Unfathomably, the exorbitant 350-crore price tag seems to have been spent on exotic locations, an unending revolving wardrobe, and the fees of the lead pair because the action is thoroughly outdated to the point that films from the 70s and 80s have had more entertaining fight sequences. 1/5 starsįorget about the slipshod direction, absence of a semblance of a script, Prabhas' distracting Hindi diction, perpetually disjointed scenes, twists that can be seen from miles away, farcical setups and back-stories, or the blueprint of how not to edit a film Saaho could've still worked as an over-the-top action film that doesn't take itself seriously had it contained precisely that: Over-the-top action. It's just that you'll be laughing at the film rather than with it, and we don't think that was the intention of the makers. There's a lot of laughter on offer while watching Pagalpanti. The final nail is driven in Pagalpanti's coffin when Bazmee is reduced to lifting scenes from other comedy classics like Hungama and Dulhe Raja helmed by other filmmakers. When all else fails, it's time to play the last-resort deshbhakti card as the film jumps from atrocious comedy tp even more atrocious patriotic saga. There's insanely funny, there's insanely ridiculous, and then there's insanely atrocious films. It almost seems that the clone of the filmmaker who made such enjoyable gems as Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Deewangee, No Entry, and Welcome called the shots this time around. Anees Bazmee has made hitherto the worst film of his career - yes, even worse than No Problem and Sandwich. The only sliver lining 4 Pagalpanti is that it boasts the ideal recipe to achieve the kind of cult status in later years, which perfectly fits in the 'so-bad-that-it's-good' mould. This is just a plain, old case of bad filmmaking. However, this isn't one of those over-ambitious films where the writer and Director (both departments handles by Issa López here) chews off way more than what they can chew.
GOTHIC 3 SHY DEER MOVIE
The sum total of all this though is one soporific mess of a movie that's neither spooky enough to squeeze into the realm of outright horror - not even through the backdoor - nor deep enough to pass of for a profound human drama that uses horror as an undercurrent to make its point - it's what most critics felt this to be. Forget about being remotely scary or even interesting, Tigers are Not Afraid is just flat out incoherent, jumps from one distorted plot device to the next, is plagued by ill-defined characters, constitutes random scenes thrown together in the name of art, and uses vague references and abrupt moments in a feeble endeavor of manifesting a chilling atmosphere. If this is what the majority of foreign critics think is the best horror film of the year, they really need to revisit the basics of what constitutes good or even half-decent filmmaking.
Watch it strictly if you're a diehard fan of Megastar, which, too, may not be enough to enable you to bear his shenanigans. Heck, the sheer level of absurdity on display could even lead it to being one of those cult films on which drinking games are orchestrated or to be watched when you're nice and high. There's no two ways to put it, but Sye Raa is utter trash albeit the kind that makes it fall squarely in the realm of "so-bad-that-it's-good" filmmaking.
Both the super-popular leading man and the makers completely forgot that there's a major difference between heroism (perfectly fine for entertainment) and deification (no excuse even for entertaining diehard fans of a cinematic icon). It also doesn't help one bit that the film's supporting cast, boasting actors to die for from myriad corners of the country, are reduced to mere footnotes in front of Chitanjeevi Garu's exaltation.
It also needed to be more about comprehending its eponymous unsung freedom fighter and less (a lot less) about glorifying Chiranjeevi. Sreekar Prasad's editing, Surender Reddy's direction, & the screenplay by Paruchuri Brothers (in that very order), which basically means that there's nothing left to redeem it. The three aspects that primarily let Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy down are A.
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