Rang in my wedding anniversary with Raanjhanaa, though was very unconvinced with the promos. But for the first time probably I took a reviewer seriously enough to check it out. More often than not, my own views concur with Anupama Chopra’s and since she’d given it 3 and a half I was sure it would be a decent watch. So after a gorgeous lake side visit and a delicious but hurriedly taken Italian dinner, we rushed to see the 10:30 show in one of Toronto’s downtown multiplexes. The first half is engaging enough, though Dhanush has never struck me as a very convincing actor. He is of course below average looking (a fact Dhanush keeps referring to more than a few times in the film) and in a 7 G Rainbow Colony-like character, he seemed downright creepy to me. This is a run down Devdas, a sadak-chaap episode not worthy to be told, but not at all uncommon in Tamil cinema. There is nothing remotely appealing about the story, unless you find it cute that the hero accepts slap after slap from the girl he creepily follows. The film goes into a bizarre zone that gets progressively difficult to watch. Many things happen in life that are stranger than fiction, but they have no place in art unless it speaks of a general truth, or something worthy. Dhanush plays a character so exasperating and delusional, so foolish and pedestrian in thought. Devdas still has a complexity which even if ambiguous is always intriguing. This film has none of that. Sonam is not actress material, period. And how the astute Abhay Deol agreed to this part and film I will never understand. He is one of the reasons that prompted me to see this. His character is meant to be intellectual and dynamic, but the writers of the film cannot come up with one intelligent line to give his character whatever stature they intended him to have. Overall, a very disappointing film, and no, Dhanush need to not sweat over balancing a Bollywood and Tamil film career. Not going to happen. And we so wish we had stayed longer and enjoyed that heavenly Italian dinner.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:45:16 +0000
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