The trailer looked very impressive. Very slick with great picture, great music and...a great feel.
Expectantly you go and watch the film - you see the great picture, you hear great music, you sense the great feel but...there is nothing great about the flick.
It also tries to play at various levels - part-real, part-fantasy, part-random, part-meaningful. Well...if that itself is an issue remains to be dug into, but as an experience the story of a truck owner / driver who wants to reach his destination with something precious meets folks on the way, goes through an adventure isn't a great deal.
The beautiful imagery of Rajasthan is captured exceptionally well and the music is a great addititive. The characters are interesting too. There are situations of conflict. So...what's the hassle?
It's like ever - in the telling. The story focuses more on the interplay of characters than in telling a story even if part random and fantasy. The intention is to bring-in in the laughs. In between it is supposed to make comments on many a things.
Water is the key driver, a character that builds in the story. The barren landscape too is strong element. And the various sub-characters who showcase the corruption of the world.
The film is kinda avant-garde, that's what it's trying to do. It perhaps would have succeeded had it not focused too much on characters interplay trying to play cute but if trying to build a better connection.
The kid is confident but he isn't used greatly. Deol is alright, but it's Satish Kaushik whose presence enlivens the screen; another performance that shows how good he is.
Alas, the same can't be said about a film that loses it's pace and tries to feel good in its prettiness.
Rating **
[Max Rating ****]
[Viewed at Cinemax Dahisar with Mrudul, Debo & Manoj on 6th March, 11pm show when Chembur got flooded :-( ]
No comments:
Post a Comment