ajitkalathoor

It was nostalgic walk down memory lane with Axel f music playing in the background and the old gang back at doing what they do best. Shooting up bad guys and corrupt cops. Father and estranged daughter relationship was added for variety. Plenty of cars, even a chopper getting smashed up and property damage to go with it, just as in the 80s. But once you get past the nostalgia you don't have much to hold on to. It is a decent movie especially for those who lived through the 80s but that's it. John Aston and Judge Reinhold Axl Foley's buddies, looked old enough to retire twice. While Kevin Bacon and Gordon-Levitt roles felt more like guest appearances. No memorable dialogues or screen time to build up their characters. It's a watch it once and forget it kind of movie.

If you watched this movie in 1997 there are many flaws in the movie you would inadvertently ignore. But today's evolved viewer would poke a lot of holes in the plot. Flying an alien ship which is light years ahead, like riding a bicycle and out maneuvering pursuing aliens. Not to forget installing a virus capable of corrupting alien technology. Ludicrous !! The irritating cocky acting by Will Smith and his ill timed wise cracks while surrounded by the deaths of millions of innocent civilians. When the shields are down on the alien ship, why couldn't they have deployed larger nuke carrying aircrafts for a bigger impact instead of hundreds of fighter jets and small civilian aircrafts making small dents to the 15 mile long ship.

Aliens camp on the outer hemisphere, the US government play the waiting game, they do not collaborate with heads of other countries or the UN to come up with a plan to counter attack. Extremely arrogant and conceited attitude.

Amongst these obvious flaws, we get to hear one of the most inspirational speech made by the President, that any head of state would be proud to make, if the occasion arises.

In closing I would say that Logic is a casualty along with the millions of victims in the movie. So watch it solely for its visual grandeur.

This film had a feel of a tv series instead of a movie. Besides that, I feel the movie could have done better if Ayushmann Khurrana was in the lead instead, as he has more range of emotions and expressions which was required for the role. Shahid's acting was kind of forced, immature and he did not come across as a software engineer. The plot though unique was limited by its writing. There could have been more comedic twists and turns to make the movie more entertaining. Kirti Sanon was good as a robot and stole the limelight away from Shahid Kapoor who inadvertently took a back seat in the movie. The most painful aspect of the movie was watching my favorite He-man Dharamendra being reduced to a frail old man, all for a nondescript role which any Tom, Dick or Harry could have done. I hope he doesn't torture our memories with such roles in the future. Dimple Kapadia was adequate as the CEO of a Robotics company. On the technical side however you would have to question the viability of a robot 18 years in the making, which still has rudimentary issues such as inadequate battery life and inability to withstand simple power outages. All in all I would say inspite of it's inherent flaws the movie is Ok for a one time watch.