What it misses out on is a detailed carving out of its characters. David’s character is developed decently in the first half but completely loses the grip in the second and its as if he has dual lives. Monty’s character on the other hand remains the most disappointing. The writer’s at no point try to justify his angry-animal nature with any sort of backing. Its as if Monty is having a bad day everyday for no reason, exactly opposite to what Tom Hardy’s Tommy goes through in Warrior. With what the entire first half dwelling on developing the characters and their emotional hang-ups, the action is saved for second half which is not enough. With tear-jerking moments that actually don’t make you reach for tissues, the first half is so sluggish that you completely lose interest in watching the second one. Also even though we are well aware of what would be served as the end ,there is no attempt to create any enticing moment around it. Jackie Shroff as Gary Fernandez does a compelling job. In a scene where he has an emotional outburst, he truly makes an impact. He may given a set of white hair and ragged clothes to show his despair but his act definitely works more than his look.Īkshay Kumar is the perfect choice for the role of David. He is convincing as the forgiving elder brother and is of course a treat to watch when it comes to action. Sidharth Malhotra once again fails to make gold of his opportunity. As Monty, he may have worked hard on the physicality but mentally, the actor fails to emote with the right turbulence for his role. His beefed up body is a work but the wooden expressions that go along with it are not very praiseworthy. Especially if you have seen Tom Hardy in Warrior, one feels sad about Sidharth playing the same part.
Jacqueline Fernandez as Jenny is quite a delight. She looks pretty sans make-up and taking the role of a mother is a good plunge for her. In the emotional scenes, she performs decently. Shefali Shah moves from one dysfunctional family to another. After Dil Dhadakne Do’s classy wife, in Brothers, she is restricted to a middle-class life. Only an actress of her stature can both perform and underperform in a film. She is brillaint in the tear-jerking scenes but in some, she goes a little overboard.Īshutosh Rana as David’s coach does a fine job. He is one actor who slips into any character with ease and we wish he had a role with more substance. Kiran Kumar plays the role of the R2F organizer and its as if he stepped out from a 90s movie. His colorful suits and punchlines are unintentionally comic. Kareena Kapoor’s item song brings the glamorous quotient in the film that could have been avoided altogether.Īfter watching Agneepath, I was very sure it was one of the best cases of remakes in Bollywood.
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