Jill
A Good Time Pass
A Film Review by Vamsee
Ramaraju
Vamsee’s Rating: 3/5
Cast: Gopichand,Rashi
Khanna, Posani, Kabir and others
Directed by : Radha Krishna
Produced by : Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Pramod Uppalapati
Banner :UV Creations
Music : Mohamaad
Ghibran
Release Date : Mar 27 2015
Telugu films are of 2 types. The
formula films and the formula films. I thought there was a third kind too… the
original kind or something, I guess…hmm… not sure, I keep forgetting this type…
Once in a score of Fridays, I am reminded of this third type…but again, the
formulae make me forget it J
Anyway, we better forget it.
Having said that, this film belongs to the
first category (or the first category – typo intended J).
So what? It is surely entertaining. And would definitely be a ‘Paisa Vasool’
project for the makers. That’s all that matters, isn’t it? Yeah, yeah, I know,
now don’t start the argument (sorry, I was talking to my mind)…
Some points you would want to know about Jill:
· Gopi
Chand looks super cool and he plays a Fire Fighter / Fire Officer.
· The
plot is interesting and grips you till almost the end.
· The
fight sequences had been choreographed very well.
· The
songs are completely western and sometimes have Telugu words in them… The songs
are totally hep and have English and Hindi lyrics.
· The
music director showed a skill in composing music that is almost totally
western.
· The
songs are difficult to understand, the music is difficult to digest (too much
western in soul) and they would just vanish out of memory in a jiffy. Now
please, this cultural import will not do good to our music! Just why don’t
people understand? Isn’t there enough pollution? Why pollute music too? (ok… I
am good, I am cool, in control, baby steps…)
· Posani
Krishna Murali’s comedy gives a reason to watch this film.
· Rashi
Khanna is glamorous and performs well. The audiences in the theatre just seem
to love her (I would like to keep my personal opinion on her to myself in this
case, your honor).
· The
villain Kabir looked like Rajamouli in beard, in some angles J
And he had a powerful persona befitting the strong characterization of the
protagonist.
· The
masses were going bonkers and the shouting and hooting were at the peak in some
sequences through the film.
· Songs
were shot in chick foreign locales… The are rich and creative.
· This
seemed to be an uncompromised production, budget-wise.
· Background
score is great.
· Gopi
Chand actually dances in this film and his stylizing is done well.
My take:
This nation and as a matter of fact,
the world as a whole, is gripped in fear psychosis. Look at the advertisements
of the day; they all drive a sort of fear into the viewer, thereby making their
sales. And films too are revolving around fear. ‘Bhayam…adi neeku tannulakoddi
istaa’ says Pavan Kalyan in Jalsa, remember? Jill also has a plot that has fear
as it’s theme. Well, I am no judge…just a watcher, an observer, the Osho kind.
This film, on the whole is a formula
film. And yet it entertains. Gopi Chand has a surprisingly, killer mass
following. A segment of the public just goes berserk on a glimpse of him. And
they are whistling their guts out in the theatres… good for him, after the
success of Loukyam. So with decent openings and the entertainment quotient,
this film, I guess, will go on to be another hit for the hero and the industry.
Cheers J
Vamsee’s Definition of a Telugu Hero: A super hero
with super powers who is simply great beyond limits; nobody should dare to ask,
just why?
In Short:
An entertaining formula action flick \ Time Pass.
Vamsee Ramaraju
No comments:
Post a Comment