Monday, August 17, 2009

Inspiration or Copy

Kaminey is the inspiartion from the hollywood flick TRUE ROMANCE by Quentine torantino.
The only change from the original movie is that he has added a double role to the film....

It's the film all of us have been waiting for. Almost everyone I know has already decided that they would love Kaminey – without even seeing the film. Yet one must rate a film for what it is, without being bogged down by slick, promos and the director's past record.

Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey is a one-of-a-kind experience. All those expecting a dark, action-packed entertainer, be warned. This is grittier stuff.

So you've got a film full of crazy gangsters, black humour, intervening sub plots, accidental murders…all leading to a lot of confusion and mayhem. If Burn after Reading was about a gym bag, Kaminey is about a guitar and some pouches of cocaine. The confusing narrative takes its own sweet time to unravel - only marginaly manages to pick up after 30 minutes.
Kaminey's soundtrack is already a chartbuster. But the songs could have been placed better. Vishal's genius musical sense is actually at full display in his background music. His use of classic Bollywood numbers during the violent fights is simply rocking.
But Kaminey has its downers. Firstly the film is too long. A plot of this genre is never story driven. And it's always the characters and their confusion that keep you engaged. But there is only this much of confusion that you can take. Also, the proceedings get a bit too heavy on the senses – especially the lengthy, explosive climax.
Vishal Bhardwaj deserves full credit for making a film that has no parallel in Bollywood. There have been attempts to make smart, crime thrillers in the past - But Kaminey looses a balance between packaging and experimentation.
i would prefer watching the original version of the movie....

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