Suman Shakya
The formulaic story of a look-alike police and thief and their rage against violence may sound a part of hackneyed plot line of regular Bollywiid masala movies. But thanks to some stylish comic timings of Khiladhi Akshay Kumar who makes the story not appear bad. Besides, some other attractions include few amazing dancing numbers. There is too much of action sequences which gives a taste of south Indian movies. If you are OK with the regular Bollywood story, its south Indian action shots, and the often silliness and stretching of the sequences, the film might moderately entertain you.Rating: 2 stars out of 4
ajay_727
One of the best Bollywood films I've seen in very long time. Even my teenage sons enjoyed. It had both comedic and action elements in this title. And I would highly recommend this title too anyone. Akshay Kumar's performance in this title was amazing. Do not listen to the bad reviews. They just do not know how to review a great movie. Definitely better than most of the Bollywood junk out there. Overall it's a great movie for the whole family to enjoy and contains humorous parts throughout the whole of the film. This is accompanied with a blend of comedic action, That really makes this film great. I would definitely recommend this. A great Bollywood flick!
kunalkhandwala
A daring Police officer dons the role of the angry young protagonist whose self worth is calculated as a measure of songs themed around himself and by the film's ticket sales. Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan are thereby worth billions after 'Wanted', 'Dabangg' and 'Singham'. Never mind that two were remakes of South Indian blockbusters and were over- the-top, they still entertained the masala movie goer. Prabhudeva casts Akshay Kumar as the fearless, macho, 'Rowdy Rathore' who upholds the law while challenging authoritarian villains. This, again, is a remake of a blockbuster Telugu film.A small time thief, Shiva (Akshay Kumar), who loots houses, picks up wallets and dances with Prabhudeva, is smitten by the beautiful Paro (Sonakshi Sinha) whose mere sight makes him rewind the scene in slow motion. After all the song and dance, Shiva's life is suddenly intruded by a young girl Chutki, who claims him as her father. Even the child-hater Shiva's heart melts and he acts as her father, while he is constantly being attacked and pursued by a gang that apparently wants him dead. Shiva is left clueless about these circumstances until, in the midst of the gang attack, he is saved by the audacious Vikram Rathore, whom the world believes is dead. Rathore is a powerful force for the bad guys to confront and in a slick, yet inspired style, Prabhudeva re-directs the construction site scene before the interval. Thereafter, Shiva's Rowdiness and Rathore's brute force combine to form a better second half, which itself is a rarity of sorts.What makes this movie watchable for its length is the focus on Vikram Rathore's story rather than that of Shiva's. The oppressive rule of the village landlord is challenged by Rathore's audacious approach of enforcing law and order, leaving trails of beaten up henchmen. Subsequent to Rathore's storyline, it is his loyal followers who convince Shiva to take revenge upon Baapji (Nassar) and free the villagers from his tyranny. The biggest issue with 'Rowdy Rathore' however, is one of familiarity. This angry inspector out to correct the oppressive forces story has been well exploited in 'Wanted', 'Dabangg' and 'Singham'. Watching Akshay Kumar throw a few threatening words to the villain and walk away in a bold manner with things exploding behind him, is a familiar scene. Indeed, Kumar does his best to own his characters and portray something different but he too, is dictated by the South Indian films and their Bollywood remakes that have now typecast our heroes in uniforms. What Rowdy Rathore thus ends up being is a good film for masala entertainment, similar to what its predecessors of the genre were but it leaves no impact, no residual value whatsoever because of the familiarity of the subject. Its runaway success can be attributed to the dearth of entertaining films in recent times as well but one more movie from Bollywood that's a remake of a South Indian action film and this whole trend will spiral downward and disappear into oblivion. One can only take so much of one genre at a time. After that, it all looks the same. No matter how hard Prabhudeva tries to re-invent the wheel with fly-out action, slow motion capture of fights and the might of a one-man-army Policeman, the film suffers from the lack of novelty in its approach and depiction of characters. Akshay Kumar joins the angry cop team of action heroes and does well to portray both Shiva and Vikram Rathore's characters with whatever distinction the director could come up with. They make him dress up ridiculously in songs and dance alongside Prabhudeva, where he does manage to hold his own. While his romantic side reminds us of Akshay Kumar's charmer days, his Vikram Rathore side reminds us of what he is capable of as an action hero whom we had almost forgotten. Yet, the romantic side misses the charm that Salman Khan carried in 'Dabangg' and his action hero side misses the convincing boldness of Ajay Devgan in 'Singham'. Sonakshi Sinha could be eye candy for some, but not at all for others. She is one of those actresses who might disappear with the genre unless she finds a way to break free. Nassar and Yashpal Sharma portray their characters well and are the only noteworthy performances after Akshay Kumar's.Sajid-Wajid's music suits the film's masala flavour. Some of the tracks will remain popular for a while such as Chinta ta ta chita, Chamak challo chel chhabeeli and Dhadang dhang dhang. However, it was great to hear Kumar Sanu return to singing in films with Chamak challo. The song may even become a trend at weddings.....Rohit Shetty and Prabhudeva have brought South India to West India but it clearly is a genre waiting to take a sharp turn downward. The lack of novelty in its approach, shallow story lines, forgettable characters, over-the-top action sequences and slapstick humor indicate the dearth of creative film-making in this genre. All rests with the lead actors to pull off a below par product and convert it into a money tree. One can sit through Rowdy Rathore but only if it's under a certain price. It's paisa vasool factor is quickly diminishing in terms of a movie going experience and it's only a matter of time till it all implodes bigger than how the props explode on screen. One can only fear the potential of more remakes, considering the fact that there are a few more action heroes out there who are keen to wake up from their slumber and they all want their actions to speak louder than words. 5.712 on a scale of 1-10.
Arjun
Wow, what is there to say about this movie? It is simply too good. The performances on screen were great and the fresh chemistry between Akshay and Sonakshi were good. This movie has been declared the first Blockbuster of 2012 and not even that it had the highest opening ever for a non-holiday weekend! Just imagine how it would be if it was a holiday weekend! After a long hiatus of 7 years, Akshay Kumar the original Khiladi and action superstar has returned to do what he does best on screen once more. After the success of several remakes from the South, why not Akshay? Akshay gave one of his best performances of his life in this movie. The one liners and the masaladaar action was great. Akshay Kumar proves that he can still do action and that too better than any of the other actors in Bollywood. The music from this movie was splendid. What stood out the most was Chamak Challo Chel Chabeeli because it marked the return of Kumar Sanu who gave one too many melodies in the 90's. If only he had more than a verse for the song! The casting was great! One thing I can appreciate about the movie is the fresh villain casting. Prakash Raj is a great actor, but seeing him as villain in every south remake is kind of a bore. For example: Wanted, Singham, etc... The little girl was cute and adorable. The scenes she had was done full justice too. The story line was fantastic. It is sad that the double role was short lived, but I must say Akshay did a marvelous job handling both characters, especially Shiva's. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Shiva do action in a comical way and saying his dialogues in such manner too. Vikram Rathore was good too, however, he deserved more screen time or some time with his daughter at the least. Overall: This movie was mind-blowing! You will definitely enjoy this movie. Do go watch it, it will entertain you to the fullest and is definitely a paisa vasool film.
