Tuesday, 17 June 2014
First Look: Salman's Kick looks more interesting than expected
Hang on, what just happened?
A Salman Khan Eid release is an event more circus than cinematic, a
braindead piece of trash livened up only by the fact that Khan pulls off
cornballery with more gusto than anyone else.
It’s just that Kick -- this year’s Eid release and obviously
inevitable superhit -- looks rather more interesting than any of those
movies, from a glance.
A directorial debut for longtime moneyspinning producer Sajid Nadiadwala, Kick is another Bhai actioner, except here he seems to be some kind of bicycling vigilante (bhaigilante?) who wears the kind of mask Krrish would wear if he were a wrestler.
And his name is Devil. (First name Dare, presumably.)
It all sounds loony but it all looks quite breezy and enjoyable, with
fun stunts and standard-issue Salman nonsense, but this time around
there are at least two genuinely good lines of dialogue and a couple of
other characters -- played by Randeep Hooda and, surprise-surprise,
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -- who look like they might have more to do in this
film than play fools or foils.
