Forget Me Not

Well written well executed.. Good casting decent performances..

Deriving pretty much from its source material, Srijit Mukherji's take on Bipin Choudhury'r Sritibhram is tedious, long and dragging but with a twist which if anyone who knows the story knows its coming but in a Srijit Mukherji style. Fazal's earnest performance makes this one watchable.

The first thing that I noticed in this film is what a fine young actor this Ali Fazal is. He has polished himself so well in the last few years, he should be talked about like other actors of his age, but unfortunately that is not the case. His popularity is nowhere close to actors like Ranbir, Ranveer or even non-actors like Kartik Aryan and Varun Dhawan. The movie starts of in a very stylized manner and moves along at a pretty good pace, but then it slows down and becomes confused as to where to go next, and how to proceed further, just like the lead character of the film. After a while you start wondering as to why is this story taking so long to reach its conclusion. The actual story by Satyajit Ray is quite short and simple, this film on the other hand added quite a few layers to the original story. I just feel the director waited way too long to unravel the story. Great acting by Ali Fazal, he is very convincing displaying every single state of mind Ipsit Nair goes through. Other actors have done a fine job, but the story doesn't offer them a lot to do. 'Forget Me Not' is strictly average.

Cinematography is breathe taking. Direction and screen play is average...

The buildup of the story is very engaging. Expected from a directed of the calibre of Srijit. Ali Fazal plays Ipsit to perfection and so does the rest of the cast. Certain moments were unnecessary and could have been framed much better. But it is the climax which leaves a bitter taste. I feel the run time could have been extended by thirty minutes or so to allow the ending to settle down. Loved every bit other than the last 15 minutes. Watch it for Ali Fazal.