AGENT VINOD:REVIEW

23-MAR-2012

Agent Vinod (Saif Ali Khan), goes on an international mission to find out what '242' is. He kills bad men and bumps into Iram (Kareena Kapoor), a Pakistani. When '242' turns out to be a nuclear bomb, about to be exploded in Delhi, Vinod is called to save the day.

Sriram Raghavan and Arijit Biswas's story is quite ordinary when you compare it with other films of the same genre. While the writer-director Sriram Raghavan has made sure that the scenes are slickly shot and executed but at times, they hardly make any sense. Although this does gives a feeling of anticipation, the audience soon realizes that there is nothing earth-shattering that is going to be revealed in the plot.

Saif Ali Khan delivers a confident performance and is brilliant in many scenes. He could have done better in the action sequences. Kareena Kapoor gets a substantial a role and she doesn't disappoint. Others lend able support.

The music, by Pritam, is alright. The songs 'Raabta' and 'I'll Do The Talking' are good to listen to. Pungi, already a hit, makes an appearance in the end credits. Lyrics, by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Neelesh Misra, are passable.

Production Design, by Acropolis, Rajnish Hedao, Sumit Basu and Snigdha Basu, is excellent. The action (Action Director: Peter Heins, Additional Action: Parvez Khan) is well composed but is, sometimes, too much in your face. Muraleedharan C.K.'s cinematography is excellent. Pooja Ladha Surti's editing is crisp, especially in the action sequences.

On the whole, Agent Vinod is a half-baked fare which disappoints. The film will not fare too well at the box-office as word of mouth publicity will not work in its favor.!!!