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**Movie Review: A Visual Spectacle Without Substance**
In an age where visual effects (VFX) can carry a film far beyond its plot, it's no surprise that some filmmakers lean heavily on spectacle to dazzle audiences. Unfortunately, the movie in question here is a textbook example of style over substance. While it does manage to deliver stunning VFX shots that would make any sci-fi or fantasy fan sit up and take notice, the rest of the film feels like a hollow attempt to cash in on visual grandeur with little concern for storytelling, character development, or originality.
**Overacting at Every Turn**
Right from the opening scene, it's apparent that subtlety was not on the director's checklist. The performances range from dramatically exaggerated to outright theatrical, leaving little room for nuance. The actors, though talented in their own right, seem to have been directed to go overboard at every emotional beat. Rather than connecting with the characters or empathizing with their struggles, the audience is left cringing at the over-the-top expressions, loud proclamations, and exaggerated gestures that plague nearly every scene.
The lead character, in particular, feels less like a real person and more like a caricature of a hero, constantly throwing dramatic stares into the distance and delivering lines with an intensity that the thin plot doesn't warrant. Supporting characters fare no better, often becoming victims of melodramatic overacting, which only amplifies the film's overall sense of artificiality.
**VFX: The Only Saving Grace**
If there's one aspect of the movie that deserves praise, it's the VFX. The visual effects team clearly put in a lot of effort, and it shows. From breathtaking action sequences to meticulously designed fantasy worlds or futuristic cityscapes, the visual spectacle is stunning. These scenes are rich in detail and beautifully crafted, and for a moment, they offer a welcome escape from the film's otherwise painful execution. The explosions, the space battles, or the creature designs-whatever the genre-stand out and provide fleeting moments of excitement.
However, even with these beautiful VFX shots, the problem is that they don't serve any deeper narrative purpose. They are there to distract, to make up for the shortcomings in every other department. It's a classic case of using visual marvels to cover up the cracks in storytelling, and while this might work for some, the charm quickly wears off once you realize there's little substance holding it all together.
**A Plot Thinner Than Paper**
The film's biggest downfall is its wafer-thin plot. It's so predictable that after the first 15 minutes, you can pretty much guess how the rest of the movie is going to unfold. There's little in the way of twists or surprises, and even when the story attempts to throw in some "big reveal," it comes off as tired and cliched. The stakes feel low throughout, and the conflict never really engages the audience. At times, it seems like the filmmakers assumed that the spectacle of the VFX would compensate for the lack of narrative depth, but it doesn't. The story is simply too generic to hold anyone's attention for long.
**Too Predictable to Be Enjoyable**
Predictability in films is not always a bad thing; many successful movies follow familiar structures or tropes. However, the issue with this particular film is that it telegraphs every plot point well in advance. There's no tension, no mystery, and no intrigue. The characters move through the motions as though they're on autopilot, hitting all the usual beats you've seen in dozens of other movies-just done worse here. As a result, the film never surprises or challenges the audience, and it becomes more of a chore to sit through.
**A Waste of Time**
Ultimately, despite its visual splendor, this movie feels like a waste of time. With its heavy reliance on overacting, a plot that's barely present, and a predictability that drains any potential for excitement, the film fails to deliver on the basic elements of good storytelling. The VFX team might have delivered some incredible shots, but even they can't save the movie from the flaws in writing, acting, and direction. Unless you're purely in it for the spectacle, this is one film better left unseen.
In an age where visual effects (VFX) can carry a film far beyond its plot, it's no surprise that some filmmakers lean heavily on spectacle to dazzle audiences. Unfortunately, the movie in question here is a textbook example of style over substance. While it does manage to deliver stunning VFX shots that would make any sci-fi or fantasy fan sit up and take notice, the rest of the film feels like a hollow attempt to cash in on visual grandeur with little concern for storytelling, character development, or originality.
**Overacting at Every Turn**
Right from the opening scene, it's apparent that subtlety was not on the director's checklist. The performances range from dramatically exaggerated to outright theatrical, leaving little room for nuance. The actors, though talented in their own right, seem to have been directed to go overboard at every emotional beat. Rather than connecting with the characters or empathizing with their struggles, the audience is left cringing at the over-the-top expressions, loud proclamations, and exaggerated gestures that plague nearly every scene.
The lead character, in particular, feels less like a real person and more like a caricature of a hero, constantly throwing dramatic stares into the distance and delivering lines with an intensity that the thin plot doesn't warrant. Supporting characters fare no better, often becoming victims of melodramatic overacting, which only amplifies the film's overall sense of artificiality.
**VFX: The Only Saving Grace**
If there's one aspect of the movie that deserves praise, it's the VFX. The visual effects team clearly put in a lot of effort, and it shows. From breathtaking action sequences to meticulously designed fantasy worlds or futuristic cityscapes, the visual spectacle is stunning. These scenes are rich in detail and beautifully crafted, and for a moment, they offer a welcome escape from the film's otherwise painful execution. The explosions, the space battles, or the creature designs-whatever the genre-stand out and provide fleeting moments of excitement.
However, even with these beautiful VFX shots, the problem is that they don't serve any deeper narrative purpose. They are there to distract, to make up for the shortcomings in every other department. It's a classic case of using visual marvels to cover up the cracks in storytelling, and while this might work for some, the charm quickly wears off once you realize there's little substance holding it all together.
**A Plot Thinner Than Paper**
The film's biggest downfall is its wafer-thin plot. It's so predictable that after the first 15 minutes, you can pretty much guess how the rest of the movie is going to unfold. There's little in the way of twists or surprises, and even when the story attempts to throw in some "big reveal," it comes off as tired and cliched. The stakes feel low throughout, and the conflict never really engages the audience. At times, it seems like the filmmakers assumed that the spectacle of the VFX would compensate for the lack of narrative depth, but it doesn't. The story is simply too generic to hold anyone's attention for long.
**Too Predictable to Be Enjoyable**
Predictability in films is not always a bad thing; many successful movies follow familiar structures or tropes. However, the issue with this particular film is that it telegraphs every plot point well in advance. There's no tension, no mystery, and no intrigue. The characters move through the motions as though they're on autopilot, hitting all the usual beats you've seen in dozens of other movies-just done worse here. As a result, the film never surprises or challenges the audience, and it becomes more of a chore to sit through.
**A Waste of Time**
Ultimately, despite its visual splendor, this movie feels like a waste of time. With its heavy reliance on overacting, a plot that's barely present, and a predictability that drains any potential for excitement, the film fails to deliver on the basic elements of good storytelling. The VFX team might have delivered some incredible shots, but even they can't save the movie from the flaws in writing, acting, and direction. Unless you're purely in it for the spectacle, this is one film better left unseen.
Movies like this comes once in a decade.
The movie of last decade was "Pursuit of happyness" The movie of this decade is "Twelfth Fail".
It is an inspirational movie about how a poor guy with honesty and nerves of steel changes his life around to become an IPS officer.
The characters, the direction, the acting, everything is superb.
This movie will change lives of many people.
This movie is not for just entertainment or timepass. This movie is a motivational life changing story which will make you reflect upon every failure you encountered in life and draw inspiration from characters of this movie to change your life or "Restart"
The movie of last decade was "Pursuit of happyness" The movie of this decade is "Twelfth Fail".
It is an inspirational movie about how a poor guy with honesty and nerves of steel changes his life around to become an IPS officer.
The characters, the direction, the acting, everything is superb.
This movie will change lives of many people.
This movie is not for just entertainment or timepass. This movie is a motivational life changing story which will make you reflect upon every failure you encountered in life and draw inspiration from characters of this movie to change your life or "Restart"
I don't really like Vivek Agnihotri and his movies. So, I didn't watch this movie for a long time after it's release. One fine day I was bored and saw this movie flashing in front of me on the home page of hotstar. I thought I will just watch it for 30 min and then move on. But I was wrong. This movie is truly amazing. There is so much I didn't know about how our country made this vaccine and why we made it. This is truly worth watching. Although, there were overdramatic scenes here and there due to which I don't like the direction by Vivek Agnihotri. But apart from that, this is really a great movie. And I am so happy that big actors like Akshay Kumar were not in it or else they would have ruined it the same way they ruined Mangalyan and Adipurush.
Thanks for casting truly great actors like Nana Patekar.
Thanks for casting truly great actors like Nana Patekar.