BANG BANG - It does BANG but falls short of BANG BANG.

REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN  SOME SPOILERS DESPITE ALL THE EFFORT

Bang Bang is an official remake of Knight And Day, so I will not dwell much into the story in detail.

Movie -

The first half has it's share of blemishes where the movie drags but whenever Hrithik enters the screens you'll know it's going to be Bang Bang time. The humor in the first half is subtle, some silly but will definitely generate laughs for most of the time. The comedy scenes with the Bank's Vice President is funny while the humor between Javed Jaffrey & his henchman will definitely tickle your funny bones & above that the funny conversation between Katrina & Hrithik works well too. The songs here does work but Uff despite being a nice song seems out of the place in this action movie as there isn't much scope for a dream song. Nevertheless it's nice watching Hrithik-Katrina pair in that song but all it does is to add on to the screen time. The action scenes are top notch & these are the ones that keep the hopes alive, of course in terms of screenplay. As for the movie goes, Hrithik Roshan's performance does that job effective.

The second half loses it's pace quite often than compared to the first half. The movie keeps getting more predictable where the screenplay works on the tried & tested formula of showing Hrithik-Katrina's romantic moments clubbed with their humorous conversation until an action scene shows up. The screenplay seems hurried in places & due to predictability the Jimmy Shergill connection explained in the second half loses it's impact. But then, there's Hrithik Roshan with his fiery performance to lift the film along with Katrina Kaif providing the oomph factor. And here again, the action sequences does the trick. More crisp editing would've definitely helped in making those stunts look more effective. Danny's role is weakly written & it shows on screen where he gets very little to perform.

Performances -

Hrithik Roshan gets full marks. He steals the show right from his introduction scene till the after credits title track. He carries the film firmly on his shoulder. Be it his abs, his stunts, his romantic side, his funny side, his serious side as well as his crazy side, he gets it perfect in BANG BANG Style.

Katrina Kaif gets it right towards the second half since all he has to do is look glamorous & provide good amount of humor, during the action scenes in the first half & of course during the climax scenes. Other than that she comfortably hams her way through. Javed Jaffrey is good but gets limited scope & same goes to Danny Denzongpa. Jimmy Shergill appears in a special appearance & he performs as per requirement. Pavan Malhotra is first rate. The actress who played Katrina's grandmother looked monotonous. Deepti Naval is hardly there.

Technical Department -

Two words, Simply Awesome. The huge budget of the film is well justified. The only scene where there was slight complaint from my side was in the race car chase sequence, better detailed vfx effects would've been more effective in that scene, nevertheless it's way too small a glitch to whine about. The songs on screen works well, I had a complaint regarding Uff song despite it being good only because I was not happy having a dream song in a movie like this, otherwise watching Kat & Hrithik in that song is worth it. Choreography, well it's Hrithik & Katrina dancing, no more words required to describe it. Screenplay was weak & inconsistent.

Plusses -
1. Hrithik Roshan. You paid to see him, he gives it all & yes worth every single penny you've spent.
2. The technical aspects of the movie are top notch.
3. High production values are a treat to watch on big screen, especially the exotic locales.

Minuses -
1. A remake of a weaker script doesn't make the remake any better. The main problem with Knight And Day was it's second half which was extremely predictable. The main problem with Bang Bang too ironically is the second half.
2. The very first scene where Jimmy Shergill's character is introduced, you know what to expect. So you don't have to wait till the connection to be revealed in the second half to know it. Whatever changes the makers have made to cater to the Desi audience looks too predictable & nothing better than ordinary in terms of the screenplay.
3. The first 30mins in the first half drags. The Katrina & her grandmother's scenes are monotonous. Up until Hrithik's first encounter in Shimla, nothing much happens on the screen.
4. Carrying on from the point 3, in Knight And Day Cameron Diaz gets involved in the mess on her own without knowing & Tom Cruise warns her not to get on the plane but he's not the one to get her involved. What doesn't work in Bang Bang is, Hrithik Roshan is shown to be blown away by Katrina's looks & he voluntarily goes to her, falling for her thus he's the one to get her involved in the mess which was needless in the first place. Considering his mission, it doesn't justify at all. The writers could've come up with something better for Hrithik-Katrina's first meeting & then they could've followed it up with the restaurant scene.


Final Words - It does BANG but falls short of BANG BANG

My Rating - 3/5 (For the efforts, the first half is far more entertaining but it's the second half that gives it away.)