Served
Raw!
R.A.W
A Spy
well hidden among us, would you have the eye to spot one? Spying an invisible
patriotism that remains hidden and hence strong. The strength of mind, and its heightened
senses with instincts makes for a good spy. This is what the movie R.A.W wants us to believe. Like lot of
movies with messages this year, R.A.W too
carries a message about the unsung heroes of our country. Director Robbie
Grewal who is also one of the writers isn’t able to effectively loop the
message in our brains. There is nothing new as far as direction goes or with screen
play or the script. The End of the movie however, is the most interesting bit
that can made my time’s worth sitting through unwanted untimely songs, romance
and emotional outbursts.
There
are two actors that provide a realistic and believable shade to R.A.W. The obvious one is Mr.Jackie Shroff
who plays (Shrikant Rai) the head of R.A.W the intelligence agency of India. He is the one that plans, plots to recruit
Jhon Abraham (Romeo) to be placed as spy in Pakistan occupied Kashmir to gain intelligence
from Pakistan about their strategies before a war could erupt between the nations
for the freedom of Bangladesh. The training of the spy and its script reminds
us of the movie Razi. Most of the time R.A.W seems to be mirroring Razi except for the gender of the lead. Though the
movie is simple, it is made too long to try our patience. Jackie Shroff is the only delight to watch. He
makes his part look real and impressive. John on the other hand does not have
many dialogues to deliver and is not able to ignite the pleasure of watching a
proper spy come to life on the screen. The other actor impressive is Sikander
Kher playing (Col Khudabaksh Khan) who is part of ISI and is on to Romeo suspecting
him to be an Indian spy. Sikander’s Pakistani Urdu hindi dialect is bang on
right and his serious eye glare looks like he is putting the fear of god on to
his subjects. Mouni Roy who plays the Indian diplomat in Kashmir is unwanted
and is rather a hurdle to the ongoing story line that R.A.W should have adopted.
It is definitely an Espionage movie but a very average attempt to showcase it. There
are few bits of brilliance that the makers have got right. I wouldn’t still recommend
this movie to waste your time on. I would rather go watch another better
entertainer or catch up a sports game instead. RAW is served quite raw and
hence remains undigested.
A Spy
well hidden among us, would you have the eye to spot one? Spying an invisible
patriotism that remains hidden and hence strong. The strength of mind, and its heightened
senses with instincts makes for a good spy. This is what the movie R.A.W wants us to believe. Like lot of
movies with messages this year, R.A.W too
carries a message about the unsung heroes of our country. Director Robbie
Grewal who is also one of the writers isn’t able to effectively loop the
message in our brains. There is nothing new as far as direction goes or with screen
play or the script. The End of the movie however, is the most interesting bit
that can made my time’s worth sitting through unwanted untimely songs, romance
and emotional outbursts.
There
are two actors that provide a realistic and believable shade to R.A.W. The obvious one is Mr.Jackie Shroff
who plays (Shrikant Rai) the head of R.A.W the intelligence agency of India. He is the one that plans, plots to recruit
Jhon Abraham (Romeo) to be placed as spy in Pakistan occupied Kashmir to gain intelligence
from Pakistan about their strategies before a war could erupt between the nations
for the freedom of Bangladesh. The training of the spy and its script reminds
us of the movie Razi. Most of the time R.A.W seems to be mirroring Razi except for the gender of the lead. Though the
movie is simple, it is made too long to try our patience. Jackie Shroff is the only delight to watch. He
makes his part look real and impressive. John on the other hand does not have
many dialogues to deliver and is not able to ignite the pleasure of watching a
proper spy come to life on the screen. The other actor impressive is Sikander
Kher playing (Col Khudabaksh Khan) who is part of ISI and is on to Romeo suspecting
him to be an Indian spy. Sikander’s Pakistani Urdu hindi dialect is bang on
right and his serious eye glare looks like he is putting the fear of god on to
his subjects. Mouni Roy who plays the Indian diplomat in Kashmir is unwanted
and is rather a hurdle to the ongoing story line that R.A.W should have adopted.
It is definitely an Espionage movie but a very average attempt to showcase it. There are few bits of brilliance that the makers have got right. I wouldn’t still recommend this movie to waste your time on. I would rather go watch another better entertainer or catch up a sports game instead. RAW is served quite raw and hence remains undigested.
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