Cast: Sanjay Suri, Zayed Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Aashish Chaudhury, Urmila Matondkar, Tanushree Dutta, Amrita Arora, Sophie
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Producer: Harry Baweja
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography: Praveen Bhatt
Choreography:Raju Khan, Remo, Shabina Khan
Dialogue: Girish Dhamija
Editor: Hemal Kothari
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW BY HANUMANT BHANSALI
Speed only kills, does not thrill! The star flooded action suspense drama is all noise and no game. The plot is soaked with soapy drama and intangible facial expressions of the actors. Touted to be a grand remix of action, suspense, drama and adventure, Speed is a film that should be avoided under all circumstances in actuality.
Director Vikram Bhatt is known for his story lifting techniques from Hollywood films. This time he has chosen ‘Phone Booth’ and ‘Cellular’ as his prime target for his weak plot.
The problem with Speed is that the film moves at a feverish pace, something that is strictly prohibited in an suspense thriller.
Coming to the plot, Zayed Khan is in London in order to ‘pataofy’ his lady love Tanushree Dutta. He wants to prove his love to her. Somewhere else, Sanjay Suri who plays an undercover MI5 agent receives a CD from Aftab and his wife Sophie. The CD has the video of his kidnapped wife, played by Urmila Matondkar.
Sanjay now follows the instructions provided to him by the CD. Smart enough, he asks his colleague Amrita Arora to crack the code. He is stuck in a mysterious situation wherein he is unaware of the proceedings.
Later, he comes to know that he is used a tool to assassinate the Prime Minister of India on his trip to London. Aftab plays the crook in this film and decides to kidnap Suri’s kid in order to make him commit the crime.
Meanwhile, Urmila is on her way to get out of the trap. Her only hope is the phone call that she accidentally makes to Zayed Khan. Zayed lends moral support to the woman in crisis and chooses to save her life at the cost of his girl friend Tanushree.
Aashish Chaudhury, playing the cop, is entrusted with the responsibility of the security of the Prime Minister of India. He is stuck in a situation wherein he has to choose between the life of a officer and a boy friend. He chooses to perform his duty at the cost of his girlfriend’s birthday.
Speed leaves the audience in zero guesses as the climax is quite filmy and junk in every aspect. The film has been scripted in an odd way leaving a lot to be understood by the viewer, something that is visible in Hollywood films. But the problem over here is that, there are actually no answers to the tricky questions. So what is the point in using one’s brain?
The action sequences involving Zayed Khan are of high quality and leave you with a faint satisfaction.
Vikram Bhatt shouldn’t have made this film in the first place. The undue delay that the film has undergone is well, added to the overall cons associated with the film. Pull up your socks Vikram, we need better motion pictures from your kitty.
Musically, the film is full of dull moments. The songs prove to be a hindrance in the screenplay. Cinematography by Pravin Bhatt is extraordinary.
Actingwise, Zayed and Urmila walk away with maximum footage. Zayed look over zealous in almost every scene, something which does not go with his character. Urmila is okay in her part. Sanjay Suri looks like a forced actor in the film. Body present mind absent!
Tanushree Dutta looks quite saucy in her glamourous look. Aashish Chaudhury disappoints. Amrita Arora is a sincere attempt to be wasted in the film. Sophie sizzles. On the whole, the actors are either expressionless or hammy. There is absolutely zero balance in terms of fine acting performances.
Overall, Speed lacks the pace, punch, performances and slickness which could have made it into a watchable thriller. As of now, watch it only if your enemy is ready to pay for the tics.
Radiosargam Movie Rating: 3/10
Hanumant Bhansali
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