Raees review|Box office thread - Page 24

Girish Johar
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#Raees is OUTSTANDING @iamsrk

Originally posted by: Suggestive

In the action scenes, SRK mounts walls and leaps over buildings with the agility of Contra. But this is barely enough to make up for his loud and lazy performance. The actor seems to be too preoccupied with doing a Bachchan and ending up like Raju Srivastav on a bad night. Investing in Mahira Khan's visa was a wasted cause as the actress can barely construct half an expression. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is surely the only redeeming factor in Raees but sadly, his parts are brief.

Director Rahul Dholakia, best known for Parzania, obsessively pays tribute to Deewar (cop and bad guy exchanging dialogue in the police station), Agneepath (SRK has the eye makeup and mimics Bachchan) and a dozen others. But it gets a bit too indulgent.

For a film that's set in Gujarat, this one ditches the vibrant colour palate used by filmmakers such as Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Also the state's folk influences barely seep into the film's dated soundtrack which evidently lacks Amit Trivedi's rhythmic diversity. While Udi Udi Jaye may be covered by a few dandiya mandals this year, Ram Sampath sticks to sparse compositions which are forgettable. The Laila Main Laila rendition may have made ripples with certain audiences but it's debatable if the track itself had much to do with it.

SRK's ardent fans have endured the actor's terrible film choices for long. It's about time they wake up and bite into the red chilly.

@BOLD OH MY GOD 🤣

Chalo industry walas bhi shru hogaye for those who were missing them😆

Looking forward to watch this movie.

13 cr advance booking wow..how I wish the film had a solo release..is mumbai mirror credible, not a good review.

Hindustan times also gives 2 stars...wow