~!! QUEEN: Movie Reviews !!~ - Page 5

Vikas Bahl brings out the best in Kangs and crafts a superb cinematic piece

Queen begins with a function that leads up to the actual wedding and believe us, the nuances that have been shown, describe perfectly as to what happens in an Indian wedding. Amidst the clinging of the bride's bangles, the blinking lights of the decorations and the jittering of the relatives, enters our very own cute little bride Kangana Ranaut. The movie starts with the adrenaline pumping track London thumakda and it sets up your mood for the rest of the film. The film although doesn't linger at all on wayward tracks of romance or tragedy and moves right to the topic of the film.

Twitter is already afloat with praises for Kangana and we too don't have anything extraordinary to say. She is SUPERB! She plays the perfect confused Punjabi girl who has hardly ever stepped out of her house without parental escorting. Her acting is flawless and the nuances she brings to her role are awe-inspiring. It is because of her acting that, even though there has been a tragic incident in her life, you don't get to feel that at all throughout the film. You might want to sympathize with her but her confused state allows her to enjoy the given opportunity to the hilt and you too forget all about the misery.

Vikas Bahl's vision has come to life far better than he could have ever imagined and it is not just because of Kangana. He is equally responsible for it and you would notice his brilliance in every second of the film. Every shot has been pre-planned perfectly way before the movie began shooting. Each shot is perfect in its delivery and there are no loose endings. Every angle, every locale, every nuance has been mastered at the pre-production stage and then the filming was begun. The scenes are so well planned that even a ten second scene where Kangana and Lisa Haydon are seen burping in the car, looks fantastic. And not just the planning, even the placing of the scenes are so perfect that the audience never needs to see a shot in sepia mode for knowing that it is a flashback sequence. The romance between the lead pair has been intermingled with the normal scenes in the form of flashback and you would fall in love with their exquisite positioning. The scene where Kangana gets drunk for the first time in Paris is so breathtakingly beautiful that you would just be numbed to your senses.

All of this is intertwined amidst some fabulous music by Amit Trivedi. Starting from London thumakda, Badra bahar and O gujariya, all the songs are superbly composed and penned in order to take the story ahead.

Vikas has through this movie tried to pass on a message to all the Indian women. He shows that however bad a situation is in a woman's life, she can always emerge victorious from the turmoil. Maybe she might do it in her own specific way and also do it in her own demanding terms, but she has the full capability to stand back and fight the world. A simple bag snatching scene in the film makes you believe what a woman can do if she fixes her mind onto doing something. The character of the dadi is also funny but has an underlining message in her dialogues stating everything in life happens for the good.

Talking of the shortcomings of the film, having five songs in the first half might just push you to check your pending messages on your cellphones till the time the song gets over. Also, you might complaint that the movie is a bit lengthy after checking its running time. But trust us, once you start watching the film, its a breeze of fresh air and you would not want it to stop! And lastly, all Rajkummar Rao fans might just be a tad-bit disappointed as his screen presence is almost nil, but he has done the best he could in that short span too.

The Plot: A young Indian Punjabi girl, played by Kangana, from Rajouri Garden in New Delhi gets dumped by her fianc, played by Rajkummar, two days before her wedding. Although she doesn't get herself busy with the tedious amount of breast beating and emotional drama. On the contrary she chooses to go on the pre-booked honeymoon to France and Amsterdam on her own and thereby reinventing the woman in herself.

Verdict: It is impossible not to fall in love with Kangana's performance as this is possibly her best performance till date. You would be glued to your seats till the last credits roll out, which by the way have been done in The Hangover style. You will get to see the parts you missed in the film by means of photographs and video snippets at the very end. In simple terms, Kangana's acting prowess has proved that she is a Queen forever'!

So go ahead BollywoodLifers and let us know your thoughts on the movie review of Queen.

wow amazing reviews...super excited to watch this one..Kangana!! ⭐️

Special mention to the enemble cast of #QUEEN...specially Lisa Haydon who is brilliantly cast and essays her part to pitch perfection...

Saw some of the recent films...Guys go see QUEEN..AWESOMEEE. C IT FOR KANGNA THE DIRECTOR THE PERFORMANCES..EVERYTHING. GOOO .

"QUEEN" IS AWESOME,KANGNA IS TERRIFIC,FANTASTIC FILMS AND EXTRAORDINARY JOB BY THE TEAM AND THE http://DIRECTOR.BLOCKBUSTER.SO  PROUD OF U KANGNA.

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I saw #Queen two nights ago.. And it refuses to leave me.. Right up there with my fave films and Kangana is in top form.. loveddd..

Just saw #Queen , my friend vikas bahl has whacked it #outtathepark. The movie of the year is already here. Cant miss this. #phantom

I saw #Queen two nights ago.. And it refuses to leave me.. Right up there with my fave films and Kangana is in top form.. loveddd..

@kangna_ranaut you're the most gifted actor of your generation. I'm blown away by the sheer brilliance of your performance in @Queenthefilm

Just watched QUEEN Kangana Ranaut sparkles in the film. Vikas Bahl tells a sensitive story with such ease & brilliance.Kudos #awardworthy

I wasn't meant to watch it last night, but it beckoned me... It has been since I saw the first poster, then the trailer. #Queen

I am so proud, excited and optimistic about how we are looking at our women in film! #Queen

Saw 'Queen' last night! Envy Kangana 4 her outstanding performance & luv Vikas Bahl for making such an entertainer. Stupendous performances!

Queen is a beautiful beautiful beautiful film.Made my soul happy.Kangna slides in to the role like a glove.I love u evermore @raj_kumar31!

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i so want to watch this movie...love kangana 

Wow! Great reviews..
Won't miss dis movie.

KJO, you asshole, your tweet doesn't mean anything. 

Queen Movie Review: Kangana Ranaut's QUEEN is worth going miles to see!


By Martin D'Souza, Glamsham

Mind-blowing. Brilliant. Awesome. Clean entertainer with a 'state-of-the-art' message for every woman... and man. Simply superb!

One can go on and on tweaking adjectives to describe this stunning movie that not only enthralls you and have you holding your sides, laughing freely in some scenes, but also sends you home (male or female) with a feel-good attitude and that adrenalin rush of being one with Rani's motives and decision. In the end, you become one with QUEEN even as you start to leave the theatre grooving to the Laxmikant-Pyarelal number from the ANHONEE (1973), 'Hungama Ho Gaya', a wonderfully remixed, and intelligently re-used track.
   

Clambering over the bar counter in Paris (fully tunn), dancing to the beats of 'Hungama Ho Gaya', Rani (Kangana Ranaut) is in her heightened state of exasperated elation. She knocks off her behenji-type of sweater and has enough sense to tuck it in her hand-bag before she goes berserk.

Vikas Bahl, take a bow. This is a flawless presentation. Even though the film clocks around 146 minutes, one wishes it wouldn't end. Imagine feeding French Toasts to a French national who has not heard of one and Golgappa's in Amsterdam. Even the funny parts, though unintentional are so funny that it beats a comedy hands down.

And no item number comes on screen when the end credits are rolling. Instead, there are Facebook updates of Rani's 'honeymoon', which is a mini movie in itself. Novel idea!

The casting and filtering of characters is a fine-art in itself on how a movie should be made. The depiction and subtle usage of the characters, without overstaying any one character's limit is another. Moreover, having a mix of characters from Japan, Russia, France and Paris and having them blend together to give off a cosmopolitan effect and yet not overshadowing the other is, I would say, a third lesson on how to handle a film which is as complex as this.



The innovative way of building up the back-end of the love story, after it has been torn apart in the first reel is the garnish on the dish!

Rani is readying herself for her marriage which is a day away. Her mehendi ceremony is on and her fiance Vijay (Rajkummar Rao) is sending desperate messages to her. A shy Rani, accompanied by her younger brother, who is always with her, enters a coffee shop in Rajouri, Delhi, close to her home and shyly scolds Vijay for not waiting another day to see her. But Vijay has news for her; news that will change her life and her honeymoon plans (which she has been dreaming of). After years of courtship, Vijay decides that he cannot get married to her, stating that they are different.

Rani's world collapses; she rushes home, after trying unsuccessfully to plead with Vijay to change his decision, and locks herself in her room. The wedding mood is changed to gloom. Her parents keep vigil outside her room the whole night. When she finally emerges in the morning, she tells her parents that she wants to go on her honeymoon, alone!

A request her parents grant. Once in Paris and from there to Amsterdam, Rani is exposed to a whole new world and friends who she would have never otherwise met. She makes it to the Eiffel Tower and other prominent places of interest she and Vijay had decided they would visit... depressed and all alone.


Suddenly, another Vijay comes into her life, Vijaylaxmi (Lisa Haydon).This free-spirited girl who works in the same hotel where Rani is staying a guest befriends Rani and the two hit it off. Opposites attract!

From here, the film is a journey through Rani as she fights off her blues, shakes off Vijay who comes to Paris in search of her, pleading for her forgiveness and the ultimate change from within that sets her free.

Vijay will have to wait till she finishes off her 'honeymoon' and she promises to speak with him in India.

Kangana gives a standout performance handling the subtle changes within Rani with grace. No over-the-top histrionics which we have come to associate with her. This here is a different Kangana. In fact, this here is Rani. From shy and vulnerable, to bold and daring to take life by the scruff of its neck, Kangana's transformation is drastic. But her attitude remains the same. The change comes from within. I can stick my neck out to say that next year's Best Actress Award is anybody's guess.


Lisa Haydon is a revelation. Just like Rani's father and brother wait longingly for her to come on video-chat, so do you after she leaves the scene. Oh, how you wish she was in the second half. And it is this longing that highlight what I said earlier of how no character overstays their limit. A complete shift in performance from RASCALS; natural and perfect to the 'T'.

The actors who play Rani's roomies in Amsterdam - one from Japan, Russia and France are perfectly cast. Ditto the chef.

I can go on and on... But I'll stop here.

This Woman's Day, go out and celebrate with QUEEN. A movie worth going miles to see!

Rating : 4.5/ 5 stars

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wow...the reviews are just out of the world...so happy for Kangna 😊