Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

saish746 Money spoils everything, Hence proved. With over Rs100 crore of money Agent Vinod went overboard with style and fashion. Sriram Raghvan was a good director, once you get money you loose the plot, and that's what he did. Disappointed. Although a good movie but looking at his standards his worst. If you remember him in Johnny Gaddar which is one of the finest thriller in the history of Bollywood, you will have a much better expectation with Agent Vinod. But the price was paid when you got your actor as a producer. The movie is good in its wit and humor and in patches along with its support casts. Sin city style casting which gave an impression of sloppy editing and camera angles but soon the movie went linear and with almost not so good story. The loopholes could not hold enough water for the movie and it fell flat on the ground. I can bet it will be another hit because the action sequence are far better and real than comical Salman Khan's movies.The film revolved like a Globetrotter where its easy to jump countries than changing shoes. The Agent went to Russia then Morrorco with just a clue to decode 242 which in turn is just another Nuclear Bomb like any B grade movie. The impossible mission was accomplished by the help of a Pakistani spy with no mission at all. The female spy would simply fall for our Desi agent and forget her agenda. After all there was no agenda of her than to seduce the silver screen. One good thing about this movie is that although it shows Pakistan's ISI chief assassinated by its own subordinate and supporting terrorism but it never bashed Pakistan's sentiments and kept it subtle. Another loose thing was not to end the movie at the right time and stretching the end in such an unconvincing way that shows Lashkar-e- tauiba as more efficient and proactive. Like always, Sriram, maintained its Homage to Charlie Chaplin, Mahendar Sandhu, Amar Chitra Katha, Amar Akbar Anthony, Vidya Mandir, and many other unnoticeable. The movie went from Afganistan to Russia to Morocco to Latvia to Somalia to Karachi to New Delhi. You will wonder why Maryam Zakaria was packed in a sack in the middle of Kabul just to appear again in Karachi to invite Kareena for a cleavage competition in a routine dance of Dil Mufft ka. The song was unnecessary the same way Gulshan Grover was used, there was no mention of his role and he vanished as soon as song ended. Ram Kapoor was good in a fat Russian drug mafia, however he hired an Indian bodyguard along with too many Russians, another small loophole. While Dhritiman Chatterjee and Adil Hussain were good in their character. It was Anshuman Singhas Jimmy who gave an impressive debut without any screenplay. Zakir Hussain was also good as side kick.Saif Ali khan was sleek and never looked like a suave Jamesbond neither a survivor like Bourne, nor a traveler like Tintin. He was just another Bollywood hero with all the skill set to fight his enemy, right from shooting with efficient aim, driving bikes, chasing girls and flying a helicopter.Kareena's character was a real spoilsport in this movie. She looked amazingly beautiful but too beautiful to do justice to a spy from Pakistan. You might wonder when does a country like Pakistan has really grown out of its male chauvinism to allow such a beautiful spy. Sriram Raghvan's screenplay was strong and good enough to keep up the pace, however it was not backed by good background score and music. The editing was good and had new pair of scissors in right hands.All I want to say one thing:- I don't watch movies for time-pass, i watch them so that I can enjoy. I have got face book for time-pass

DesiBaba Having waited for his next movie for 3-4 years, I was expecting an excellent thriller, in line with his previous work. I would have been better off watching Ek Hasina Thi or Johnny Gaddar again. This movie probably has 10x the budget of the other two movies combined, but it fails flat out. Plot moves really slowly. Most characters are way too over the top for a movie for the genre it is trying to imitate. My guess is that the movie was spoiled with too many cooks being that this was an in part an in-house production from Saif & co. In the end, this movie fails to be a thriller or even an average entertainer. As many have commented, the pace is too slow for a movie of this kind. Just exotic locales are not enough, big budget can only go so far. I can't remember if there were any songs, if there were, I cannot recall any. Very weak.

mehboobbawa A brilliant performance by Saif Ali Khan as Agent Vinod and Sriram Raghavan's exceptionally creative direction ensure that this Bollywood take on the James Bond series and the Bourne trilogy is enjoyable fare. While the pace lags at times and the script is a bit uneven, the fantastic production value, exotic locations and wonderfully executed action sequences provide good entertainment value.The film kicks off in the aptly named Desert of Death, somewhere in Afghanistan, where our hero Agent Vinod has to escape the clutches of ruthless terrorists, save his partner and rescue a damsel in distress, all before the opening credits roll. Cut to a video conference discussion with Sir Metla, a supposedly philanthropic Indian businessman based in London and other powerful industrialists, of the Zeus Corporation, all located in various countries across the globe, wherein they speak about a nuclear weapon that they want to place in the hands of a militant Pakistani group fighting against India. They control the world's economies by creating wars between countries. Back at the headquarters of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Vinod is briefed on this plot. Scant information was provided by his partner moments before he is killed by the Russian mafia. His mission is to investigate and eliminate all threats. The operation takes him to Russia, Afghanistan, Morocco, Latvia, Somalia, London, Pakistan, India and eventually Cape Town in search of the masterminds behind this devious plot. En route he teams up with Dr Ruby Mendes, a former Pakistani national framed for a bombing in London which killed many innocent people. She now works undercover for the British and Pakistani intelligence services in Morocco as the personal physician for a key member of the crime network. Ruby and Vinod appear to have a common mission.Director Raghavan and co – writer Arijit Biswas have developed an interesting screenplay which expects the audience to suspend belief as there are one too many conveniences in the plot and some scenes really require a stretch of the imagination. But then again, this is an action packed spy film, not meant to be taken seriously. The film is filled with some wonderfully creative innovations. There are many moments of sheer genius like the shootout in a seedy motel juxtaposed with an intense love song and Vinod's dry dialogues in scenes filled with sheer tension. Raghavan is quite obviously a film buff; the film takes its name from a spy film from the 1970's. He names a character Richard Maibaum, after the screenwriter of many a Bond movie. Prem Chopra, probably the cheesiest Bollywood villain ever, plays one of the villains in the same fashion. The film is filled with retro music from various vintage films. There is a suitably rocking music score by Daniel B. George and superb cinematography by C. K. Muraleedharan, ably assisted by Anil Mehta. It's fun to see some notable South African actors playing the crooked industrialists including Graham Clarke, Neels Coetzee, Paul Cowan, Rafaelle Sabatini, Mike Westcott and Hennie Bosman. In fact while their scenes are set in various parts of the world, it was all shot on location in Cape Town.While individual sequences are edited and directed exceptionally well, the major downfall is that the overall proceedings drag on for far too long. The climax especially, could have been shortened drastically and reworked to create more tension. It's a given that the hero is going to save the day, so to prolong the events is unnecessary.It has some wonderful characters, all excellently cast. Most of the actors acquit themselves of their roles perfectly. Kareena Kapoor as Mendes is sadly the weak link, but then her character is poorly defined. Khan takes top acting honours as he lives and breathes the role of the cool, suave and calculated Agent Vinod. He seems set to return in further big screen adventures.

chinvikul Calling this 2:30 hours long video a movie, would be an insult to the rest. Movie starts with some random action scene. This scene pretty much gives you a glimpse of whats coming to you. Bad guys die in tons, good guys don't even get a scratch, chicks falling for the hero etc. you get it all right.1. Its very bad script. It totally defies logic. There are many instances where you would cry out "why didn't you simply did *this*?"2. Too many characters. After 15 minutes into movie, you stop keeping track of locations, characters, questions you hope would be resolved later and people dying. Also, 2:30 hours is way too lengthy.3.Very bad editing.4. In a movie, one or two twists are accepted. When you twist the story every couple of minutes and use some random codewords which don't make much sense, you loose interest and the plot.5. Bad jokes. Really very bad jokes.