The story revolves around J ( played by Hrithik Roshan) and Linda a.k.a. Natasha ( played by Barbara Mori) and a host of other actors in the background .Both J and Linda are from poor families , immigrants and were married once for the sake of green card and later found true love in each other when they entered the dark houses of the family led by Kabir Bedi and his son . Love springs up and its only a matter of time that Tony finds out . He's the usual bollywood type anti hero - sex obsessed ,killing people at will like flies and when he confronts our Bolly hero , some how he's unable to overwhelm him.
The first half is all about the finding of true love for J and Linda untill they are caught by Tony which translate in a chase rampage the other halve.The lovers are in for a constant run but still find time to marry , make love and what not !
The film looks very good in its overall structure but what ails it is that there are flashes of brilliance and suddenly moments of utter stupidity . This has somehow come perhaps due to the cluttered thinking of the director to make it as the first cross over movie of Bollywood.
The plot looks tight and the director has used the age old testified way of having different layers in the movie employing tactics like flashbacks and narration to explain what really happened . Anurag needs a clap for this endeavor. The risk in such a style is that not all the aspects of the story are explained or justified. Anurag does that job almost perfectly and must be congratulated.
The portrayal of the 'family' is something Anurag needs to take a look at.They are not merely a bunch of trigger happy boys but are ruthless as well as mean .Hence it looks lame how the lords of Las Vegas look at police to catch hold of our lovers and why the Tony( played by NickBrown) goes on a lonely chase whenever dealing with J .Sorry to say he proves to be the weak link in the movie. Bollywood type replays of him coming with a gun in all glamour only to be kicked on ass by our hero is again something that doesn't suit his status.Here again Anurag has to learn that crappy Bolly style bashing of goons by hero wielding out a machine gun and not a bullet hitting him does not work in Hollywood.Its here that Kabir Bedi should have been given more screen presence.As the head of the family he could have cast that dark colour that would have lended more reason for J and Linda's run .
The portrayal of the 'family' is something Anurag needs to take a look at.They are not merely a bunch of trigger happy boys but are ruthless as well as mean .Hence it looks lame how the lords of Las Vegas look at police to catch hold of our lovers and why the Tony( played by NickBrown) goes on a lonely chase whenever dealing with J .Sorry to say he proves to be the weak link in the movie. Bollywood type replays of him coming with a gun in all glamour only to be kicked on ass by our hero is again something that doesn't suit his status.Here again Anurag has to learn that crappy Bolly style bashing of goons by hero wielding out a machine gun and not a bullet hitting him does not work in Hollywood.Its here that Kabir Bedi should have been given more screen presence.As the head of the family he could have cast that dark colour that would have lended more reason for J and Linda's run .
Kangana Ranaut , so brilliant an actor is limited to the role of a hurted person with very little to say and very little to perform . She was another of those casts who was chosen well but under utilised. The person who rocks is J's aid .Little known actor pulls of his supportive role with ease and is never pressurised by the big wigs surrounding him.
Now the main leads , Hrithik like most of his past movies has put up a very dedicated performance .Still not upto the level of Koi Mil Gaya but there is no doubt that he's the leading light of our cinema and after the departure of Amir and SRK he is certainly the heir-in-waiting.
Barbara Mori is good and charming.The on screen chemistry looks good and atleast a few directors would have caught noticed of her.Together Hrithik-Barbara are not exactly the SRK-Kajol pair but certainly did their job pretty well.
Cinematographer deserves credit for picturising the landscapes in a great way . Be it the sizzling city of Las Vegas or the deserts of Nevada , the locations were shot in an aesthatic manner .Action sequence are the other part that deserve a lot of accolades.They are believable and yet at the same time exciting .
The music is a big let down. Apart from the KK song "Zindagi do pal ki" none of the other numbers are worth remembering .This is one of the reason why the connect feeling to the love stories subsides a while.Coming from the houses of Roshan's this was one area that should have been at the best.
Overall the movie is a good one packed with action , love , thrill, betrayel and all sorts of those key words .Certainly a 'dekho' but has it finally shown the way for cross over movies .. Naah!
My rating 3.0/5.0
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