes to remain alone and aloof with her own thoughts. She is diagnosed as a patient of Schizophrenia and epilepsy and given medicines to keep her normal . 4. Somehow she grows up and behaves normally – singing with friends, doing facials , manicure, pedicure (all symptoms of normal life for a girl) and also falls in love. She could not stay in one job for a longer period of time but once she joined as a reporter , her lover suggested her to stick to the job. Just to prove him her worth she sticks to the job and even agrees to go alone to a Bengal-Bihar border to shoot and interview some thugs. The thugs rape her for 3 continuous hours and leave her bleeding in the corridor of the hotel ! Her life changes from hereafter – well, anyone's life would have changed after the gory rape that happened to her. Her engagement breaks off and she becomes more lonelier and starts imagining and counseling herself of her good life – with husband , children. Often they show her looking at mad people on the streets and the mad people kind of acknowledged her state / behavior –as if they understood her realm …probably they also belonged to the same state as hers. 5. Her step sister (Shabana) is shown as a very practical and sacrificing and responsible woman but no one really understands her. She refuses to have any good time but takes on the responsibility of the aged mother along with her insane sister – all this she was basically doing thanklessly as the sister believed that she makes her do the household chores etc. and is not letting her enjoy life !She lets go of her handsome boyfriend (Kanwaljeet) and even agrees to go for an older & not at all looking looking doctor just with the hope that a doctor in the family can be of some help after all !The brother , is as usual , shown as a typical Indian, thankless , selfish & irresponsible man – happy to be with his wife and children and not bothering about his aging mother or his sister ! 6. In the last scene, Mitali's ex boyfriend meets her again after 11 years and tries to help her out to find an imaginary house for her – the number being 15 Park avenue – Mitali is seen entering a house numbered as 15 – but not Park Avenue and finds all her imaginary characters there and is very happy to see them all there – along with her husband – her ex boyfriend actually who she fails to recognize in real life – and happily leaves with them – basically goes with them – and in reality just vanishes from the scene – and the rest of her relatives are shown searching for her. Probably she will join the league of other mad people who are often seen on the streets talking to themselves or other imaginary characters !! 7. If the rape episode had'nt happened to her – she would not have become that mad... but would have survived on medicines – therefore it is highly recommended that Ladies should not take up such jobs as reporters and go alone in places inhabited by thugs ! Parents should be more careful .

Aam Aadmi Ms Aparna Sen, the maker of Mr & Mrs Iyer, directs this movie about a young girl's struggle to cope with her debilitating condition.Meethi (Konkona Sen) has been an aloof kid ever since childhood and has shown signs of delusion, no one knows why. The dormant tendency however slips out of control, when the job assignment takes her to neighboring Bihar where she's raped by some political goons. The resulting trauma also leads to episodes of manic-depressive psychosis in addition to her schizophrenia. She careens out of control over the years, progressively getting worse and sinking deeper into her private 'world'.The juxtaposition of an 'unsettled' (divorced) elder sister and how her domineering ways make an already bad situation worse, is indicative of what a fine line there is between abnormal and *seemingly normal*. Ms Sen also makes an excellent commentary on the social alienation of such individuals. Social rehab is standard therapy along with all the deadly mind-altering drugs. But what about the poor and the destitute, who're always left to fend for themselves and usually fall by the wayside?The romantic connection between Dr Kunal and Anu was unnecessary. Also the cafeteria scene where Dr Kunal explains to Anu how real their world really is to them, was redundant. Anu should already know all that. The English dialog is a bit awkward at times though the acting compensates for that. Konkona and Shabana prove that their reputation is every bit worth it. Waheeda, Rahul and Shefali play their limited roles very well. Extensive research seems to have been done about this illness, its very evident. But its not clear if MDP can coexist with schizophrenia in the same patient, side-by-side. Also in the early part, Dr Kunal recommends E.C.T (shock therapy) while invalidating the fact that it doesn't work for schizophrenics, only for extreme MDP with suicidal tendencies and other forms of bipolar disorder.The ending of the remarkable story is suggestive of an unknown solution (maybe no solution). The movie could have ended on a nicer note, since worldwide the mentally ill can and do lead balanced and fruitful if not very fulfilling, lives under good medical care.Nonetheless, its an excellent film made with extreme sensitivity to the subject. HATS OFF to Ms Sen! No one in India could've done it better.