Rose stands for Romeo encore Walter
three names of the same man played by John Abraham John's most successful films put to good use his overpowering physicality shoulders that stretch for miles and biceps that seemed to be bursting out of sleeves expressions are not his forte which is why he works so well as an Indian spy digging for information in Karachi historic face reveals little which is exactly what the character and situation demands but this isn't a lazy performance you can see the effort he's putting in and he succeeds in making it plausible I wish the script written by director Rob bigger eval and inspired by real-life events had done the same the film is a salute to the unnamed martyrs who risk their lives to protect India in intelligence agencies like raw or research and analysis wing it begins in 1971 in the months just before the Bangladesh Liberation war rahmatullah Ali known as Romeo is a bank cashier who also happens to be skilled at drama and disguises which is why she can try the head of raw enlists him he says in a low voice Madame agency performance Kelly de alcalá chatham you see understand kinda valleca but it's a time I want you to serve your country what is this how a spy program works raw is filled with bulging scenarios like this characters discuss highly sensitive information in public places when important players get in the way the plot simply dispenses with them at one point Romeo now called Akbar is kissing an Indian diplomat in a car on a Karachi Street this what he's supposed to be Pakistani everyone gives each other meaningful looks and speaks in code with lines like the horse is ready for the race since even a spy heroes must have an emotional angle we also get a doting widowed mother left behind and even a plaintive song oh my yada a he hey Robi do picked up on to Sharma so and production designers Swapnil bolero and mother mother van effectively capture the setting and the period the film's slick but not glossy the textures are realistic but the characters not so much the Pakistanis come off as an assembly of cliches and putana suits second their care is Colonel khuda Baksh also offers an and accent ro has a nicely blooming atmosphere and some striking shots like this chase sequence in Karachi but the piece is so sluggish that the narrative doesn't hold you we get a countdown to a major operation but the tension hardly builds and there is little sense of urgency jackie Shroff is a suave cigar smoking cool as ice intelligence agency head is fun to watch Raghubir yada as always adds depth to the few scenes he has but Moni Roy makes for a pretty inner plov interest songs are equally forgettable and by the end the film reverts to a familiar patriotic formula in which there is no room for gray shades Rob begins with an extreme close-up of Romeo battered and bleeding the opening sequence landed a solid punch and my hopes were raised this material had the potential to be a suspenseful espionage drama but the film is too drab - so I'm going with two stars for more reviews like this subscribe to film companion if you like your reviews and hindi subscribe to film companion Hindi and for lots more reviews and amazing text articles go to film companion dot in ,......
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