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If you repeat a lie enough number of times will it become the truth? 15 park avenue is the story of an alternative reality of a schizophrenic (Mithi). The movie is about her search for her home at a fictitious address where her imaginary husband and 5 children live. Aparna Sen delivers yet another masterpiece. Each and every actor of the movie was better than the other. Konkona Sen looks unbelievably convincing as a schizophrenic. She pulls off the role with such ease and maturity beyond her age. Shabana Azmi is incredible as usual. She plays the dominating and fiercely independent elder sister of Mithi who takes care of her ailing sister and aging mother. She refuses to accept that in-spite of all her strength and courage, she still feels lonely at times. This should have been a very easy movie for Rahul Bose. The role was least bit demanding and anyone could have done the role.

The ending of the movie was the most surreal part of the whole park avenue experience. It took me a while to digest that the movie had ended. It left me confused and maybe even a bit disturbed. But later on, it started sinking in. My eyes are black. But if everyone says they are blue, will I still believe that its black??!

The trailers were definitely better than the movie. With cutie Josh Lucas, rugged Jessica Beil and a very forgettable Jamie Foxx, this movie is having an identity crisis - it is somewhere between a testosterone overdrive and a chick flick. The movie defies so many laws of science and gravity that it almost borders on fantasy.

The only interesting part of the movie was Eddie (EDI rather)... a machine with a mind. If you are the kind of person who is paranoid about the computers someday ruling the humans, this movie will just make your beliefs stronger. But honestly, its an insult to AI.

PS: EDI would have been a nice i-Pod. It apparently downloads ALL songs from the net!! Now who wouldn't you like that.... Record companies beware :)