director: Cookie Gulati, Robbie Grewal
Language: Hindi
Mold: Saif Ali Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Kunal Kapoor, Nikita Dutta
Runtime: 116 minutes
Rating: 2/5 stars
This review includes spoiler.
When Saif Ali Khan’s character Rehan said, “Saye wanted to mind himself and Nend, Dono,” I knew that the film was slipping it at a very beginning as a warning – because until the end of the jewel thief, I was not awake with enthusiasm, but it was nothing.
The film follows the story of an excellent jewel thief, which was played by Saif Ali Khan, a crime recruited by the Lord, to pull the last successor-the theft of the African Lal Sun, a rare diamond that is about to leave a jaw for Rs 500 crore. Promising a conspiracy filled with deception, suspense and unexpected twists, the teaser indicated on Saif that slipping into various disguise – from a rugged Punjabi to his normal personality – mourning his limit. Unfortunately, the final product does not meet that promise.
The film is, briefly, is a creative black hole.
Jaideep Ahlawat, as opponent Raghan, turns into a disappointing flat performance. His danger to exposing Saif’s brother for money laundering by closing the ED is not only irrational, but inadvertently cheerful – especially considering how enforcement agencies actually work. And instead of building stress or story reliability, this setup becomes a very foundation of the story.
Saif’s return on the big screen meant a comeback, but the film does not give him any favor. Despite being deployed as a central character, they are smoke under poor writing, unimaginable scenes and marked jokes that become flat.
The script is filled with lazy dialogues, non-existent character depth and a plot that collapses under its own weight. Kunal Kapoor is fully present as a pawn, easily arrives after all action, and the younger brother should be completely forgotten as Gagan Arora’s performance, but not unfortunately.
This issue is also in storytelling. The jewel thief tries to play the clever game of the cat-end-mouse, but forgets his characters to give any real depth or bet. The twist is so absurdly executed that they are inadvertently cheerful.
As long as the credit rolls – a bizarre dance makes Jaideep Ahlawat, which looks like an endurance test compared to a closing.
Overall, the film is an abusive to the audience, who dedicates its time to see it because it can think about not only acting but also on the story, plot, dialogue distribution and everything else.
