Ghajini: Movie Review

The Good:

• Did someone say Aamir Khan? I beg to differ. Well, the man deserves credit for his performance in parts. He carries of the suave business tycoon character with aplomb and delivers a polish performance there. And then he screams and grunts as a revenge thirsty man and that is when he lets down an ardent fan like me.
• Asin, the female lead, gives a short and breezy performance. She does well and the romance between Asin and Aamir was the part when I enjoyed the most in the movie.
• A.R. Rehman once again. A couple of songs are very good.
• Gawd, the bod. Aamir sure has worked hard on it and it shows.
  

The Bad:

• The story. Well aside from being predictable it is also saps your vital essential body fluids . The screenplay goes on and on for three and a half hours that leaves you gasping.
• The bad guy. Pradeep Rawat is not villainous enough. He looks like a sidekick. For an action film the villain had to be good. Mukesh Rishi would have fared better.
• Aamir Khan in a fit of anger. Either it does not suit him or he overdoes it. Seeing him seething in anger, gritting his teeth and practically growling didn't go down well. I'm still trying to forget that part.
• Short term memory loss. Well it was supposed to be "THE" new angle to an otherwise average revenge drama. The fact is it was not played out well. More specifically the character was not fleshed out properly. The way he dissects clues and the way he goes about hunting down the wrongdoers is left out with only scratchy details about his modus operandi.
• Jiah Khan. Gawd, the moment she came on screen I started to squirm in my seat. She has a bad hairdo, looks terrible and can't act.
  

The Ugly:

• Action. The fight sequences are run in semi fast forward mode which try to give it a slick feel. But it looks totally uncool. I've been dying for a decent action flick from bollywood but alas. Et tu Aamir.
• After three hours and fifteen minutes of near torture for me, the movie begins to end. The reason I say this is because Aamir sits on a bench, remembers Asin and they hold hands and a song plays slowly in the background and it goes on and on before the end credits. The camera pans on Aamir for what seemed like eternity and a friend commented this as narcissism. I had to agree.
  

Endnote
Avoid unless you are the one who has willed to be cremated with any Aamir Khan movie when you die