Story -
As we all know this is a remake of Telugu hit KICK. The female lead's characterization has taken major changes. Shaina is a psychiatrist, who is asked to meet Himanshu Tyagi who is a strict police officer. They meet on a train formally as their families want them to get married. They choose to open up to each other & Shaina starts narrating her past to him, her lost love Devi Lal Singh. He's a character who does anything for his own "KICK". Devi Lal Singh chooses his "KICK" over his love Shaina & has left her. Himanshu too shares his story where he found his partner in the form of Devil, a thief who has robbed over 600cr & how he has given him nightmares. Himanshu has come to Poland, not just to marry Shaina but also to catch the Devil. Devi Lal Singh re-enters Shaina's life & what happens forms the rest of the story.
Film -
The first half of the film is completely loyal to the Telugu original. The pace is decent here with right amount of entertaining scenes backed up by very good dialogues & comic timing of the actors making it a fun first half. The story like in the original, takes a lot of time to begin so until then it's more of an assortment of all the fun escapades of Devi Lal Singh. Enough time is given to establish his character. The actual "KICK" begins when Randeep Hooda's Himanshu starts narrating about Devil. The action scenes kick in & the camaraderie between Hooda & Salman, all the war of words makes it very entertaining helping the first half to end on a very high note.
The second half has a complete different approach compared to original version. Unlike Telugu, here the writers don't follow the comedic approach. The retrograde amnesia which was portrayed completely comically in the original version is completely toned down here with the second half starting on a serious note with the twists happening at the right time. Most importantly, one of the best talent of our industry, Nawazuddin Siddique makes his entry as Shiv & right away steals the show. The pace in only certain scenes seems to drop a bit but that's no concern once the truth about Salman Khan's KICK is revealed which is extremely emotional & well captured. The climax of the original is retained in Hindi too but what makes it extra special is the blockbuster dialogue "Dil mein aata hoon, samajh mein nahi" is the last thing you get to hear. Now that's a powerpack punch.
Performances -
The role is tailor made for Salman Khan. He lives it, he enjoys every bit of it & excels in the emotional scene like anything. It's his show all the way, he looks a lot younger which is a huge asset. He dances his way, he excels in comic timing, the action involving him is all the more common things which people are so used to now but what makes this more special he gets the romantic Salman Khan from 90's efficiently & shows the glimpses of his attitude of the Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya era. Awestruck is the word.
Jacqueline Fernandez is good, her dance bit in the Jumme Ki Raat song is a paisa vasool moment. Ofcourse her diction is just like Katrina in her early days, nice that she gets limited scope in the second half which doesn't let her shortcomings to be visible. Randeep Hooda plays the role of a cop with gusto, he brings in a honest performance & all his scenes with Salman Khan is commendable. Mithun Chakraborthy is good as the father of Salman Khan & his party scene with Salman in the first half is more entertaining than the police station scene. Archana Puran Singh is alright. Saurabh Shukla is good & the scene where he interacts with Salman at his house is hilarious. Sanjay Mishra is very effective, his comic timing deserves to be applauded. Sumona Chakravarthy is passable. Nargis Fakhri is eye candy but the choreography isn't.
Now what do I say about this actor? Nawazuddin Siddique is an asset to our film industry. Loved every scene he featured in as he undoubtedly ruled it. Be it the dialogue delivery, that weird laugh, the bottle cap popping sound.... whatever he does straight away entertains. Watch out for him during the climax. I Salute him.
Technical Department -
The production values is never seen before for a Salman Khan film. It's lavish & every frame looks like a million bucks. The DOP deserves all the credit. The background score was decent but nothing more than that. The film's runtime is perfect but considering some of the scenes that drop in momentum, I felt the editing could've been a little more crispier. As far as choreography goes, it was just about okay. Expected a lot so I can say it was just not at the level of Ahmed Khan. Although the choreography was nowhere close to be called bad, just the expectations were higher & only Jacqueline's solo act matches it. Action is mindblowing.
Direction -
Got to praise Sajid Nadiadwala on his first attempt at direction. He has definitely handled the film well for a first timer. Wish he had ventured into direction a lot before.
Plusses -
1. Ofcourse Salman Khan. He's loving, living and enjoying his character. We all know we are in for a grand treat when Salman does that.
2. Some episodes in the first half is very entertaining. The police station scene featuring Sanjay Mishra. Ofcourse the action scene before that is very good too. But it was even more fun when Salman Khan & Mithun Chakraborthy danced for Akshay's Party All Night from Boss.
3. The whole Devil's introduction, the chase scene & most importantly the train-bicycle scene.
4. Again Salman Khan dancing to Divya Bharti's Saat Samundar song was again a high point.
5. Salman Khan doing Nawazuddin's bottle popping noise & laugh pre-climax plus Salman's dil mein aata hoon dialogue in the end.
6. The entire kid's episode in the flashback. Salman Khan at his emotional best.
7. And who else, NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUE & every scene that he features. 1-2 cha cha cha.....
Negatives -
1. The pace being uneven when it comes to certain scenes. Those few scenes just couldn't maintain the momentum.
2. The songs placement. Yes, the songs were entertaining but except the Tu Hi Tu version which comes in the opening credits and Yaar Naa Miley, Jacqueline's version in the end credits, all other songs were not placed properly as they affected the pace.
3. They said only 6 scenes are similar to original version & rest all is new. That is not at all the case. Still couldn't find what new was contributed by Chetan Bhagat.
Final Word - KIIIICCCKKKAAA !!!
My Rating - 4/5
Yes the movie deserves it for it's entertainment. Although I am being slightly influenced to rate it 3.5 because the makers said the story is not a scene to scene remake but apart from the Nawazuddin's character, the movie was indeed a scene to scene remake. But anyways it's EID, it's SALMAN KHAN & the movie is damn entertaining so as of now I will stick to 4/5.
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