Johnny Gaddar ...
Wow! thats what comes to mind after watching Johnny Gaddar - even Bollywood can produce such noirs!
Indian cinema for sure is coming of age, genre based experimentation is in full swing. "it's different" now is no more a meaningless phrase dropped by everyone. After Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Metro, Manorama, Chak De and Dil Dosti Etc Johnny Daddar is another flick saying it loud with lots of meaning. They clearly demonstrate that heavy duty cast, melodramatic stories, romantic sequences, chart topping songs, underworld realities or 4 friends slapstick comedies are not required to make a movie that gives worth of your money.
Kudos to Sriram Raghavan for creating such an uptight thriller that gives butterflies in your stomach - a feeling straight out of James Headley Chase or Surendra Mohan Pathak novels. No mysteries, no suspense just a pure pulse racing, intelligently crafted thriller.
Those who could never bear Dharmendra other than in Sholey should see a very genuine and pleasant performance by him. Vinay Pathak doesn't need any comments, he is simply too perfect for them. Zakir Hussain also lives upto being discovered by RGV. Debutant Neil Nitin Mukesh is a dark horse and has fairly handled his character.
A very gripping storyline with a coherent script keeps the audience glued. Soundtracks don't pop up as out of place irritating songs but have been blended as very short pieces of background music. Smart thing to do. Nevertheless one should listen to Move Your Body separately to appreciate S.E.L. score.
Another interesting thing to note is the symbols used in movie as a tribute to Vijay Anand. In intro shot Rimi is shown reading the Narayan's novel The Guide, Neil chooses his fake name in Pune hotel from Johny Mera Naam running on the reception TV et all.
Best movie of this year and best hindi thriller seen so far.
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