This movie is full of random occurrences and loose ends which leave the viewer frustrated to the core. Not what I expected from ace filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor.Story-wise, the film does not make much sense since everything is conveniently depicted without any nuances behind the process. Okay, so Akshay's unfortunate twin is behind the whole mess, but how does he manage to land up everywhere going unnoticed? How does Akshay survive the burning of the Tasveer? How does Sharmila Tagore escape the brutal attack by her son? Why do two stupid lines motivate the evil twin to commit suicide? How did Ayesha Takia keep fooling Akshay all the time? When did she meet his evil twin? And the biggest question of all, what bearing does Akshay's photo entering specialty have at all in this film? By the way, the explanation of how he developed this ability was no less frustrating itself.Performance-wise, Akshay is good. Ayesha is great here but has been cheated by the script like almost all others; especially Rushad Rana who seems to be what Jugal Hansraj is to Yashraj films, a compulsion. A waste of a good actor.Why do I give the film 2 stars then? One, it is well-polished in its graphics, pretty comparable to western films. Also, Salim-Suleiman's outstanding music is a complement to even lousy films, more so in the case of this one.Unlike many other reviewers, I wouldn't recommend this for even a one time watch. This is best given a miss.
... View MoreThis is set in Canada where Akshay Kumar plays a Park Ranger. It seems he has a small psychic ability among his skills. On occasion he can gaze into a photo and drop into trance briefly where he is able to see what happened about the time the photo was taken. He doesn't do this often as it taxes him physically. His father drowns apparently from a heart attack but a former policeman who knew the father believes it was murder. A photo has been taken just prior to the drowning. The Akshay character then goes into the photo a number of times seeking the perspective of each person in the photo at the time. I hadn't been sure about getting it. The cover photo is very dark and references to it make it sound quite violent. Actually we found it was no more troubling than an episode of 'Midsommer Murders'. In fact there are a few more murders after Dad goes down but they are circumspect and not graphic. The description on the back of the DVD didn't even seemed to match the plot of the movie: almost like we'd got a heavily edited version or different one. The emphasis was on the supernatural but really a bit of going into a photo is pretty minor 'supernatural". It says he can touch the past of dead people by touching something belonging to them BUT THAT WASN'T IN THE MOVIE- all he could do was the photo-trance thing! (this wasn't the only inconsistency) The Indian reviewers found the movie left a few questions, and described the revelation of who had done it as 'shocking". We agreed with that we queried some of the plot at the end but not enough to ruin it by any means. Nor were we at all shocked by the revelation of the killer. It isn't a song & dance Bollywood nor is it art-house. The music is in the background. Canada looked picturesque and the plot unfolded at a good pace. Akshay Kumar did a fine job with the character (and we wish he'd skip comedy and stick with straighter movies.) They flirted for a moment with adding a silly side to the former policeman that wasn't necessary but otherwise everyone acted well. This is a movie that didn't do well in India and has received mixed responses) perhaps because it is more Western) but was quite a watchable and respectable thriller/whodunit. There is suspense but it isn't scary, dark or violent.
... View MoreSimply one of the best Bollywood films of 2009. The film is a unique genre rarely tried by Bollywood but it proves to be an amazing movie from start to finish. The storyline of the film has an interesting plot and contains great suspense. Incredible acting by Akshay Kumar, one of his best thriller movies. The cinematography of the film was also superb. This movie is not the typical Bollywood movie with a high degree of romance, comedy, and musical items. It is definitely worth a watch if your a fan of suspense and thriller movies and Akshay Kumar. Overall, I am glad I watched this movie on the big screen on the first day of its release. My favourite Bollywood release of 2009 at this point. 8 by 10 is 10/10.
... View MoreAbsolutely Horrible. I cant seem to understand how people enjoyed this movie, i read some of the previous reviews and im just in a state of shock about how people can be so blind. Have you heard the dialogue of this movie? Did you see Akshay Kumar act? Did you take a look at the screen play? The concept? It really is not up to the mark, its missed it by a mile. The dialogue of this movie is horrible, if you paid attention you would know that it had no depth to it, it seemed like a school boy has written the dialogue. Akshay Kumar's acting was horrible, I am a huge fan of his but in this movie he really put me down. He is expressionless in most of the scenes, I feel like someone else could have acted much better. Horrible Horrible acting. If you guys say this can be compared to a Hollywood movie, then please to and see the difference. There is a huge gap in the acting department. I am sad to say this was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, not a suspense thriller. I was laughing throughout. I am sorry to say this, but this deserves nothing more than 4 out of 10. Akshay, you can do better.
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