Rating: 3/5
Ek Villain Movie Review - The Mystery Ends, As The Writers Are The Real Villians
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Expectations:
Director Mohit Suri debuted way back in 2005 with a runaway hit 'Zeher' and after which he did around seven more films under the banner of 'Vishesh Films'. Though, most of his films were direct copies of many international films, 'Woh Lamhe' was one of his best work till date followed by 'Aashiqui 2' which ended up being his most successful film till date. The best part of all his movies was that they were decently adapated and had outstanding music along with great romantic moments indulged in it. 'Aashiqui 2' was a perfect example of Mohit's great taste in music along with many wonder romantic moments which helped to enhance the chemistry of its lead pair. Thus, right from the first promo of Mohit's latest film 'Ek Villian' one does expect to see another beautiful romantic film with some great music and fantastic performances attached to it. So lets find out, whether 'Ek Villian' will enhance the romanticism of 'Aashiqui 2' or might be just a follow on to it and end up being a decent money spinner at the box office.
Story:
'Ek Villian' is a story of a ruthless gangster Guru (Sidharth Malhotra) who is known for his merciless killings. Aaisha (Shraddha Kapoor) spots Guru in a jail and decides to help Guru become a better person. This new bond works for Guru and gradually he falls in love with Aaisha. Their dream world turns into a nightmare with the entry of Rakesh (Ritesh Deshmukh) and what happens next, is what the entire film is all about.
Screenplay & Technicalities:
The story is highly inspired from the Korean classic film 'I Saw The Devil' and is modified as per Indian situation. Its not even half impactful as the original classic film was, nor even manages to capture the basic essence of the Korean film. The writers somehow twisted the basic plot and added more drama and emotions to the storyline, which ended up being bit predictable and stretched. The basic plot line will manage to keep you indulged in the film, but as it progresses ahead the screenplay starts to disappear and fails to come back at any given point. The first half is very good as has lots of curiosity attached to it, but as the mystery starts to unfold there is not much left except for stretching the second half to a climax which again reminds you few films like 'Khalnayak' or 'The Dark Knight'. There are some great scenes like Shraddha's wish list, Ritesh revealing his secrets to the girls, Sidharth hitting Ritesh followed by Ritesh-Shraddha flashback scene, Sidharth trying to fulfill Shraddha's wishlist and few more. The writer could have easily avoided side tracks of Shaad Randhawa, Kamal R Khan and a few more which ended up being half baked. The reasoning attached to Ritesh or Sidharth fails to connect to the audience and seemed forced. Dialogues are good, but not memorable.
Music & Direction:
Music has been a big highlight of Mohit Suri's films and even in 'Ek Villian' it's the biggest positive point attached to the film. Songs like 'Banjaara', 'Galliyan', 'Humdard' and 'Zaroorat'are brilliantly placed in the film. The magic of Mohit Suri's romanticism is reflected in these songs. 'Awari' is a total waste and should have been omitted from the film.
Mohit Suri fails to achieve the intensity of the original Korean film 'I Saw The Devil' and in order to Indianise it weakens the soul of the film. He manages to keep you glued to the silver screen, but fails to create the wonderful moments required for such films. At some points, lot of justification and reasoning is given for its main characters and at some the makers take it for granted. Mohit is the best director to make a performance oriented film and he does manage to extract some decent performance from his lead actors. The movie lacked highly over some good romantic moments, emotional connect and intensity of the lead actors to reveal their dark side.
Performances:
Sidharth Malhotra looks great and shines in the action scenes. He shows a tremendous improvement as far as his performance goes in comparison to his last films. Shraddha Kapoor looks sweet and beautiful and adds life to her character in the film. Shraddha's presence works in the favor of the film, wished the makers would have kept a lengthier role for her as her fans might be a bit disappointed. It's great to see Ritesh Deshmukh attempting something different and is superb in most of his scenes. Though towards the finale, he starts to overact a bit, but still does full justice to his role. Aamna Sharif is terrible and ends up being a victim of half baked character along with Shaad Randhawa. Kamaal R Khan and Remo struggle to act and were total misfit for the film.
Final Verdict: So bol meri 'Filmi Khopdi' iss film mein kitna hain Dum?
Dum? Well, there is a good amount of dum for all those who have not seen the Korean film 'I Saw The Devil'. The movie, despite being a weak copy of a classic thriller, ends up being watchable due to its fantastic music and good performances by the lead actors. If you remove the music and actors from this film, it's a weak film with lots of loophole and stretchy moments. There was a curiosity attached to the film so as to who the actual villain in this movie is? Well, the mystery ends as the writers are the real villains who ruin a wonderful concept by adding the unwanted reasoning part, weak screenplay and lots of forced melodrama.
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