Over!

The roadmap for HRM was really all the lecturer gave in the exam and I'm glad that my short preparation paid off. Wasn't able to finish the last few bits but I think the overall feeling after the exam is quite fine.

Yay! No more exams in NTU! The only hurdle left is the FYP presentation on 4 May. Anyway, I went out with some of my coursemates to celebrate in town despite most of the rest having 1 last exam next tue. We had dinner at Shokudu in Raffles City. We had quite a lot of food as shown below.








Watched The International after that at Marina Square. The synopsis and review are as follows.

Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering a myriad of reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war.

This film by Tom Twyker is indeed one of the most classy thrillers that I have ever watched, a little too classy as some essential grittiness seems to be lost. The show showcases many locales like Berlin, Lyon, Luxembourg, Milan, New York and Istanbul with the city backdrops alluring and enticing. The highly architectural shoots were quite unique in cinematography and style as well. Clive Owen does quite a good job as the pained and troubled interpol agent with a vehement will to defeat the ruthless corporate giant.

However, there are some gaping loopholes in the storyline and it is a little too complicated for its own good. Audiences crave for more action and not so much technical junkie. Some of the action sequences are very intense, especially enjoyed the shoot out in New York Guggenheim Museum which was an amalgation of excitement and realism set in a unique noir-like circular rampway.

Final verdict: Loved the picturesque locales and the unique cinematography, but story is a little too laggard and action needs more oomph.

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