After his critically acclaimed film Udaan, filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane is back with a classic love story
in Lootera. The much-awaited movie stars Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi
Sinha and is set to hit the screens tomorrow. We get you a complete and
detailed movie review. Lets see how the film is.
Story :
Varun (Ranveer Singh) plays a suave archaeologist
who visits Makinpur in plan of a huge robbery. He soon gets close to
Zamindar’s frivolous daughter Pakhi (Sonakshi Sinha). Pakhi also develops romantic feelings for Varun and the couple fall in deep love.
As Pakshi’s parents decide to get her engaged to Varun, he gives them an ultimate shock and leaves the town by
robbing their house. Rest of the story is as to how both Varun and
Pakhi meet each other, and whether Pakhi forgives Varun for his cruel
deeds.
Positive Points :
After a long gap we have come across a romance that is innocent and poetic at the same time. Coming to performances,
even though the rest of the cast including Barun Chanda, Adil Hussain,
Arif Zakaria and Divya Dutta support the film aptly, the lead pair of
Sonakshi and Ranveer showcase their career best performances.
The two actors take the film to an altogether
different level. Sonakshi portrays the role of an innocent girl with
contemporary yet modern habits with excellence. She steals away the
whole show and gets her career best role. Ranveer works outstandingly with his sober and grave expressions. First half of the movie looks poetic and is filled with lovely moments.
Negative Aspects :
The first and the most noticeable reservation
of Lootera is its long length. The film is way too lenghty as many
scenes have been dragged. Ranveer, who has managed to give a
praiseworthy performance in this one, has far less to showcase as compared to Sonakshi.
While the first half of the film covers all the
major aspects of the plot, the second half is nothing but slow paced and
depressing. A few sequences in the second half are based on O Henry’s
short story, The Last Leaf, but it becomes difficult for the audiences to judge the thought process of the characters correctly.
Technical Aspects :
Music of the film is soothing and soulful. All the
tracks fit aptly to the plot. Background score by Amit Trivedi is
splendid. Camerawork is stunning and effectively displays the classiness
of the 50’s in Kolkata. Vikramaditya adds an aesthetic element to the
scenes by using the vintage cars and contemporary sets and costumes.
Dialogues by Anurag Kashyap are pure disappointment.
The lines are awkward at some places and keep the viewers thinking. The
poignant and melodramatic climax of the film too doesn’t help bring
back interest.
Vikramaditya is a man of creativity and has worked
true to his skills with his excellent storytelling. The direction is one
thing to look out for in this period drama. The aesthetics of the film
are top-notch.
Verdict :
On the whole, Lootera has a certain conventional charm to it, but the slow pace of the film will not lure the young and restless. Watch it for Sonakshi as she will leave you spell bound with her performance.
Movie Rating................3.5/5
1 comments:
The movie comes across as a painting. It begins with white canvas and the director with his different strokes adds colours to the canvas. Initially one does not get a clue but as the painting travels towards the completion, the intensity and combination of colours gives you an idea of the nature of the painting. Few points for improvement. The initial building of love between the two comes across more as one sided. The director could have done better to show how the hero falls for her as an oppurtunity to change his life and find true love once for all. Also in second half Pakhi's transformation of initial hate back into love could have been shown throught more intese scenes which could have made this movie better. Overall thumbs up.
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