Movie Review: Game

By Jyotsna Kumar

A mediocre attempt by Farhan Akhtar and his production team, you can easily say 'Pass' to this film.

Ok first and foremost why filmmakers push opening credits so much? Though I am really interested to know who all are behind the process, but the packaging upsets me. The same old sleazy graphics at the foreground and jazzy music at the background, is enough what we have seen, don't you think so? Unfortunately the movie Game- flags-off in similar fashion, where opening credits have nothing to do with the entire streamline of the plot.

Anyway, moving further the film opens on five different locations- THAILAND, ISTANBUL, UK, INDIA and GREECE but unfortunately these exotic locations only adds to the glossy frame and nothing beyond that. Billionaire Kabir Malhotra (Anupam Kher) sends out a calligraphed in Hindi, handwritten invitations to four different individuals across the globe. These four individuals (Jimmy Sheirgill, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani and Shahana Goswami) are all already at the peak of their dire-straits. Kabir's idea to have them on his island (Samos) is because he wants to punish them to what they did to his illegitimate daughter Maya (Sarah Jane Dais). Maya was a victim of Ramsay's (Boman Irani) human trafficking trade in Bangkok when she was a little, innocent child. Neil Menon (Abhishek Bachchan) drug-peddling business in Istanbul and finally was killed in an accident by Vikram Kapoor (Jimmy Sheirgill) which by the way, was an accident-cum-murder. And you wonder what Trisha (Shahana Goswami) is doing with these men? Well, her character only to add to this superficial plot as she is Maya's twin sister and is the only beneficiary of Kabir's entire jaaydaad…huh??

Malhotra is desperate to take avenge and wants to patch-up with his daughter Trisha but next day he commits suicide or does he?

And so enter Sia (Kangana Ranaut) who's chic, crisp attire by the way, doesn't match-up to her accent at all. She's an Indian investigating officer (Yup! one more Indian and God knows why) and is there to investigate the crime scene and what happens from there on is whirlwind of events. Out of which some are mature but most of them are obscure.

In totality the plot of the film is interesting barring some instances. But having said that, the movie never really took off what it was envisaged. The extraneous romance track between Sarah and Abhishek and that mindless walk on the streets of Istanbul adds to boredom. In fact, the film could have easily done away with romantic angle. It only slows down the pace of the film. The editing was crisp; the action sequences moved at shutter speed, the music score by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy adds no thrill to this suspense thriller. The performances were mediocre- though it was good to see Benjamin Gilani after ages but only if he had meaty role in the film. Likewise, Shahana's potential was also wasted in the film. Sarah was Plain Jane. Abhishek Bachchan's nonchalant, cool attitude only adds to the cockiness. Sirji, trust me you had no 'idea' what you were doing? Please don't attempt to be a Sherlock Holmes or James Bond. The dialogues by Farhan Akhtar are corny and only add to the cockiness. And last but not the least director Abhinay Deo adds some shocking, small twists and turns into the major chunk of the film but his idea of story telling is too blemished with loose ends. Overall, a mediocre attempt by Farhan Akhtar and his production team, you can easily say 'Pass' to this film.

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