Malang- Film Review

Anil Kapoor is still a very good actor. Mohit Suri has used him well. He is very credible as the slightly demented cop who is trigger-happy.

The film starts slowly, and the first half could have been a little crisper, but the second makes up for it, with a quicker pace, and dramatic action. The two protagonists do a decent job, and the support actors are also pretty decent.

The initial part about the drug scene in Goa is actually old hat (Dev Anand made a film about drugs in 1970 or thereabouts), but it sets up the story well, as you realise later on. The narration does keep the suspense alive, and the second half ends up redeeming the film.

Along the way, it also opens up about male impotence, a taboo subject rarely talked about in India.

Ek Villain- Film Review

Mohit Suri (of 'Murder 2' fame) has got some talent. For giving some brooding, unexpected moments in his films. The narration is not linear, like many others. He also uses a lot of closeups, and does not use two hundred and fifty dancers in a song meant for the hero and heroine.

The first half of this film was very good, but he kind of ran out of a story in the second. The climax is not as tight or interesting as it might have been, and it was actually predicted by a friend during the intermission. I found the actors good though. Shraddha was the best, followed by the two men. But Siddharth at times has the same expression for too long, like some TV serial specialists. Riteish's character has a dramatic feel to it, and is very different from his usual comic acts. All the characters seem to be on the edge, which helps the narrative, much more in the first half.

The songs are nice, the photography good, and the violence, bearable. Better than many recent films (refer to Humshakals review). 2.8 on 5 (watchable). With the second half repaired, it had the potential for a 4 on 5.