Ted

A falling star brings a teddy bear to life and young John (Mark Wahlberg) has a friend for life. Now as a young annoying adult, John continues to live with Ted much to the annoyance of his hot partner, Lori (Mila Kunis). Now most young men when presented a choice between a teddy bear and Ms. Kunis would not hesitate in shredding the toy to smithereens. But for the sake of comedy John secretly chooses Ted and we spend the rest of the movie trying to laugh in vain.

Rating: *

The Fighter

A typical boxer film plot but with a key diversion: Christian Bale. Who yet again demonstrates as to why he is one of the best around - out of his skin performance as trainer / junkie / half-brother of World Welterweight Champion Micky Ward. Mark Wahlberg, as Micky Ward, is on the periphery pretty much, while Amy Adams as Micky's wife weighs in with a measured performance. The plot doesn't seem tedious, as there is healthy focus on the Ward-Eklund family dynamics and relatively less on the usual "loser-training-winner" rhythm of such movies.

Christian Bale for Nobel Prize.

Rating: ***