Desi Rating: 2.5/5 StarsDirected by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Produced by: Sajid Nadiadwala, Vishal Bhardwaj, Viacom
Written by: Matthew Robbins, Vishal Bhardwaj, Sabrina Dhawan
Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut
Music by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Rangoon is an ambitious film and now after watching the
film it seems like my expectations with the film were even more ambitious. Somehow missing
out on an award winning Vishal Bhardwaj’s "Haider" made me even had more
expectations from this one. Script is full of clichéd moments and dialogues.
For the first time I felt lucky to have watched a censored shorter version of a
film thanks to UAE censor policies. So
for this reason I did not feel any drag as other critics have pointed out (Yes,
I do check out reviews done by other people, I am still learning and an infant
when it comes to film Journalism). First half is entertaining but in second
half writer trio loses grip. There are so many unnecessary subplots,
for example character of Haseena , I thought all that jealousy with Julia would
built up to something but we get nothing. Rangoon could have lived with less songs as well,
I mean we get entertainment value of Julia with “bloody hell” song, there
is absolutely no need for another stage performance with in next 5 minutes. Now don’t
take me wrong the Script/Screenplay is not a complete wreck there are some
seriously good moments in the film especially in the first half.
