Lootera Review Thread -Critic Reviews pg26 onward - Page 81

my third Hindi movie in three years at the cinema, my first in over eight months (Talaash, November 2012).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Before the review, I have to confess I never liked Sonakshi Sinha, and had never heard of Ranveer Singh until yesterday. Never seen/heard/watched anything about any of the other cast crew either. This was my first Sonakshi Sinha movie and possibly, the last.

The story starts off as a slow, boring tale of post-colonial India (1950s) centered around a dumb looking village girl (Sonakshi) of a rich aristocratic landlord falling in love with a thug/thief (Ranveer) in only a FEW days (!!) who all along pretends to be an archeologist.

The love flourishes in only a few weeks, to such great heights that she forces him into accepting her as his bride. There is a lot of tedious shit that ensues in the next several 'never-ending' slow scenes. The marriage never happens; the thug runs away with all the property on the night before the wedding. Don't ask me how - loads of gimcrack. The landlord dies in shock. She goes away to a distant place (a hill station) pursuing her dream to be a writer. Her love for him doesn't fade away still (haha).

Some of the scenes were actually unbearable.

She has this weird asthma-like condition that resolves on taking a certain "intravenous" injection that every person in the movie can administer at will. LOL. (doctors of today would be proud of such a medication!!!). Later she's diagnosed with TB and the doctor advises her to spend her days in a warmer place! LOL.

Back to the story.
The thief, to steal yet again, shows up in the same town the girl is stationed at. And by now, he has already murdered a couple of folks, stolen umpteen times and the police is all-out looking for him. The girl shelters him yet again (lol), protecting him from the police and she spends a few days with him.

In the end, actor dies - shot by the police. The movie ends almost immediately ending the two-hour agony. Without a bucket of popcorn, the movie might be impossible for many of you.

don't go by paid reviews, it is a real slow, boring piece of crap..a really poor copy of fanaah (not that it was a great movie by any stretch of imagination)
and by the way, Salman Khan ke movie jaisa bhi hain, entertaining hain...picture teen cheezon ke liye banta hain, dimag ke liye (avatar), dil ke liye (raanjhana), lund/chooth ke liye (Jism, Basic Instinct). Yeh bakwaas Lootera reminded me that I would have been happier checking india-forums,...

 

 

My review

I give One star to the film ..coz Sonakshi acted really well and she looked like the bhabhi of ur wet dreams in the first half. .. Ladies like thsi movie coz of Sona's nice saree dressings and  well-tailored blouse fittings and nicelt wrap up of colorful sarees,... I enjoyed sona too and her inner blouse blossoms,...   Sona's saree wearing with nips impression in tight blouses were fantastic,...

 

Lootera infact is a sort of  disappointment.  One may have read many rave reviews from critics including Raja Sen and that is based on . Henry's story. It didn't click in any way. Flat. Story was paper thin, songs OK,  garbage,... all my foot,...most acting mediocre,... Saving grace was that it is a period film... Not focusing on the story,... I spent time admiring the way Sonakshi wears the sarees. Realistic, like a woman with things to do, even if that is strolling through lush greenery of Bengal and Himachal, not like a mannequin. ;)   The hero's friend, Deb, had a good role and acted well. Thing with movies now-a-days is, have to go search for name of actors after watching the movie. Deb was played by Vikrant Massey, who seems to be a well-known TV actor. Still an OK to watch movie. Maybe I had huge expectations. The Bengali element had me comparing it to Parineeta. Was hungry too but skipped the icecream. ;)  Glaring and gazing this punjabi pada urfe elephant baby in full blouse blossom, tight fitting well tailored blouses,  and nicely wrapped sarees could hide her's bulk volume,  and glad that the director did not make any mistake to show her in a  Jeans,  and that kept the eyes glued,...

or, the movie was worth leaving the theater, if have a/c at home

or,...if  were caught in 110F heat outside,... better take a nap inside the theater, for this slow pace movie anyway.

Rating: 1.5 / 5.

 

 

Truly, Bollywood is going through an interesting phase. Till a few years ago, either masala movies or mindless laughathons dominated the marketplace. But look at the films being churned out these days. Of course, there's ample room [read screen space] for all genres to co-exist, but the fact that diverse genres are finding an outlet, besides the tried-and-tested formula, clearly indicates that times are changing rapidly.

Aimed at the plexes primarily, LOOTERA was never meant set the BO ablaze with an earth-shattering start. It was meant to consolidate its status if the word of mouth was positive. That's exactly how this film has behaved at urban pockets. What goes in favour of the film is the fact that the makers kept the economics in check. Having cost approx Rs 32 cr [inclusive of P and A], a substantial chunk of the investment has already been recovered from Music, Home Video, Overseas, Satellite and ancillary rights.

As for the India theatrical rights, Balaji decided to give the film to several distributors on Advance, so that they [distributors] don't incur losses, if the film falters. The controlled release in India -- targeted primarily at urban plexes/1000 screens -- was again a step in the right direction and the revenue generated from urban centres should ensure recovery of the balance investment, thus taking the film to the comfort zone. Of course, it remains to be seen how it fares in its second weekend, but if the steady business is an indicator, the second weekend should witness an upward trend again, especially on Saturday and Sunday.

POLICEGIRI, on the other hand, had to be content with the business generated from mass circuits/single screens. One shouldn't expect every film to go the DABANGG or SINGHAM way, but POLICEGIRI did witness ample footfalls at single screens over the weekend, which proves that masala movies work well in several circuits of India. It remains to be seen if the makers, who have also distributed the film themselves, will eventually recover the investment, since there's a wave of interesting films lined up in the forthcoming weeks and the screen space, obviously, will shrink considerably as a result of it.