Barfi Review

 

I dont know much about technicalities behind movie making, but I write what I feel and think so, please no taking umbrage. 

SPOILER ALERT!

So yes I finally watched the much talked about Barfi a few weeks back. I would say, it is a very sincere attempt in portraying a dumb and mute guy falling in love with an ultra gorgeous girl who equally loves him but is too conscious of people family and relationships around her. BUT.. must say, it took me a while to recognise Illeana.. OMG, hats off to the make up artist!

He then finds autistic girl who belongs to an affluent family but her family barely cares for her sensitive needs. Then comes our hero to the rescue! They elope to Kolkata (I think, if I remember correct)

I dint get one thing throughout the movie, regardless how much I try, I dont see how the name Murphy transforms in barfi. but the latter is of course much cuter!

Positives
- PRIYANKA & RANBIR's acting.. I always had a very biassed perspective that both are half baked.. but must say, good job!
 -Pretty dollface Illeana
- The perfect 70-s setting and the trains!!! 


Negatives
- music could have been better.. I dint find myself humming any songs as an aftermath.
- Illeana was a refreshing change but the style seemed very vidya balan-ish.
- I felt like the movie was never ending. Maybe coz I watched it over the span of two days or maybe the plot which kept changing from present to flashback in darjeeling to present to flashback in kolkata and then meet ex-lover.. I swear at one point of it, I felt like this was a series!

SO?
Good watch but not sure if it worth the oscar nomination. I think we have better movies to send from India. Ask mr.kamalhassan.