Monday 13 August 2012

'Cocktail' - Movie Review and more..


        The big Bollywood fan that I am, I thought maybe its time to break the lull in the blog by writing a movie review. Just got the opportunity to watch the movie Cocktail'. Before I start let me assure the audience that I will not be revealing the plot of the movie any more than what is already evident by the trailer of the movie.

         Since we mentioned the trailer, let us start with the trailer.I like the tag line of the movie. ' Friendship is confusing and Love is complicated'. So true. This line alone should get a lot of young audience inside the theaters.The movie trailer also mentions it is from the makers of 'Love Aaj Kal' which is of course for Imtiaz Ali. So what makes the movie different from all the love triangle movies we have seen so far. The movie has to be little different as the Bollywood audience is so used to watching Love triangles right from ' Sangam' to 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' .We have a  few recent releases also as Love Triangles but I stuck to mentioning the mega Hits only.

          The first half of the movie as it always is in such movies, fun. It moves at a good pace with some comedy. The second half as always adds more drama. The best part of the movie is that you will not be sad or upset for any one single character. Yes, it is equally distributed. I felt sad for Meera ( Diana Penty) , then for Veronica ( Deepika Padukone) and then for Gautam ( Saif Ali Khan). Later I was waiting in the end if I would feel sad for myself too for watching the movie but fortunately I did not.

          The movie plot is not only comic and dramatic but also helps us connect with the characters. I felt for Veronica where she realizes that it is so important for us to change for Love. The whole he should accept me the way I am shit never works in real life. Once you love it is always best to go through some changes so that our Loved one feels less hurt. As far as Meera goes, the way she mentioned, she was the kind of girl the guy's mother would like. I so accept. I thought of taking my mom for the movie to show her that this is what I need my girl to be. And ofcourse I felt for Gautam, cause as always, it is always the guy who suffers most when he really gets serious about a girl. Women keep complaining about Men being dogs but the fact is as soon as we turn human, we are prone to being hurt and most of the times we do end up being hurt.

        As far as acting goes, Deepika and Saif both have acted to their potential and both to me seem to be maturing and improving every time I see them. But kudos for the newbie Diana Penty. Not only is she truly simply beautiful but her acting skills is way above average. Specially after looking at some model turn actress like Nargis Fakhri and company, my expectations from Diana were very low. But she has the potential to be a what we say as ' Lambi race ka Ghoda'. Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani in their short roles have done justice to their capabilities.

        The Direction is good. The Music could have been better. There was only one song that I really liked.  The 'Tumhi ho bandhu..' song. I would have preferred better music and that would have helped the movie more specially cause the story is something the audience has been exposed to from last 40 odd years. The end is predictable but it still manages to keep you on your seat.

         I would definitely rate the movie a one time watch. And would be looking for more from Diana Penty. So enjoy the movie guys.

Cheers!

4 comments:

  1. I really got bored in the movie cz it was soo predictable. Also the movie was quite random. They did not spend much time in establishing the relationships between the character. A stranger girl suddenly becomes best friend. A hated boy suddenly starts living in with them. It was all valid, but lacked a proper foundation. Also, I am a huge Imtiaz Ali fan (Jab We Met is like my bible) but how can he give all his movies the same ending? Don't u remember the end of Love Aaj Kal where Saif gives a surprise visit to Deepika and says some heavy duty emotional dialogues. Same to same for this movie. Also Deepika and Diana look so similar that it was sometimes confusing. What kept me through it was the eye candy only. Everyone looked damn good and the styling was awesome.

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  2. agree with... "Also Deepika and Diana look so similar that it was sometimes confusing. What kept me through it was the eye candy only. Everyone looked damn good and the styling was awesome."

    "(Jab We Met is like my bible)"... smiles n understands !!!!!!!! LOVE Imtiaz Ali


    KKHH is a cult classic.. der can never be another.. as a 12 yr old watching the movie i cried thru the entire first half.. my older bro sitting beside me in the theatre ws shocked by the realization tht dawned upon him watching me cry - i wasnt a 8 yr old boy anymore :P

    "Later I was waiting in the end if I would feel sad for myself too for watching the movie but fortunately I did not.".... kya baat kya baat kya baat

    dont agree with... "The Music could have been better"


    "The whole he should accept me the way I am shit never works in real life."... this makes sense only if u r talking abt the kind of person the girl is and even then u'd rather be with ur kinda girl in the first place rather than be with a super babe and then try in vain to change her. save urself n her the misery...



    "as soon as we turn human, we are prone to being hurt and most of the times we do end up being hurt.".... as always do not understand this.. i mean y..

    "cause as always, it is always the guy who suffers most when he really gets serious about a girl".... take a girl's opinion...



    "it is so important for us to change for Love."....... to an extent yes, bt it shud be noticed and appreciated...


    "Friendship is confusing and Love is complicated'. So true.".... GREY AREA man.. it disturbs me tht u agree with it

    "I thought of taking my mom for the movie to show her that this is what I need my girl to be."... ahem!!!


    u've done well.. shud try a few more movie reviews.. its ur genre.. being a "CRITIC" tht is..

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  3. second comment, bt its kinda my fav topic.. modern day relationships tht is.. m surprised more ppl dont have a take on it.. the only person i felt bad for is veronica.. the sequence whr he does tell her n the way she reacts n then retracts.. i ws like poor thing man.. as a girl i dont understand hw can u fall for someone who first of all u know belongs to a someone else for starters and tht being a frnd is even worse... someone whom u know is sleeping with another girl for a fact and see romancing her right before ur very eyes.. i mean seriously.. the sacred pious Indian take home to mom sort of girl n all it takes is one drunken moment n a few flirtatious lines a couple of times to get her to fall for u.. i mean it wasnt even as though gautam ws the perfect picture of a guy either.. rlly r the "simple" girls "simple" in the head as well tht all it takes is a sympathetic shoulder of just abt anyone.. coming to gautam, as he sd he ws quite characterless n also seemed to have the classic quality tht men have.. she despised him so he wanted her.. another typicality is hw he dint care anymore abt the woman he had in the night coz he woke up to realize tht a more covered up girl ws ready to be with him.. the sad part is tht veronica decided to change for him.. had she not he wud have still been justified in walking out on her.. also letting go of a man u realize loves someone else is ok.. but actually standing beside the man u love and backing him up while he proposes to another girl is a lil too much to digest.. the makers shud know whr to stop n whr things stop being believable..

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