It is the war on terror. In the beginning we see one of Indian super agents aiming at a terrorist leader. He shoots - but the leader giving the order is shot instead. Then come the the titles. Later we will learn, that we started with a flashforward.
Helicopters arrive and Hrithik Roshan descends, as if he was on another Mission Impossible. He is agent Kabir, setting up a special team to fight the terrorist merchant Rizwan Iiyasi (Sanjeev Vasta). Khaled (Tiger Shroff) wants to be a member of that team also, there is only a slight problem: his father was a traitor and Kabir shot him. However, Khaled points out, that his mother revealed the treason. So his mother's blood flows in his veins also. Khaled gets a chance when Iiyasi has been spotted in Morocco. He remains loyal, but there is another traitor, so the operation fails
Then we get a flashback after the interval. Naina (Vaani Kapoor) seems to become the female lead in this film. At first it seems that the director felt the need to some women in two-part bathing suits. Naina is a dancer and works very hard to get the money for her little daughter's private school. The terrorist merchant is a great admirer of Naina. Kabir uses her first as "civilian asset", but slowly she becomes his romantic interest. In a wiretapped conversation Kabir learns, that the terrorist has people from the official instances on his payroll. When Naina is murdered, Kabir tries to trace these moles.
Now it seems that Kabir has gone rogue. Khaled tries to chase him down...
The plot is told in a rather messy way. While the cinematography is stunning at times, the editing is too harsh. We move from Tikrit in Iraq to Marrakech in Morocco, have a motorbike chase in Portugal and sandwiched in between a Holi Celebration (with some good dancing by Roshan). The plot twists seem to be contrived - including face surgery in Switzerland. Those twists are not really surprising, but laughable.
The strong part is the acting between Roshan and Shroff, the testosterone pumped buddies. However, the action scenes are too much to be realistic. They would fit in a martial arts film, but seem to be misplaced here. The weaknesses of the storyline are covered by action scenes. It is always a bad omen when a film relies exclusively on special effects.
The main problem is, however, that the main persons lack depth. Both appear like bone crushers and killing machines, but lack almost completely human aspects. It is really remarkable that the romantic aspect was first introduced after the interval.
War suffers mainly from a poor script and rough editing. It lives through well-staged action-sequences and nice cinematography, but has else very little to offer.
5/10
Helicopters arrive and Hrithik Roshan descends, as if he was on another Mission Impossible. He is agent Kabir, setting up a special team to fight the terrorist merchant Rizwan Iiyasi (Sanjeev Vasta). Khaled (Tiger Shroff) wants to be a member of that team also, there is only a slight problem: his father was a traitor and Kabir shot him. However, Khaled points out, that his mother revealed the treason. So his mother's blood flows in his veins also. Khaled gets a chance when Iiyasi has been spotted in Morocco. He remains loyal, but there is another traitor, so the operation fails
Then we get a flashback after the interval. Naina (Vaani Kapoor) seems to become the female lead in this film. At first it seems that the director felt the need to some women in two-part bathing suits. Naina is a dancer and works very hard to get the money for her little daughter's private school. The terrorist merchant is a great admirer of Naina. Kabir uses her first as "civilian asset", but slowly she becomes his romantic interest. In a wiretapped conversation Kabir learns, that the terrorist has people from the official instances on his payroll. When Naina is murdered, Kabir tries to trace these moles.
Now it seems that Kabir has gone rogue. Khaled tries to chase him down...
The plot is told in a rather messy way. While the cinematography is stunning at times, the editing is too harsh. We move from Tikrit in Iraq to Marrakech in Morocco, have a motorbike chase in Portugal and sandwiched in between a Holi Celebration (with some good dancing by Roshan). The plot twists seem to be contrived - including face surgery in Switzerland. Those twists are not really surprising, but laughable.
The strong part is the acting between Roshan and Shroff, the testosterone pumped buddies. However, the action scenes are too much to be realistic. They would fit in a martial arts film, but seem to be misplaced here. The weaknesses of the storyline are covered by action scenes. It is always a bad omen when a film relies exclusively on special effects.
The main problem is, however, that the main persons lack depth. Both appear like bone crushers and killing machines, but lack almost completely human aspects. It is really remarkable that the romantic aspect was first introduced after the interval.
War suffers mainly from a poor script and rough editing. It lives through well-staged action-sequences and nice cinematography, but has else very little to offer.
5/10
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| First dance sequence: Holi as relaxation from terrorist chasing |
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| Only bromance before the interval |
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| Apprentice versus teacher |
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| Has the Artic Circle before served as a location in a Bollywood movie? |
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