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Mumbai 14th Aug 2015(Sana Sayed):
'Brothers', an official remake of the 2011 film,
'Warrior', is about the Fernandes family that loves a special kind of sport,
Mixed Martial Arts. And as we know by now, this sport means no stopping at
anything when it comes to beating your opponent to a fine pulp. So no prizes
for guessing what the always frowning Fernandes' do to fill their free time or
whenever they are in need some extra cash.
Gary Fernandes (Jackie Shroff) is an excellent
street fighter but a terrible family man and alcoholism is his problem. His
long suffering wife Maria (Shefali Shah) is trying to raise the sons David (Akshay
Kumar) and Monty (Sidharth Malhotra) almost single handedly. Tragedy strikes
and Gary is sent behind bars. David is estranged from his brother.
Now all grown up, David is a school teacher married
to Jenny (Jacqueline Fernandes) and struggling to bear the hospital expenses of
his ailing six year old daughter. He wants to get back to street fighting,
while Monty is already a sort of a champ in the field. The first half of the
film is an emotional narration of the background story, explaining why the three
men share such a passionate love hate relationship.
There are some moving scenes, like the one where
Gary comes to ask David for forgiveness and manages to catch a glimpse of his
grand-daughter for the first time. Or the one where younger David welcomes
Monty into their home. The one scene at the graveyard is quite memorable too.
But surprisingly consistency is an issue here as some other scenes come packed
with a heavy dose of melodrama, lack logic and move at a painfully slow pace.
The second half is where all the action literally is. The two brothers vie for
the MMA championship and end up facing each other in the ring at one point,
ending in a fantastic finale.
The film actually belongs to the two brothers.
Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra have literally put their blood and sweat
into the characters they play. A well-deserved applause for these two actors,
who not only look convincing as brothers but also as the mean machines that
they turn out to be. Action is a familiar ground for Akshay, but even off the
ring he plays the role of a helpless father and helpless son effortlessly.
Sidharth goes about doing his job with a lot of
sincerity and dedication. Even when he is not fighting, he is subtle and
discerning as he plays wronged son, who's outwardly quiet but with a lot of
rage inside him. Jackie Shroff is excellent in parts, but tends to go a tad
overboard in some parts. But overall a good, endearing performance.
Jumping jack-queline (watch the film to know why) is
pleasant to look at and does best of her limited role. The
trying-hard-to-look-important Kiran Kumar (who plays Peter Braganza, a former
MMA champ), the commentator-with-verbal-diarrhea-but-making-absolutely-no-sense
Raj Zutshi etc. get in the way. A background score with lower decibel levels
and smarter dialogues might have made this a better film. But still a good one
time watch, especially if you are a fight junkie.
Even many Bollywood Celebrities are sharing their
positive views. Jacqueline Fernandez hasn’t had much to play in this flick. It
was purely the trio’s show. Yeah, this film belongs to Jacky Shroff, Sid and
Akshay. The climax is something you shouldn’t miss. Sid and Akshay as Monty and
David, exchanging blows is just too heart touching and you will feel the pain
too.
On the whole, Brothers has won the audience hearts
and kudos to Karan Malhotra and Karan Johar. So folks stop reading the review
and take a look at the rating and just rush to the theaters to watch this
masterpiece.
