Avanti16
Joined Jul 2006
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It was a TVF show, so had to watch it, and the expectations were quite high. Kept waiting for things to happen. But the only thing that happened was a thorough disappointment. There is no story. Nothing to do with army stuff, at least not seriously enough.
And, an extremely poor script. No logic. Lots of obvious plot holes. Full of clichés, especially with the father-son parts.
Anyway, watched mostly in the FF mode. But wasn't worth it.
And, an extremely poor script. No logic. Lots of obvious plot holes. Full of clichés, especially with the father-son parts.
Anyway, watched mostly in the FF mode. But wasn't worth it.
First of all, I am glad we are making such inspiring and educational movies. Honestly, I had no idea about Srikanth Bolla before this movie. Now, I am so impressed with him who is still in his early 30's.
The problem with the movie is, the writers just got side-tracked. One of the very important characters, the teacher Devika, was totally ignored. She existed because Srikanth existed. What about her own life? A person who did so much for a blind person had no life? No family. No job. No feelings. Just nothing. It's like she was a pawn who was used whenever needed. Also, looks like she never got old with time.
About Srikanth. Rajkumar Rao did a great job, but it was a movie. It looks like he (or the director) was too focused on the acting side, which included too many close-ups and his facial movements.
The romantic side of the movie is also lacking. When you have a young girl in India who connects with a blind man in the US, and it lasts for 10 years, you really have to make the audience feel the love. Nope. Not in this movie.
Instead, the writers spent time on clever arguments. The airport scene was a very long scene. I was hoping they would have emphasized some other characters, like his own parents, who are treated as guest artists.
The ending was a bit too fast too. I guess they ran out of time with all those slow and unnecessary scenes.
But,. It was a good movie overall and worth watching, especially with the family.
The problem with the movie is, the writers just got side-tracked. One of the very important characters, the teacher Devika, was totally ignored. She existed because Srikanth existed. What about her own life? A person who did so much for a blind person had no life? No family. No job. No feelings. Just nothing. It's like she was a pawn who was used whenever needed. Also, looks like she never got old with time.
About Srikanth. Rajkumar Rao did a great job, but it was a movie. It looks like he (or the director) was too focused on the acting side, which included too many close-ups and his facial movements.
The romantic side of the movie is also lacking. When you have a young girl in India who connects with a blind man in the US, and it lasts for 10 years, you really have to make the audience feel the love. Nope. Not in this movie.
Instead, the writers spent time on clever arguments. The airport scene was a very long scene. I was hoping they would have emphasized some other characters, like his own parents, who are treated as guest artists.
The ending was a bit too fast too. I guess they ran out of time with all those slow and unnecessary scenes.
But,. It was a good movie overall and worth watching, especially with the family.
A unique lifetime event in India's soccer domain has been handled quite poorly.
Ajay Devgan, who plays Rahim Sir, India's coach, has too much of unnecessary coverage. The scenes are long and boring. He is shown to be a very brave and courageous person, but always looking for sympathy from the audience. "I am coughing blood. And again. And again." and many more such 60's style sympathy-generating scenes are there which are ineffective, and, irritating.
You need villains. So, we got a few. Instead of focusing on the players who played to win, the director is busy showing how bad the bad guys were. I don't know if these villains really existed or were created.
Another irritating fact was the two commentators who were really bad at acting.
Movies like 83 and Chak De India had emotions, ups and downs, and a bit of humor, but the focal point was always the event - the games. Not here. It's all about Mr. Devgan.
It will be a great movie if you cut 30 minutes out and put some true events. For example, I read that two Indian army personnel were watching the game in midst of a hostile crowd and that they fought with the guys who were insulting India.
Ajay Devgan, who plays Rahim Sir, India's coach, has too much of unnecessary coverage. The scenes are long and boring. He is shown to be a very brave and courageous person, but always looking for sympathy from the audience. "I am coughing blood. And again. And again." and many more such 60's style sympathy-generating scenes are there which are ineffective, and, irritating.
You need villains. So, we got a few. Instead of focusing on the players who played to win, the director is busy showing how bad the bad guys were. I don't know if these villains really existed or were created.
Another irritating fact was the two commentators who were really bad at acting.
Movies like 83 and Chak De India had emotions, ups and downs, and a bit of humor, but the focal point was always the event - the games. Not here. It's all about Mr. Devgan.
It will be a great movie if you cut 30 minutes out and put some true events. For example, I read that two Indian army personnel were watching the game in midst of a hostile crowd and that they fought with the guys who were insulting India.