Wednesday, 29th April 9:55 PM IST

GABBAR IS BACK Is A Hard Hitting Social Entertainer

Pluses:

Akshay Kumar delivers an intense yet honest act, Shruti Haasan is just alright, very good dialogues, real action sequences, songs look even better in the film

Minuses:

Slow at times, 10 minutes too long

Critic Rating:

4/5

Business Rating:

4/5

Verdict:

Watch it for right combo of entertainment and content

Detailed Analysis:

Akshay Kumar is darling of masses and heimpressed classes too with films like 'Baby' and 'Holiday'. Now he is back withyet another south remake but yet another hard-hitting social entertainer.

Gabbar (Akshay Kumar) is a terror among corrupt officials of different departments. He picks ten corrupt officials from every department and hangs one most corrupt out of them in public. Gabbar has chosen this way as he lost his pregnant wife during crash of a building which was made by corrupt industrialist Patil (Suman Talwar). Now after 5 years Gabbar is again pitted against Patil. There is sidetrack of lawyer Shruti Haasan which does not add. Then there are bunch of idiotic cops who keep chasing Gabbar until one tough CBI officer along with a constable starts chasing Gabbar. How Gabbar takes his revenge against the system and people who were responsible for the mess forms the rest of the plot. 

Performance wise Akshay Kumar is superb with honest act and consistent intensity throughout the film. Watch out for hospital sequence and climax speech! Shruti Haasan looks okay and acts well. Arunoday Singh is good but looks like a man without emotion at places. Sunil Grover is impressive as constable. Kareena Kapoor shines in cameo and Chitrangada looks sultry hot in item number. Suman Grover is good as villain. 

Film has very interesting story and screenplay has certain changes in comparison to original. Dialogues deserve special mention for awesome impact. Though film slows down at places due to songs and editing could have been crispier. Film has couple of good songs and all songs are well shot. Camerawork is superb. Film does get overboard at times, for example that dialogue of Patil being a 'brand' or Shruti Haasan's track.

Director Krish makes an interesting film and he makes a confident debut in Bollywood. His storytelling and drama style bring a keep you engage on screen. 

Film will release day after tomorrow and should release across 2600 screens. Film has very good chances at box office as there is not much competition. Film will depend on great opening as such films do not jump much after day one.

Go for this one if you are Akshay Kumar or good cinema fan!