Thursday, August 23, 2012

Ek Tha Tiger

My review : Ek Tha Tiger

When one watches Salman Khan’s movies it is puerile to expect logic either in the story or screenplay or the action sequences. So when one is prepared oneself for the mayhem & madness , his latest venture “Ek Tha Tiger ” would be a nice time pass. If you want intelligent screenplay , subtle action sequences & artistic acting , then kindly skip it for it not for people like you.

“Ek Tha Tiger” is a romantic action movie dealing with the love story of a RAW agent & ISI agent. First half is action packed with quite a bit hilarious sequences. Second half gets tedious with one have to endure both Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif trying to “act”. It has been a long while since one has seen lovelorn act of Salman which is quite tedious to watch. Second half is replete with lots of unintended comical sequences which would put even the most hardcore Telugu action movies to shame.

Salman Khan is again an omnipotent, intelligent & brawny protagonist. He stops a speeding train just with his coat , gets in to a plane which has just taken off with a help of a bike, jumps around numerous buildings all across the globe..what not. Yet all in good fun. Katrina Kaif as said already has tried to “act” but ends up slackening the pace of the second half. She has tried her hands (or legs..!) on action this time & it has come out well. Ranvir Shorey lights up the screen with his funny one-liners. Girish Karnad is sincere as ever.

Background score is adequate for an action movie while songs are average. Music is by Sohai Sen , Back ground score is by Julius Packiam.

Movie is technically top-notch. Cinematography is by Aseem Mishra. He has captures most of the action sequences well.

Kabir Khan , after a good debut with “Kabul Express” & an average second one “Newyork” , has made it a point to entertain come what may with his third movie in “Ek Tha Tiger”. The storyline seems to have been inspired by “Mr & Mrs Smith” with actions sequences being grabbed from various Telugu movies.

On the whole, “Ek Tha Tiger” is strictly for those who want to relax & get away from the mundane. Yes there are huge logical loopholes , gravity deifying stunt sequences , average acting but who cares. It is after all a Salman Khan movie which would again rewrite the Box-office records.

Bottomline: Time-pass

3/5



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