Disappointed
to say that a somewhat muddled second half makes a good film out of something
that could have been so much more.
The
flow up to the interval is a fascinating mixture of dark and comic elements, well balanced and well-timed for the sequences to not feel abrupt or
unnecessary- two flaws that abundantly plague the run time post intermission.
Same
goes for the editing.
The
acting is competent though.
Alia
Bhat, if we ignore a few unintentionally funny moments of dialogue delivery,
leads the lot. I thought the subplot revolving around her unnamed character was
the best of the three.
I'm not saying some other equally competent actress
couldn't have done the job, but Bhat justifies her selection well enough.
Shahid
Kapoor is in top form. He rocks the stage as Tommy Singh, a rockstar whose
songs are, for lack of a better term, pro-drugs. But his role is mostly
restricted to humor and little else (except for a scene where he is brought
face to face with the effect his songs have on his fans)
Kareena
Kapoor feels totally out of place in the scenes where she is emoting glee.
I
mean, 'happy' is still fine, but glee! The fuck! One doesn't feel 'glee' when
one has succeeded in partially uncovering a drug racket involving political
parties during election time.
One just doesn't.
(Unless
one has read the script and knows beforehand that one is going to be killed off
by the end and one wants the audience to cry more than what one's character
getting killed off genuinely deserves)
Diljit
is a find. He plays his role with zero overt-ness and makes us care for his
fate.
Would definitely want to see more of him in future.
Mind
you, I would still recommend you watch it, but only because there's a lot here to
learn about how to (and how not to) deal with multiple plot-lines and mingle
humor in dark tales.
A
generous 3 out of 5.
I
repeat, I'm disappointed.
PS:
Kick-ass soundtrack though. Amit Trivedi is a genius.
Catch trailer here:
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