The first of many weekend reviews. Lootera reviewed by Souvik Gupta - 3.5 out of 5! Lootera is litmus test for Ranveer and Sonakshi. While he plays a much more toned down character than what he has played earlier or what he actually is, she has a meatier role than all her previous films combined. You can ascribe it to the period setting that Sonakshi, with her very classical beauty, rises up to the occasion while Ranveer struggles to find his foothold in a lot of scenes. Sonakshi’s ‘Pakhi’ is truly lovable in the earnestness of confessing her love and her frail health does make your heart go out for her. On the other hand, as the subdued suave thief falling in love, Ranveer looks sadly miscast in a few portions, but it’s the second half where he grips the character and proves that the rawness of emotions is his forte. The scene where he takes out the bullet or climbs the tree, he is brilliant. Above all, Lootera is Vikramaditya’s film – and you need no proof that the man has put his heart and soul to the film. There are quite a few portions where he shows his skill as a filmmaker – especially the silent altercation sequence where Varun coerces Pakhi to inject the medicine bears the stamp of a filmmaker’s boldness and novelty. However, unlike Udaan, the novel moments are few and far between. Having said that, I must mention that the lack of novelty is not the biggest drawback of Lootera. Neither is the fact that for a discerning viewer, the movie is very predictable. ‘Lootera’ is more about the feeling of selfless love, the pangs of solitude and the nostalgia for the innocence. To be honest, the film does achieve fair bit of it. Detailed Review at : madaboutmoviez/2013/07/lootera-review/
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:44:57 +0000
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