Mom

I saw MOM last week when it premiered on TV.

The story was good, cinematography likewise. The plot held the attention throughout and in fact kept me on the edge of my seat towards the climax.

The victim step daughter acted very well. Sridevi was her usual brilliant self, she really should act in more films ... she is even better now than in her days of superstardom. Nawazuddin was good, from the promos and reviews I thought he had a bigger role but it is not so. This movie was almost entirely Mom's.

Very watchable and gripping.

If u give nawazuddin Siddique an opportunity to be on the screen,he wud somehow leave behind his footprints on the sands of time.Howsoever underdeveloped or flat the role might be,with Nawaz,u know he gonna create magic.He plays a PD in this film who aids and abets Sridevi as she seeks revenge on the rapists of her daughter.Semi-bald,sporting sports shoes,driving a scooter,offering unsolicited help and all the while mouthing Jai Bhole nath,Nawaz is the best part of the film.

The film follows the usual script-a stepmom,a rape and honourable acquittal from the court.Then the stepmom seeks vengeance and in comes the PD.A conscientious cop sniffs vigilantism,but sadly akshaye Khanna doesn't have a meaty role here.This guy is really a mystery.He has quite a bit of talent but is not willing to sweat it out.He must have his reasons. The film is watchable because of sridevi.She still has the charisma to pull a film on her shoulders.I didn't find the film boring,but its not one of the best Hindi films of the year either.

A very stimulating movie which includes an used plot and borrows certain elements from older and more recent movies like 'Pink' and 'Jazbaa', but still manages to make an impact.

Another movie which focuses on how the women in our country are really unsafe, and the state of law in the country where people can really get away with such serious crimes. Though the movie tends to focus more on the revenge than the trial, unlike 'Pink' whose chief focus was on the trial. The first half is moving and can even be slightly disturbing, but the second half loses grip and becomes slightly obvious.

In terms of performance, all the actors are pretty impressive. Sridevi and Nawazuddin make an impact. Sajal ali, as the daughter and the rape victim, was believable. Akshaye khanna, as the cop, was gritty and maybe he should have received more screen time. Adnan siddiqui as the dad wasn't up to the mark and perhaps the writers didn't do enough justice to his character.

The downside of the movie is that there are no twists and turns and the plot is pretty straightforward, and sometimes becomes a bit too predictable, which does not do justice to its 'thriller' tag.

Overall rating : 7/10.

I watched this film last night, it was brilliant. Very sad to find out that the main actress has died. The story of rape and revenge. The justice system lets the victim down, its very sad but happens all to often in real life, (as I went through this sort of thing with my own daughter a few years ago, luckily justice was done in my case. ) The story follows the family of the victim, how they handle the fall out of their child being raped,and how the mother goes out to get her own justice. The film is brilliantly directed, the acting is good in all parts. Although I think that a woman going out and seeking vengeance is not a thing that happens in reality, or would happen. But it shows the length a mother or parent might go to seek justice for their child. Very subtly filmed- where you know the girl is being assaulted but they don't show it. Once again this is a very good film, with great acting.

Very nice effort by director Ravi Udyawar. It is one of the most sensitive and realistic Hindi movies that I have seen in a long time. Almost all the actors have done justice to there roles. Sridevi as we all know was an amazing actress and she did an excellent job once again. Nawazuddin appeared in a cameo all did very well, but the most impressive of the lot was Sajal Ali, she was exceptional with her expressions sometime she did not even speak but her eyes tells the pain and anger that she was going through. Adnan Siddiqui also was impressive.