‘Shootout at Wadala’ Movie Review- Tanmay Dubey

 

Starring :- John Abraham, Kangna Ranaut, Anil Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai,  Sonu Sood,  Ronit Roy,  Mahesh Manjrekar  &Jackie Shroff,

Director:- Sanjay Gupta

 

 

‘Shootout at Wadala’ is a bang–bang, glamourized, non-documentary, full of item numbers depiction of the story of a little known Don of the Mumbai underworld ‘Manya Surve’ in true Sanjay Gupta style. His filming is stylish and his characters speak taali maru dialogues. ( Read: Milaap Zaveri has mastery over them. His earlier work includes dialogues for ‘Once upon a time in Mumbai’ &‘Dirty Picture’. He will very soon land in the league of the great Mr. Kader Khan). The film also explores the sensitive side of Manya where he is transformed from a distinction getting student to a criminal.

John Abraham probably gives one of the best acting performance of his career, apart from looking awesomely tough. He brings the kind of vulnerability required in Manya’s character. Kangana Ranaut is wasted and has nothing much to do except giving some explicit love making scenes.  Both Laila and Babali is badmaash as crowd pullers. And are like shining spots and act like eye catchers. The story line is predictable with a familiar style of narration by the protagonist in flash back.  The subplots of the fights between rival gangs (Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Sood) elbows its way out in the story.

Veteran Anil Kapoor easily sleepwalks his way in the film. The action in the film has little emotion mixed in it.  SAW also answers a question, “ Does the film glamourizes the criminal’s” the answer is yes and no. Yes, because they are being served to larger than life loving audience in Bollywood and No, because it delicately balances out the outcome of the crooks in the end and tries to tell why a baddie becomes what he is.

All in all, this is a weekend biryani with a heavy dose of masala in it…!!!

 

Score Stack Up:-

+ ive:-  Good Action, Stylized and Sensitive depiction,  good dialogues.

-  ive:-  Might impress only ‘masses’ !

 

Box Office, Paisa Vasool Rating:- 3.5 out of 5

Tanmay's Rating : 2.9 out of 5

 

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Scores Classifications- 

(5)  Very Good, Must Watch 

(4)   Good, Should Watch 

(3)   Not Bad;

(2)  One Time Watch; 

(1)  On your own risk;