However, too many songs in the initial reels act as roadblocks.
The visual effects are excellent at places, but tacky at times.
Like his last outing HOME DELIVERY, this one too is high on gloss, but low on content. Given the kind of stars and budget at his disposal, the director should've come up with a slick entertainer, but ALADIN comes across as a feeble clone of a poor Hollywood film. Sujoy Ghosh's screenplay is bad, to put it bluntly. Not just that, even the climax is ridiculous. At the same time, it looks weird when Amitabh fights an entire army of Sanju's henchmen in the end. It's not easy to comprehend.Īlso, the entire track, when Amitabh loses his powers and becomes an ordinary mortal, looks gimmicky.
Two, the flashback portion - which resulted in Riteish's parents losing their lives - is haphazard.One, Amitabh refrains from revealing the past to Riteish, till Sanjay Dutt arrives on the scene and spills the beans.You can't overlook two major flaws in the writing. Okay, one expects absurdities in a fantasy, you can be pardoned for it, but at least they should have the power to keep you hooked. The problem is not with the story, but the screenplay. Sure, there're some interesting moments, but you can actually count those sequences. Sadly, ALADIN only slides downwards after this point. But no sooner does the genie appears, he breaks into a song and you realize that ALADIN is no different from those mundane films churned out week after week. ALADIN starts with a bang, with the initial portions holding a lot of promise. Why does Ringmaster want to kill Aladin? What is the dark secret about Aladin's past that Genius is carrying? ĭesperate to grant him three wishes and seek the end of his contract with the Magic Lamp, Genius makes Aladin's life difficult until the real threat looms on the horizon: the ex-genie Ringmaster. But his life changes when Jasmine gives him a magic lamp because it lets loose the genie Genius. Will a genie appear and fulfil my wishes? I doubt!Īladin Chatterjee lives in the city of Khwaish, an orphan who has been bullied since childhood by Kasim and his gang. Wish 3: Directors and writers should stop taking the intelligent viewer for granted.They shouldn't be mere moneybags, but have creative control too Wish 2: Producers should act more responsibly.A good film to watch if you like a bit of everything, fantasy, romance, adventure, fairy tale and science fiction is mixed in. The song to listen for "Ore Saawariya," is the one to listen for and is worth listening to. What also makes this film a bit interesting are the visual effects and these are worth watching and especially the woman who breathes nothing but fire and the fight sequences. But both Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt, really carry this film on their shoulders to a level that one can say that is worth watching if you like such films. I felt that his role, could have been extended and it would have been better. Sanjay Dutt, is just excellent in his role as the villain and is worth watching. The same, however, can't be said for Jacqueline Fernandes and she could have been more convincing in her role. While Ritesh Deshmukh, in the title role, has done a job that, perhaps, he could have taken it a bit further but never the less, he has performed well. Amitabh Bachchan in a role that has been mentioned quite a few times for a while now, is as usual, excellent and he has managed to carry it off rather well. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandes, Sanjay Dutt, this is directed by Sujoy Ghosh while Vishal Shekhar provide the music score. The only thing is that the man is on the point of retiring from his job. A small boy looses his parents as they are in search of a lamp but years pass by and he meets a man who is claimed to be his cousin. Really, the title said it all – fantasy mixed with adventure, fairy tale and a bit of science fiction.
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