As I was going the reviews of John Abraham's RAW (Romeo Akbar Walter) which were harsh and some even compared it to Meghna Gulzar directed and Alia Bhatt starrer Raazi, I was notexpecting much from the spy-thriller. But I was wrong ...
We get to see the real heroes only through some newspaper articles or media who fought for their country, sacrificed their family and could not even return back to their motherland. RAW (Romeo Akbar Walter) speaks the true events of making of a spy and the hardship and struggle these war machines go through.
Directed by Robbie Grewal (Samay, Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar and Aloo Chaat), RAW is partly based on the life of Indian spy, Ravindra Kaushik, who was also called "Black Tiger" due to his dedication towards serving India. The film starts off with slowly and in first hour, the story moves at a snail pace. The momentum picks up later and the plot makes it interesting with eye-popping scenes. The second half is where the actual drama unfolds and the climax makes it even a better watch. Few scenes will catch your attention - John Abraham trying to put in a microphone in the telephone of Isaq Afridi before he arrives at his office, the interrogation scene of John Abraham by Pakistani force, the last talk between John Abraham and Jackie Shroff followed by a good twist. The tactics used for spying - chit kept in an fruit, passing information to beggar through a piece of paper or even the lighter used were some of the good work.
Romeo Akbar Walter does suffer from inconsistent screenplay, loose editing and weak music. The plot was well-planned but the execution was slow. Nevertheless the background score that builds tension along with fine cinematography works well. There was no scope of music in this kind of film and the chemistry between Mouni Roy and John Abraham was just about okay.
Coming to the performances, John Abraham does better than his previous films - Rocky Handsome, Parmanu and Satyameve Jayate but still can improve. Jackie Shroff does well and so does Mouni Roy.
On the whole, I found RAW to be interesting which was different from what I have seen before 3/5
We get to see the real heroes only through some newspaper articles or media who fought for their country, sacrificed their family and could not even return back to their motherland. RAW (Romeo Akbar Walter) speaks the true events of making of a spy and the hardship and struggle these war machines go through.
Directed by Robbie Grewal (Samay, Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar and Aloo Chaat), RAW is partly based on the life of Indian spy, Ravindra Kaushik, who was also called "Black Tiger" due to his dedication towards serving India. The film starts off with slowly and in first hour, the story moves at a snail pace. The momentum picks up later and the plot makes it interesting with eye-popping scenes. The second half is where the actual drama unfolds and the climax makes it even a better watch. Few scenes will catch your attention - John Abraham trying to put in a microphone in the telephone of Isaq Afridi before he arrives at his office, the interrogation scene of John Abraham by Pakistani force, the last talk between John Abraham and Jackie Shroff followed by a good twist. The tactics used for spying - chit kept in an fruit, passing information to beggar through a piece of paper or even the lighter used were some of the good work.
Romeo Akbar Walter does suffer from inconsistent screenplay, loose editing and weak music. The plot was well-planned but the execution was slow. Nevertheless the background score that builds tension along with fine cinematography works well. There was no scope of music in this kind of film and the chemistry between Mouni Roy and John Abraham was just about okay.
Coming to the performances, John Abraham does better than his previous films - Rocky Handsome, Parmanu and Satyameve Jayate but still can improve. Jackie Shroff does well and so does Mouni Roy.
On the whole, I found RAW to be interesting which was different from what I have seen before 3/5