Rocket Gang

Rocket Gang (2022) : Movie Review -

Choreographer Bosco Martis makes his first foray into film direction with Rocket Gang by assembling a gang of Aditya Seal, Nikita Dutta, Jason Tham, Mokshda Jaikhani, Sahaj Singh Chahal, Tejas Varma, Aadvik Mongia, Jayshree Gogoi, Dipali Borkar and Siddhant Sharma along with many other dance and film superstars in cameo roles. Does Rocket Gang fly high with this much fuel? I would say NO! Except for money in the production, known faces in special cameos, and good dance numbers, it lacks everything that a feature film or a children-driven film needs. I am not asking for intellectually stimulating children-oriented films like "Jagriti" (1954) or "Taare Zameen Par" (2007). No, not at all. Even a time-pass entertainer would have worked, something like Chota Chetan or Bal Ganesha. But what the hell was this? This rocket takes you on a ride to hell, and let me warn you against entering it even with your kids.

Rocket Gang is about a group of five friends who are struggling to achieve their life goals and personal wishes. They go on a trip and visit a closed bungalow, where five children come to serve them. After a while of teasing the kids' gang, they realise that those 5 kids are dead and that they have been living with their ghosts all this time. The kids ask them to complete their last wish: to perform at the finale of a dance reality show. Although hesitant at first, those five agree with the kids and then sets the dance floor on fire with their moves. Not knowing even the ABCD of dancing, the five become professional dancers by allowing the souls of the kids into their bodies, but will that create a difference between them and their loved ones? Rocket Gang has a few more dramatic conflicts to follow that can't be revealed just now.

Firstly, it's a terribly written script. Bosco Martis should have acknowledged the fact that today's kids are not that foolish. They watch intricate films of Marvel, DC and Anime these days. They have become acquainted with the foreign cinema, and here you are selling them our 1950s trash under the name of "horror-dance-comedy." Seriously? This writing is childish, even for the children who are supposed to enjoy it, forget the adults. Critics are adults, so of course they are entitled to thrash this film, but I believe that if a kid could write a review, even he would have slammed it in his own way. What a terrible set of writing and an even worse screenplay! The first half of the film will force you to leave the auditorium even before the intermission block arrives. Then, the second half is even more annoying and illogical, but a few dance performances and emotional moments keep you from leaving the show halfway.

Performance-wise, were there any? I mean, the kids seemed to have been performing naturally well, and the known actors were behaving cluelessly. I'm not sure if I should blame the director for giving them such scenes or the actors for performing them. Aditya Seal has never gotten so cheap even in his struggling days. Nikita Dutta looks gorgeous, but if that is available on her Instagram page too, then why do you have to tolerate her performance here for that? Jason Tham, Mokshda Jaikhani, and Sahaj Singh Chahal were probably working on a low-level daily soap. But the kids-Tejas Varma, Aadvik Mongia, Jayshree Gogoi, Dipali Borkar, and Siddhant Sharma-have done fairly decent jobs here. Their dance moves are killer, but even some dialogues and expressions work on some occasions. Ranbir Kapoor, Nora Fatehi, Ceaser, Ahmed Khan, Farah Khan, and others are wasted in the cameo roles.

The best thing about Rocket Gang is the dance numbers. Yes, some are too artificial and creatively edited, which takes away the authenticity, but the viewing experience is decent. Scorpio and Rocket Gang both have some mind-blasting dance numbers. The music is pretty underwhelming here considering that it's a dance film, so it should have had hit compositions like the ABCD franchise had. However, that "Nachoge Toh Bachoge" is a good one. The cinematography, editing, and visual effects are cringeworthy. Nothing against Bosco Martis, but come on, man, filmmaking is not your forte. You are a choreographer, and a fantastic one; why direction? Prabhu Deva did so and got success in the early days, followed by disappointing results. The same happened with Remo D'Souza, Ahmed Khan, and now Bosco. Let's focus our efforts on what you're good at. Filmmaking isn't a child's job, even if you are making a film for children. I hope he gets his lessons now. Overall, a high-level crap that doesn't even match the low IQ expectations of primary school children.

RATING - 3/10*

When I read that it was a dance movie directed by the famous choreographer Bosco, I decided to give it a go. I knew it wasn't a great movie based on the IMDb ratings, but I was watching it for the dance sequences.

It turns out, it is not solely a dance movie. It is a story about five friends who get haunted by five ghosts, who are kids. They help these kids participate in a dance competition by allowing them to possess their bodies.

The movie is in the horror-comedy genre with dance as the central theme. The one-line idea was good, bringing a dance movie in a never-seen-before format. But everything good about it ends right there. The comedy is extremely silly, and I doubt even kids would laugh at it. Of course, movies like this don't rely on logic; they should be fun or extremely mad, but nothing of that sort happens here.

With a movie directed by Bosco Leslie Martis, you expect the dance to be top-notch. Sadly, despite having the best kid dancers and even lead cast members who are good dancers, they couldn't deliver one dance sequence worthy enough. A movie like this should have a solid soundtrack, but it falters big time there too.

Acting by Aditya Seal is the only saving grace. Most of the debutants try their best, but they come across as amateurs. A story defying logic is fine, but in its entirety, it was a mere mess. There are a series of cameos, from Ranbir Kapoor to Nora Fatehi to Farah Khan, but nothing could save this sinking ship. What they have achieved is branding purpose of Dance India Dance as the movie is by Zee Studios.

No wonder nobody is aware of the existence of such a movie, and I suggest it should remain hidden from public viewing. I have taken the bullet for you all.

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Sameer lodaya

I came across this movie and made my self gutsy to watch it but then I asked my self really I did this

What a waste of stars like Nikita Dutta and others with so much of dances, lights ,stages ,performers etc all in vain ..every one here was made to stand in front on camera and can do whatever one knows without any head or tail

No storyline no great making no good songs no dances cannot figure out why this movie was made and how could one execute with such a story

So much losses of resources but some one gained also sorry to the makers to give a negative review I hope they come out with something good and get the rocket fly.