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Summer time is known for producing blockbusters. Following are four movies to while away the long hot days

‘3 days to kill’

‘3 days to kill‘is an action-thriller movie directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol. The main character of this movie is Ethan Renner, a spy who decides to give up on his dangerous life to rebuild his relationship with his wife and daughter whom he left five years back to keep them away from any harm caused by his rivals.

But in order to give up on his spy-life and spend time with his family, he is handed a final, and daunting, task of apprehending a terrorist called ‘Wolf’ within 72 hours. This one is best suited for all the thrill and adventure lovers out there.

‘Kickboxer – Retaliation’

‘Kickboxer – Retaliation’ is an action-drama movie directed by Dimitri Logothetis – a Greek-American actor, director and producer.

The protagonist of this film is Kurt Salone, who seeks to avenge his brother and fight against and put to death Tong Poo, a famous MMA champion. Kurt is, however, imprisoned by a powerful gangster in Thailand, while the antagonist also kidnaps his girlfriend.

Then, he is told to fight a 400-pound beast in an underground death battle as the one and only way to save his girlfriend. He seeks Master Durand’s help, who himself is blind but uses his other senses to fight his opponents. What happens next is… well, you have to watch it yourself.

‘Invencible – Unbroken’

‘Invencible – Unbroken’ is another must-watch movie. The sports-drama movie, directed by American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie, revolves around Louis “Louie” Zamperini, who always finds himself in trouble and is more often than not helped by his brother.

Louie has a low self-esteem which makes him underestimate himself, but his brother sparks the much need inspiration and strength in him which helps him qualify for the 1936 Olympics.

Later as World War 2 begins, Louie finds himself enlisted in the military. During one of the battles, his plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean but he somehow survives and is captured by the Japanese Navy. They torture him particularly and send him to a POW camp, where he is subjected to further abuse by the commander of the camp when the latter comes to know that he was an athlete and participated in the Olympics. The commander tortures and forces him to run against Japanese men. If you are in need of inspiration, and believe in the power of love and brotherhood, this is the perfect one for you.

‘The Best Offer’

‘The Best Offer’ is a mystery-drama directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered as one of the very few directors who brought critical acclaim back to the Italian cinema. In this movie, the main character is Virgil Oldman, who is an auctioneer and director of an esteemed auction house. The interesting thing about him is that he wears gloves all the time, and refuses to shake hands without gloves on. Soon he gets a call from an unknown lady named Claire, who wants to sell her antique furniture and other things but refuses to meet face to face. Virgil gets curious about her and starts falling for her. His liking later turns into an obsession. Oldman is well known for his knowledge of art and he had a separate room dedicated to paintings of women from different centuries in his villa. When he reveals his secret of portrait to Claire, she leaves him in his absence and takes all paintings with her because she knows their worth. Will he be able to recover his paintings and put together his love life? Rush to your nearest film store to find out.

Published in Daily Times, August 14^th 2018.