A Wednesday - External Reviews

hi meetu,
nice review, I really like the movie, Infact I do make it a point to have a dekko at your review before watching a movie.

A suggestion : Can you create a enhancement to your scribblepad/notepad section on each movies where readers can add to your observations.

cheers

An eye opener that will have an impact on you. Great performance. Should not miss this one.
"A Wednesday worth watching every day."

Nice review meetuu..its a must watch movie

Dear Meetu,

I have been reading WOGMA(and referring it to people since a long time..) and this might be the first time I am commenting on one of your reviews..

I love movies.. watching them.. and occasionally making a short one too... and A Wednesday was one of those movies that I wait for... movies like Khuda Ke Liye, Mithya, Khosla Ka Ghosla... movies which don't have big budget production houses.. and which don't have the 'I-don't-give-a-damn-about-the-character' actors..

But I found it quite disappointing...

I agree that 'brave' movies like these have to be lauded... the fact that such movies and directors find support in multiplex audiences and production banners is appreciable.. but I believe that just because a movie is brave.. doesn't make it a good movie...

The movie has too many cliches... a room full of techies who turn together on hearing a phone call... a young hacker talking to his girlfriend in front of the SP..(not to forget the false accent..)... A cop who beats another cop but the media doesn't arrive(when you show that the media is sick... how can you overlook this..)...
The intelligence people are busy changing wallpapers and refreshing their desktops..(whatever happened to details..)..

The second half of the movie is speedy.. and the supporting actors(the cop who wrote Nasir's FIR.. the Muslim don...The minister...) are all good..

Naseer is the best part of the movie... his acting.. his voice.. his lines.. are just perfect... (I remember cursing Khuda ke liye for its shoddy supporting actors and flaws in the script.. till Naseer appeared on screen and his speech that gave goosebumps..) His is one role that is perfect in this movie...

But I believe Anupam Kher overdid his part... some parts of the movie are simply unbearable.. there are sharp cuts... when Anupam shouts at his two commandos.. it makes a sorry scene rather than a stong one..(my personal opinion..)...

On the whole I believe.. A Wednesday was a nice movie.. must watch.. but lets not overlook its flaws...

And yeah...

Keep up the good work...

(I used to write short reviews for some time on one of our sites.. http://www.themovieanalyst.com... but I read your reviews to neutralize my opinion on any flick...)

The link to Baradwaj Rangan's review page is broken.

Thanks :)

hello meetu,
it is first time i am writing my opinion about a movie in this blog..anyway......
A Wednesday is just an engaging thriller i will say...not at all a masterpiece,,,its a one time show.,,
the postives of the film is its theme that too wen the suspense at the end comes out,,else the theme was just average bfore that,,,just like any thriller serial running on tvs..
talking about actors..naseer was really briliant .(as usual)...nd anupam kher suited d role..jimmy shergil was a discovery i wud say( although industry has discovered him 5 yrs back)..but he really rocks in the movie...he looks confident first on the screen( may b he was borne on wednesday,, so lucky for him)
rest all other co-actors were ok..
reagarding flaws...greatest flaw that i wud point immidiately,,is the background score...y to keep it so loud...just unnecessary...it reminded me of RGV,s AAG..i accept ..its thriler but does we need to remind again nd again thst we r watching thriller..
anoder prob is that director is highly inspired of masala movies.,.,u cant get with some characters ,.,,they r so artificial..like aamir bashir,s wife wid d child...somehow d scene between them didnt touch,,,so predictable...the seen wen aamir,s wife leaves the railway station with the child ... was just too filmy
another flaw..that young hacker..no need to add that character ..it was waste of reels..and to that he attends the call of his "Babes" in front of SP.and the SP moves aside in embarassment...this is a poor shot...can u think a SP to react such to a young ,,,at a time wen many lifes are in danger,,,that was a stupid short
another prob wre the 4 terrorists they showed...no need to describe the stories of thier brutality..( one terrorist told that in childhood he killed bla bla in revenge) ...we can understand terrorist r brutal ..no need to explain,,,...
naseeruddin shah was the soul of the film.i think he made the film wat it looks like....the climax of the movie was gud..wen anupam kher shakes hands to him...the dialogue at the end that naseer gave about terorrism ..saved the movie.
over all its a an average thriller with a good message at the end...

Hi Meetu,

I used to write for this movie review site started by one of my friends.. http://www.themovieanalyst.com
And as is.. I am very passionate about movies... especially the offbeat ones... and so am often biased.. so before writing reviews for that site I used to read your reviews and IMDB user comments to neutralize whatever bias I have for a movie.. :D

And I think I agree with Prashant... while we must applaud the movie for its originality.. we must not call it a masterpiece if it has flaws... it is doing injustice to movies which deserve to be called masterpieces.. something like 'Pather Panchali' or 'Pyasa' or 'Satya' or 'Saaransh'....

This movie could have been taken to a different plane altogether had the director been wise enough to make this movie taut..

That is the reason perhaps why everybody is debating over how many stars this movie must get...

Anyway, as you and Sakshi believe.. To Each His Own... :D

Take care and keep churning out the reviews...

p.s.: Can we have more English reviews...? I came here looking for some of them and didn't find any.. :)

What is wrong with you guys? Some common man aged 50+ makes Mumbai police kill 4 terrorists. Excellent!!! What's next my grandmother threatening to blow up the parliament???

nteresting review. Thanks. Here’s what I have to say about this movie,.. " target="_blank">http://www.gauravs.com/movie-review/a-wednesday

Thanks satish! That’s a good idea, let me see if it’s technically possible.

Nice movie , wish more such movies are made in bollywood . Naseeruddin and Anupam are two masters of acting.

Dear Meetu, I have been reading WOGMA(and referring it to people since a long time..) and this might be the first time I am commenting on one of your reviews.. I love movies.. watching them.. and occasionally making a short one too… and A Wednesday was one of those movies that I wait for… movies like Khuda Ke Liye, Mithya, Khosla Ka Ghosla… movies which don’t have big budget production houses.. and which don’t have the ‘I-don’t-give-a-damn-about-the-character’ actors.. But I found it quite disappointing… I agree that ‘brave’ movies like these have to be lauded… the fact that such movies and directors find support in multiplex audiences and production banners is appreciable.. but I believe that just because a movie is brave.. doesn’t make it a good movie… The movie has too many cliches… a room full of techies who turn together on hearing a phone call… a young hacker talking to his girlfriend in front of the SP..(not to forget the false accent..)… A cop who beats another cop but the media doesn’t arrive(when you show that the media is sick… how can you overlook this..)… The intelligence people are busy changing wallpapers and refreshing their desktops..(whatever happened to details..).. The second half of the movie is speedy.. and the supporting actors(the cop who wrote Nasir’s FIR.. the Muslim don…The minister…) are all good.. Naseer is the best part of the movie… his acting.. his voice.. his lines.. are just perfect… (I remember cursing Khuda ke liye for its shoddy supporting actors and flaws in the script.. till Naseer appeared on screen and his speech that gave goosebumps..) His is one role that is perfect in this movie… But I believe Anupam Kher overdid his part… some parts of the movie are simply unbearable.. there are sharp cuts… when Anupam shouts at his two commandos.. it makes a sorry scene rather than a stong one..(my personal opinion..)… On the whole I believe.. A Wednesday was a nice movie.. must watch.. but lets not overlook its flaws… And yeah… Keep up the good work… (I used to write short reviews for some time on one of our sites.. but" target="_blank">http://www.themovieanalyst.com...but I read your reviews to neutralize my opinion on any flick…)

Thanks Shantanu. For your compliments and you detailed thoughts on the movie. I’m sorry, I didn’t understand - “I read your reviews to neutralize my opinion on any flick…” this mean…Please elaborate :)

Hey Prashant, not necessarily all good films are master pieces. They are good films. We can keep arguing about the things we disagree on, but its just a point of view. This time we agree on some and differ on other details.

@Shantanu, I do a few english movie reviews on the site, once in a while. Do check out my reviews on Dark Knight, Deception, and Righteous Kill. Cheers.

hey…Damm good movie…….I like it very much… Good thinkin by the director….. Thinking about the existence of our normal life……….

This is more about an idea, a ‘what if’ rather than the believability of it happening. Goodness, I hope its nowhere close to reality.

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