A court-marshalled
soldier tries to change society by his “don’t-thank-but-help-three-people-formula”
which rubs several people on the wrong side and hence faces heat from a highly
placed political power.
Jai-Ho cannot be
classified in either the “leave your brains out” or ‘take you brains in”
category because the crux is very thoughtful while execution is flickered. What
should have a serious movie with lasting impact has turned out into nothing
more than a pot-boiler thereby losing the purpose of the plot.
As usual Salman Khan
punches, smashes, bashes, bites (yes he indeed does) and above all screams as
if he had a lion-casserole for breakfast. With a button popping shirt, funny
coloured eye gears he has his fans on nimble feet but not everyone feels that
way.
The action sequences are
typical Salman. Every raging goonda falls like a domino in front of him and not
even one has audacity to carry a gun much less use it. The bad guys are not the
only weakling but also the doors and walls. Salman in most scenes breaks the
door instead of opening it. After 130 minutes of fasting the shirt finally
comes off.
But the film has its
moments. The chain of events that Jai (Salman) starts comes around a full
circle and ultimately saves his own life. Just when we were able to appreciate
the beauty of it, an army tank comes in the middle of traffic cutting off the
hero from the bad guys to save his life. This is what I mentioned earlier about
take or leave your brains.
Daisy shah is a brilliant dancer not so much a scope
for acting (What else to expect in an action movie). Tabu charms the screen
with her silent-yet-deep presence. Songs are a letdown and in the flow of the
movie they are misplaced and mistimed. The movie would have been better off
without it.
There are umpteen
logical flaws but by this time you would have pasted a critic label on my
forehead and hence I will leave it your better judgement if whether, they are
or not logical flaws.
Good theme but not so
good of an execution.
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