After having been completely enamored and in love with the song "Uff Teri Adaa" I couldn't wait to watch the movie finally. The end emotion being, a decent watch, but could've been much better.
The movie begins with a very stereotypical life of a guy (Farhaan) who's just not got anything going for him, from a landlord who's hounding him for money, to a boss who's blaming him for everything that goes wrong, to the hot co-worker (Deepika) who just doesn't know of his existence at all!
The change that comes into his life, is a call, at 5 am each day, by a man who claims to be "Karthik" himself who guides him to becoming the man that he is. And voila, suddenly, the real "Karthik" begins to stand up for himself, asserts himself in front of his boss, and manages to strike conversation (a rather witty one) with Deepika too! Sitting in the audience, you literally feel like whistling and hooting when you see him walk down the corridor of his office with that confidence and poise!
This is followed by a courtship period where he manages to woo Deepika, and then a little 'Wake Up Sid' style home decoration, followed by some casual, yet well etched scenes and dialogues complete the entire courtship.
All that goes well, must encounter a twist, and the twist is that the caller gets enraged due to some reason, and then he is determined to bring the real "Karthik's" life crashing down. So gone is his relationship, his job and everything...
Karthik is then forced to resort to tactics to run away and stay safe...
The end is quite captivating and does help in solving all those points of conflict that you've been nursing since the start... but somehow it doesn't comfort you, because some things just don't unravel cleanly enough. Sure it speaks of a psychological disorder, but it doesn't manage to give you that "Ahhh-haa" moment when it all clicks...
The cinematography is quite brilliant, and Deepika's costumes, make-up and hair are worth watching for, she looks really great. Although I'm still disappointed with her english accent, it just doesn't flow naturally enough. The house that they decorate is done very brilliantly, and especially the lighting is perfect for those intimate moments of romance...
To conclude, the movie is worth a one-time watch, but it leaves you wishing it was better.
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but then again, if you've got free time, it's worth a watch. not sure if you'll want to OWN its DVD in future. Rent.. hmm.. maybe.
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Fight Club starring Brad pitt and Edward Norton :) it is legend!
good to hear! thanks for dropping in to say that!
waiting to watch some movies now.. hardly any good ones around na?!
How to train your dragon was brilliant, so was Duplicity (2009) (Julia Roberts/Clive Owen - corporate espionage) Also watched Ghost in the shell - would reccomend it if you like anime or are ready to experiment :)
I recently saw p.s. - i love you, and for some reason, fell in absolute love with the movie, and was crying (almost sobbing) throughout all the emotional scenes! :)
if you like animated movies I'll make more recommendations once you are through with these :)
on my list to watch next are the Informant (Matt Damon) and the Imaginarium of Dr. Parnasus :)