Agneepath (2012) Hindi

Action | Crime | Drama

 

It puzzles me sometimes why we especially south East Asians cannot settle for short things. Our sports are full days long, weddings are half day long and movies are 3 hours long. But still the end result is almost the same or even worse than a short sport, short wedding ceremony or a normal one and half hour movie. And this is a good example. I’m sure if the songs and the over exaggerated 40 minute lengthy final action sequence is taken out this movie will finish in less than 2 hours. But because of the brilliance of loving long stuff here we are staring at this for 3 hours and cursing on the way out. I mean I thought this movie will be at least exceptional or have some unique plot. But boy I was wrong. Except for the fact that Hrithik is in lead role and Priyanka give the moves, there is nothing else in it. There are one or two moments where you severely feel the emotions running which is what Indian flicks are really good of. And I don’t understand why each wedding ceremony has to end with a funeral and until the kid grows up to be a mature man the adults looks the same!

 

2.5/5

 

Synopsis: A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.