![]() ![]() It demanded some X-factor in its portrayal, but there was none. He left no mark whatsoever in this critical role. But the bigger letdown was the one playing Alvarez. To be fair to him, he though did wonderfully well towards the end of the movie when Shankar appeared to lose his sanity and that was the only time some power-packed acting came through. The moment he starts reading the letter to his mom, it becomes so very apparent. But the problem he has with his diction is a major one. Starting from Buno Haansh, Dev decided to do more meaningful roles, catering to a different target audience, and this was a big opportunity for him too. ![]() did it achieve greatness? no, did it do justice to the book? no, did it establish Dev as an even bigger superstar? in my opinion another "no". ![]() ![]() This was supposed to be one breakthrough movie for the Tollywood industry, a record budget, exotic locations, a masterpiece of a classic as a story, arguably the biggest star in the industry, as lead. It's nice to seem/sound encouraging, but I do wish the right talent had the chance to play with such budgets. Another thing - lots of reviewers seem to be showering this with platitudes just for the intention, and are looking past the end product. I do hope it doesn't put filmmakers off adventure fare though. +s I can think of - a bold entry in a relatively new genre, noble intentions, lack of musical diversions, Gérard Rudolf's acting, (some of the) cinematography. The (rather unnecessary) voice-over narration also is a huge diversion, and was the root of plenty of unintentional humor, as was the lead's tendency to keep smiling at some private joke only he was privy to, almost throughout the movie's running time. The actor who plays Diego (Gérard Rudolf) rises above the general mediocrity, but the main lead only remembers to stay in character right at the very end (about 15 minutes prior to curtains). What could've been one of the best entries in the genre of adventure cinema, that's not too well populated by movies made in the Indian studios, is marred by sloppy set-up/acting/directing/screenplay/editing, (really, really) shoddy CGI (Desert, Volcano, Bunyip.) and everyone line-reading to one another. ![]()
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