The Siddharth Anand directed and
Aditya Chopra produced, “War” immediately hijacked all attention with the very
first teaser on social media. Fans worldwide were thrilled to witness the youth
sensation Tiger Shroff, go head to head against the Greek God himself- Hrithik
Roshan. The trailers with all the high-octane action sequences, the exotic
foreign locations and the breathtaking-acrobatic dance moves of the 2 main
leads excited movie buffs around the globe. The plot can never get as simple
as, when an elite soldier/intelligence officer Kabir Luthra (Hrithik Roshan)
goes on a killing spree, his long-time prodigy Khalid Rahmani (Tiger Shroff) is
assigned to eliminate his former mentor. Unfortunately, however, the movie
completely failed to live up to all the hype and presumptions, owing to a
dearth in the script, and major plot holes. That said, all is not lost for
‘War’ yet, and here are some of the good and bad aspects of the movie.
The Good: The central purpose of
the movie for Yash Raj Films was to bank solely on the 2 main leads, their
chiseled physique, their hypnotic dance moves and the explosive fight choreographies,
which I am happy to inform the movie delivered. Every single fight sequence was
a spectacle to watch, with special mention to Tiger’s ravishing 3mins long-take
entry sequence and the absolutely sensational hand-to-hand combat in the
climactic sequence between the 2 leads. All the fight scenes are something out
of a Hollywood movie, and thoroughly enjoyable. ‘War’ is step in the right direction
regarding action movies in India, and the viewers deserve such projects in the
future.
The Bad: A competent script is
the soul of any good movie, and in that respect, sadly ‘War’ is a zombie!! The
makers were so much hard-pressed into forging ‘War’ to be a full-on cool and charismatic
action flix, they totally overlooked the mammoth plot holes within the script
that will keep most viewers scratching their heads. In fact, after a certain
twist towards the climax, the entire 1st half seems simply incoherent
to the script. Vishal-Shekhar’s music is commendable, but the only 2 songs in the
album were misplaced, and only to flaunt the ingenious dancing chops of the 2
leads (should have kept out of the movie). Any fine action flix deserves a
memorable antagonist, something like a Mogambo, a Shakal or a Dr. Dang, sadly ‘War’
had none, instead we are greeted with a bunch of cliched-cringy people who
failed to make any impact at all. Finally, the script had very little to offer
to the capable ensemble cast like Ashutosh Rana (Colonel Luthra), Vaani Kapoor
(Naina) and Anupriya Goenka (Aditi), who put forth very mediocre performances.
Final verdict: War is truly an
admirable, but very forgettable attempt of an action flix, and the makers need
to put more heart and mind to any such future endeavors, with rumors of War evolving
into a franchise, to finally deliver a notable Indian action movie franchise at
par with John Wick or Fast & Furious franchises. So far, sadly ‘War’ is a
movie that viewers need but not deserve.
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