Story:
Karanvir Dogra (Vidyut Jamwal) is a range one commando with the Indian Para military force who is captured by the Chinese government
for trespassing into China. He is imprisoned and tortured for more than
a year while somewhere in Pathankot, Amrit Kanwal Singh(Jaideep
Ahlawat), a deadly criminal in that area wants to marry his cousin
Simrit (Pooja Chopra) at any cost.
As time passes by, the Chinese want to take Karan
to an unknown location when he escapes and crosses over to India at the
Lepcha border in Himachal Pradesh. He heads to towards his base at
Pathankot when he runs into Simrit who is on the run from Amrit Kanwal
Singh’s goons. Karanvir warns the goons to leave Simrit alone and when
they don’t listen to him, he beats them to a pulp. Unexpectedly, Simrit
is far from happy about this and ticks off Karan for adding to her troubles and she forces him to accompany her till she feels safe. The rest of the story is as to how Karnavir saves Simrit form the evil clutches of Amrit Kanwal Singh.
Plus Points:
As the tag line suggests, Commando is surely a one
man film which means that it’s a complete Vidyut Jamwal show with almost
every scene dominated by him. One can confidently say that Vidyut is
the Indian version of Sylvester Stallone and you can’t help but remember
films like First blood and Rambo while watching Commando. Vidyut is
absolutely amazing in all the action sequences
and he also reminds you of the young Akshay Kumar in the early 90′s.
Vidyut has the physique, talent and most importantly, he also dances
well which is a must for every Hindi film hero.
Jaideep Ahlawat who plays the negative
role does an amazing job with his body language, characterization and
dialogues suiting the film perfectly. Pooja Chopra looks decent and
plays her part well. Commando has some hardcore entertaining action sequences spread across the film. What also helps is the film’s running time which moves at a crisp pace from start to end finish.
Minus Points:
Needless to say, Commando’s story is as old as the
hills and there is nothing special about it as it is a good versus evil
saga. The sequence showing Vidyut’s escape from China is quite unbelievable and so are the sequences
about Vidyut making his way back into India and getting caught up with
the heroine. Vidyut looks stiff in some of the scenes and his sequences
with Pooja Chopra could have been better. Despite their good looks, the
lead pair lacks chemistry and that clearly shows on the screen. The
first 15 minutes of the second half tend to get a bit slow and you can
easily keep guessing on what happens next throughout the film.
Technical Aspects:
Given that the minimum expectation from a hardcore action film is of some jaw-dropping action sequences, Commando scores highly on this expectation and has some of the best
action scenes ever seen in any recent Bollywood film. Lethal
hand-to-hand combat fights, amazing stunts and well directed action sequences are in abundance in Commando. The background score is very effective as it elevates the film completely.
The dialogues and the music are OK with director
Dilip Ghosh sticking to the tried and tested plot which makes this film a
simple watch. The screenplay moves at an even pace while the
cinematography captures some stunning locations giving a fresh feel to
the film. Though the adaptation is very old school, it’s been quite a
while since we have seen such a film in Bollywood.
Verdict:-
On the whole, Commando is one film which has some of the best and original action scenes in then recent Hindi films. Watch out for Vidyut Jamwal as he displays some of the best
stunts you would have seen in a very long time. Finally, even though
Commando reminds you of films like First Blood and Rambo series, this
desi version is a must watch for all action movie lovers.
MOVIE RATING.................3/5
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