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If I were to compare 1990 Agnepath and 2012. The older one had more style, class, better dialogues and superior acting especially from Amitabh. Now about the attributes of the new Agneepath, sory had slight variations, songs are better and acting commendable especially from Sanjay Dutt and to some extent Hritik, but the depth was lacking. You could see some of Hrithik from Mission Kashmir seep into this role. The role of Sanjay was made more meatier than Danny, only to justify his star status. The supporting cast of older version had more impact on the plot. All said, I connected more with the older version for its acting quality, the 2012 version is for younger viewers who wants to see a fresh take with new actors. If you haven't already you could watch this one albeit for comparison purposes.

Clint Eastwood is one of my favorite actors, however as I watched this movie I began to realize that this is not his genre by any strech of imagination. Instead of Eastwood's usual confidence and swagger there was a constant confused look on Clint Eastwood's face like he was trying to keep pace with all the technology. Clint experimented in the spy genre in Eiger Sanction and in this one, both of which didn't do great àt the box office. I feel Harrison Ford might have suited better in this movie. As for as the plot, it seems ludicrous even for a 80s movie, not upto the usual standards of Eastwood movies.

Night Shyamalan seems to be mooching off the respect he earned from "The Sixth sense". Ever since, his movies seem to be sinking to new lows. The music concert at the beginning of the movie was too long drawn. You were hoping something exciting to happen, never does. This movie just meanders on and never picks up the pace. Josh Hartnett was definitely a miscast in this role. He constantly had a constipated look throughout the movie, so wasn't just unconvincing but definitely grew more irritating. Throughout the movie Josh appears to be Houdini like, appearing and disappearing at will which after a while took believability out of the movie. The end was anti climatic and rounded off the disappointment of the viewer.