The Eyes Have It
2 and a half hours of darkness, Urmila’s screeches, a frustrating wish of increasing the film’s pace…no man could survive it…I DID !!!
Naina – the recently released horror (?) flick is a decent, no nonsense watch that tries a little too hard to intrigue. The story revolves around Naina (Urmila Matondkar looking fresh after Bhoot) who starts “seeing dead people” after an eye transplant.
But somewhere the director gets confused as to whether she should see ‘dead’ people or ‘about to be dead’ people. The result – a mixture of scenes from The Sixth Sense and The Dreamcatcher. And all this because the eyes she got originally belonged to a woman who could foresee death.
The film obviously rests on Urmila’s histrionic prowess who proves that she can deliver even beyond the Verma stable. Technically the film is sleek with one of the best computer generated images that one has seen in Bollywood movies. Full marks to I Dreams who have consistently used technology in their movies – remember 16th December and Jajantaram Mamantaram? A pat on the back is also recommended to the entire team for attempting this no song-dance film with a story not seen before in Hindi Cinema.
But where the film fails is in its predictable scenes, a not so taut script and a complete lack of pace. Even the climax of the film fails to deliver because of this forced effort to keep the ‘mystery’ from unraveling.
But perhaps the biggest element lacking in the film is that one does not feel the trauma of either Naina or Jhini – people who can foresee the death of innocent people and are unable to do anything about it. Remember little Cole Sear with his sixth sense - and how you could feel his pain? Well, that’s where Naina fails to impress.
Last but not the least- can someone tell me that how does the eyes of an unclaimed dead body travel to a posh hospital abroad from an understaffed hospital in an obscure Gujrati village? Are there not enough blind people in the country?
Naina – the recently released horror (?) flick is a decent, no nonsense watch that tries a little too hard to intrigue. The story revolves around Naina (Urmila Matondkar looking fresh after Bhoot) who starts “seeing dead people” after an eye transplant.
But somewhere the director gets confused as to whether she should see ‘dead’ people or ‘about to be dead’ people. The result – a mixture of scenes from The Sixth Sense and The Dreamcatcher. And all this because the eyes she got originally belonged to a woman who could foresee death.
The film obviously rests on Urmila’s histrionic prowess who proves that she can deliver even beyond the Verma stable. Technically the film is sleek with one of the best computer generated images that one has seen in Bollywood movies. Full marks to I Dreams who have consistently used technology in their movies – remember 16th December and Jajantaram Mamantaram? A pat on the back is also recommended to the entire team for attempting this no song-dance film with a story not seen before in Hindi Cinema.
But where the film fails is in its predictable scenes, a not so taut script and a complete lack of pace. Even the climax of the film fails to deliver because of this forced effort to keep the ‘mystery’ from unraveling.
But perhaps the biggest element lacking in the film is that one does not feel the trauma of either Naina or Jhini – people who can foresee the death of innocent people and are unable to do anything about it. Remember little Cole Sear with his sixth sense - and how you could feel his pain? Well, that’s where Naina fails to impress.
Last but not the least- can someone tell me that how does the eyes of an unclaimed dead body travel to a posh hospital abroad from an understaffed hospital in an obscure Gujrati village? Are there not enough blind people in the country?
posted by Raconteur at 10:33 PM
3 Comments:
So the world finally has access to the great SB's thoughts on life, the movies and more. Great work! Loved the review -- will not even attempt to watch the film.
Keep 'em flying thick and fast, buddy. Eager for more.
Welcome to the blogosphere, bro! Khub jamega rang jab mil baithenge hum, tum aur blogspot. Great review, looking forward to more!
Have you noticed that the first two posts in your blog are on films about blind people?? What's next? A review of Ray?
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