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Smoke (2018)
Couldn't have been worse
I am absolutely surprised by the amount of positive reviews this title has got. Most of them sound fake because of the template and absolutely unrelated reviews written.
Nevertheless, the series has a story-line so flat, I'd like to buy the brand of hammer that was used against it. First few episodes are so confusing, you wouldn't really understand which drug mafia is against whom. Some characters suddenly disappear from the series and no one bats an eye. Police and the CM abruptly start taking weird decision, so much so that audience might feel there might be some huge revelation at the end, but unfortunately, there isn't. Character's take time to build up, and when you might feel like rooting for them, they are killed off, and you feel confused and betrayed. Unrelated characters suddenly become significant in the final episodes, which makes absolutely no sense.
Editing was also not up to the mark.
All in all, it seemed like because the director knew the story-line, they felt that the audience would too, without taking the effort to explain them. Unfortunately, the characters fail to make an impact till the end.
A forgettable TV Serial which is best to be avoided, despite the spectacular work done by Tom Alter and all the other major star-cast.
Gabbar Is Back (2015)
Good story, but imperfect.
In a line, the movie shows a very unrealistic way of fighting against corruption by a group of few intellectual people. The story feels really motivating and the movie gets 9 out of 10 for that, but overall, we see the same old not-so-perfect picturization. Audio-Visual sync is something not taken care of at many scenes, and I think this should very well be considered in a movie review.
Furthermore, I felt that the character of "Shruti" played by Shruti Hassan was forcefully inserted in the movie. Being the Female Lead, there is nothing significant the character does or contributes to affect the main plot/story. A truly androcentric movie, could have been better without a female lead: less masala minutes and more focused on the plot. In a separate story-line, the movie also describes an honest but ambitious constable. The character was also not justified. The movie can be described as motivating with a good story-line completely wrapped with the same old unneeded masala, such as dialogs with purposeless echoes, traditional and non-essential item song, single man fighting with ten or more goons at the same time and winning, dream song sequence, etc.
I personally feel that this story could have been told in a lot, lot better way, but for Akshay Kumar fans, the movie can be seen in Theater, because he has done justice with the character. People who liked Kick, Singham and similar masala flicks should not miss it as well. Others looking for a little finesse, can wait for the TV broadcast, in my opinion.