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Afterthoughts
This was not a good movie. Most of the plot is lost halfway through, and it forgets what it is doing. It's more or less cohesive in the beginning, but most of the post-intermission movie is all about Balli's quest to get his money back. The songs were not that great, and half the time just didn't even fit in with what was going on.
We won't even bother with the sketchy medical science here, partly because while I have done a little research on this topic, I'm not qualified to make specific comments about the subject of bone marrow transplants. Suffice it to say, the movie makes it a little more easy than the real thing. Also Balli's resilience to physical harm is astounding!
Finally, the moral implications raised here are weird. At the beginning of the film, Veer's the Good Guy. Khan is kind of a grey area since he is a cop and is technically fighting crime, but doing so unethically. Balli is the Bad Guy. Simple enough. At the end of the film, Veer's the Ineffectual Guy who is always late to the action, and doesn't do much else. Khan is the Bad Guy, since he's trying to kill the man who can save Sahil's life. Balli is the Good Guy, since he's taking punitive action against the guys that tried to take his money, and to kill the crooked cop on his tail. Let's also remember that at the beginning of the movie, Balli was in jail for killing fourteen people. We see him kill lots more during the events of the movie, and now he's free on the street again to do whatever he wants. I don't get it.
Negatives:
I've already covered a lot of these, so this is going to be short. Bad plot!
Bad music (except for two songs)!
Bad science!
Bad action!
Positives:
Despite all that, there were a couple good things to say about this film. The editing was good. Some might think that to be minor, but when you're used to seeing the seams on the cuts and the tape used to stitch it together, you learn to appreciate smooth cuts when you can.
As lame as the story is, the acting isn't all that bad. Shilpa Shetty does more than just look pretty, she's got some good scenes and delivers good speeches. Sanjay Dutt does as well as he can with this role. Jackie Shroff disappears after the intermission for the most part, but again he does well with what he's got. Except for that one dancing scene. Aditya Pancholi is believable as the crooked and evil Bad Cop.
There were a few genuinely funny moments in the film as well. Particularly the scene with Tara, Ishaq, and Balli in the car.
For this film, I will use "Veer's Ear" as my unit of measurement. For without it, little Julie might not have been found.
Jung (1999)
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