i didnt expect Masand would say this ... On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:26 PM, kumar0305 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You all were sending me crape emails, moderator is not posting any of my > post because I said " Whats wrong with you Rahman". I know moderator is not > going to post this one too, but he will read this, I hope. > Now what are you guys going to do. *Being fans don't mean you support > every thing you idol makes, when its bad try to accept it. > * > > Masand's Verdict: Yuvvraaj doesn't hit the right note > > The dialogue is a mix of clunky lines that make you cringe in > embarrassment, and a bunch of unintentionally hilarious gems that will make > you laugh every time you think of the film. Like that priceless scene in > which Katrina scolds Salman for being an insensitive son to his father: *Jo > bete ne apne baap ki shakal sapne mein bhi na dekhi ho, woh beta nahin, woh > hardcore anti-family man hai.* > > There was a slim chance the film might not have hurt this bad if the acting > was any better, but to think the stars of this film were paid crores of > rupees to put up this show makes you realise that indeed life is unfair. > Salman Khan does pretty much as he pleases, walking in and out of scenes as > if he were at home, never mindful of the fact that he's playing a character > here and that some consistency in performance is expected of him. He just > about scrapes through the comedy with a few light moments, but completely > fails to touch your heart in the film's emotional scenes. > > Zayed Khan struggles through even basic scenes in the film, unable to alter > his expressions in keeping with the film's needs, yelling when he's expected > to be intense, and looking away in exasperation each time he can't come up > with a more fitting reaction. A crash course in acting at Ghai's own > Whistling Woods Film School might not be such a bad idea for Zayed. > > Katrina Kaif looks lovely and makes an earnest attempt in the acting > department too -- in a film like this, that's plenty effort. Boman Irani > hams it up as Katrina's doctor dad, and turns in what is sure to be one of > his career's most embarrassing performances. > > And then there's Anil Kapoor whose character I had difficulty understanding > - was he autistic, was he blind, did he have arthritis? I never did get it > in the end because of the strange mannerisms and quirks Anil brought to his > performance. And yet, it's the only performance in the film where some > competence is visible. > > Ghai spares no efforts in giving *Yuvvraaj* a fancy feel, there's pleasing > photography and spunky choreography on display, but AR Rahman's soundtrack > throws up only three good tracks which is a shame considering the film's > designed as a musical. > > *Yuvvraaj* doesn't quite hit the right note because it's an archaic drama > that feels too tired. Barring a handful of vintage Subhash Ghai moments that > still work, the film sadly is far from his best work. > > I'm going with one out of five for director Subhash Ghai's *Yuvvraaj*, I'd > much rather watch *Hero* or *Karma*all over again. > >
