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Force

John Abraham, Genelia Dsouza Dir: Nishikant Kamat
wogma rating: The keen should rent; else TV (?)
quick review: Force is a perfect masala film, which also means, it is perfectly predictable. And yet, Force keeps you engaged. It has everything in the right proportion - romance, action, drama. But it doesn't have that one overwhelming factor which can make me recommend it to you without any reservations. I have to add caveats like, if you are into hard-core action, if you like borderline genuine romance, if you don't mind the two interrupting each other, then watch it for sure.
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There is nothing exciting about an action film. For example, from the trailer it looks like none of the action elements will have anything we haven't seen in Hollywood before. Well, Hollywood these days, hardly has anything that we haven't seen in Hollywood before. Besides, the 2.5-minute trailer of Force itself gives away the entire set-up of the film. My estimate is, that covers the first hour of the film or so.

Which means, the action, the romance, the fun will have to make double the effort to engage. My bet is that it won't. Considering the romance and fun bit require good timing and neither John Abraham nor Genelia D'Souza can be appreciated for their acting skills from the films they've done so far. So, unless there's a 180-degree turn hidden there somewhere, there is barely anything to look forward to. The only thing that might make me give Force a fair chance, actor-wise, is the films John Abraham chooses every once in a while. But I have my reservations about this one.

Add to that the list of films produced by Vipul Shah and you have clichéd, typical Bollywood masala written all over the film. Again as proven by the peep we get through the trailer.

Amongst all these negative vibes, there is one small reason to have hope though. Director, Nishikant Kamat's ventures so far. I've heard a lot of good things about Dombivli Fast and I remember having an overall positive feel about Mumbai Meri Jaan. So, in short, there is hope. Meanwhile, the music seems to be just about lukewarm.

Music Reviews:
Milliblog - "just adequate"

Music Aloud - "7.25/10"

Bollyspice - "3/5"

Bollywood Hungama - "3/5"

Happy Sing - "If you’re one for quality music, Go. Buy."

Planet Radiocity - "3/5"

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38 reviewers have given Force an average rating of 2.1/5.0. 4 yays, 10 nays, 24 so-so. See all external reviews »

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On twitter, 19 twitterers have given Force an average rating of 4.6/5.0. 17 yays, 1 nays, 1 so-so. See all tweets »

Readers' Ratings

5 readers have given Force an average rating of 4/5.0. 3 yays, 0 nays, 2 so-so. See all reader reviews »

Comments (9)

moviebhakt:

@meetu - It's surprising that there is no mention of the original tamil version, "kaaka kaaka" here..!!! In case you haven't seen it, watch it for sure. It may be very difficult for Force to create the magic the original one did.

Coming to Nishikant Kamat, he had definitely shown a lot of promise in Mumbai Meri Jaan. I wonder what made him do a Hindi remake of a Tamil hit! And, the fact that Force looks so heavy on "masala" and "ishtyle" and less on substance makes me feel that the director must have been Force-d to direct this film.

posted 8 months ago moviebhakt has posted 23 comments and has rated 2 movies. See moviebhakt's page for more details.
Rachit Gupta:

Hi Meetu,

This is the movie (Khakha Khaka) that literally started it all in Tamil cinema. Brilliant action with a proper storyline it was one of Suriya's earliest hits. Will it have the same effect on John's career??? We never know .... but from the looks of it TOI is already impressed! 4 stars and nearabouts!!! I am waiting for your thoughts on this movie... really!!!
PS: I have a very sneaky suspicion that you will love this one (Conditions apply: they shud stick to the original)...
And before i end this post just a bit of trivia: the khwabon khwabon track is lifted from the tamil original (urinye urinye) which itself is copied (oops inspired) from du hast by rammestien - a German band (methinks).

posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago Rachit Gupta has given this movie a Thumbs up (Worth the 45 mile drive! Liked it!!! Some good action and shock, horror better than Salman starers!) . Rachit Gupta has posted 14 comments and has rated 10 movies. See Rachit Gupta's page for more details.
Anand Balakrishnan:

people seeing force may like it but those who has seen the tamil original will not like it. john is ok but suriya in the tamil original was exceptional. very difficult for john to match him.

posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago Anand Balakrishnan has given this movie a So-So (40) . Anand Balakrishnan has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Anand Balakrishnan's page for more details.
Rachit Gupta:

Hi Meetu,

Just back after watching the movie... I really liked it and this despite the fact i knew every twist that was to come... And as Anand above says John can only match Suriya in his "khwabon khwabon" mein (hehe!!!)
And from where I live I have to drive 45 miles to see a bollywood film!!! It was totally worth the effort...
A slight difference of opinion on your review: I felt very strongly for the characters... I was angry at the villain for being so evil and winced every time John was hurt in the last action sequence!!! Each blow to him was felt!!! Its been a long time since I so emotionally invested in a movie or maybe it was just the brutality of the character brilliantly depicted by the newcomer!!!

posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago Rachit Gupta has given this movie a Thumbs up (Worth the 45 mile drive! Liked it!!! Some good action and shock, horror better than Salman starers!) . Rachit Gupta has posted 14 comments and has rated 10 movies. See Rachit Gupta's page for more details.
meetu:

@moviebhakt well, i haven't seen the original, so didn't see any point in mentioning it. I want to watch it though. Too many films, too little time!

@Rachit wow! that's nice. watching force did make me want to check out the original film. will do eventually.

@Anand i won't be surprised!

posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Jitaditya:

was actually looking for Saheb Biwi & Gangster review... there seems to be no mention of it in the site...

posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago jitaditya has posted 21 comments and has rated 6 movies. See jitaditya's page for more details.
Shashi:

Its a great review.. well balanced and proper... may end up seeing the movie too..

Shashi
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posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago Shashi has given this movie a Thumbs up . Shashi has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Shashi's page for more details.
music.pk:

The movie look great but still looks like a sequel of Tamil action style but John new Body structure is working for the movie.

posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago bollywood has given this movie a Thumbs up (I think its a good movie) . bollywood has posted 2 comments and has rated 1 movies. See bollywood's page for more details.
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Suman:

Direction: 2.5
Story: 1.5
Lead Actors: 3
Character Artists: 2

Dialogues: 3
Screenplay: 3
Music Director: 2
Lyrics: 2

posted 6 months, 4 weeks ago Suman has given this movie a So-So . Suman has posted 20 comments and has rated 19 movies. See Suman's page for more details.

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