Movie Review: READY – get ready to be bored!

By Jyotsna Kumar

I have an honest confession to make- I couldn't sail through the entire film and so I decided to walk out. I know this would upset Salman Khan Fans, but I opt to do this because I believe in Cinema more than actors. Some critics are of opinion that at times you need no brain teaser or logic in films because it provides therapeutic release from your stressful days. But I like to believe that there is a far, far better way to create a crazy, madhouse, whacked up flick, something Ram Gopal Verma did ages back with Daaud. The mad chase, dialogues, characters were so engaging that I didn't mind overlooking the story of the film. It at least made an effort to introduce fresh, barmy piece of writing. Trust me I am not against the entertaining, cheesy, song and dance cinema but basic problem with Ready was its entertainment value which was missing. You'll be amused by the kind of writing that has been done in this flick. The dialogues are awful and kiddish. And why just the dialogues, the predictable, umpteen characters, props, set design makes each and every frame of this film garish and lousy. Music by Pritam hits badly on your ears. The decibel volume is so high that all you remember or hear at the end of the song is noise. Even romantic numbers are heavy on your ears. The one and the only factor that keep this movie going is the 'I DON'T GIVE A DAMN' attitude by SALMAN KHAN. Only he makes it the paisa vasool flick for his fans. But you really have to be his crazy fan of his to appreciate this film.

Salman's unapologetic, larger than life image once again hits right on your face. His actions, behaviour are typical, but it's his sheer persona (or shall we say the personality itself) that set this ground rule right from the first frame i.e. My turf, My rules! Something Geoffrey Rush couldn't establish so clearly in The King's Speech. And one thing I must admit, that only Salman Khan in Bollywood can pull this line- 18 till I die! Because even at this age he looks far better than his contemporaries, so much so that Mahesh Manjrekar somebody who is his almost his age, plays his father in the film. Salman needs no lighting, no make-up to look good. And Asin despite all the lighting an added make-up can't look good. The failure however, lies more on the cinematographer's part. He did all the justice to Asin's dull spots. It only goes down to show that how haphazardly this film got made. All in all, it's a cinema that loses the sanctity of a good cinema.

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