Raees Indicine Reader Reviews

‘Raees’ reviews of Indicine readers will be published on this page. If you’ve watched the film and want to share your thoughts with our readers, feel free to post your reviews in the comments section below:

The first review is a detailed one from one of our very old readers ‘xzone’. This page will be updated with more reviews very soon!

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Had decided to post my review by night but couldn’t hold my excitement, hence posting it now itself.

Note: As far as reviews are concerned , I try to be brutally honest. However, I should be excused, if at any instance, I sound like a hardcore SRK fan instead of a neutral movie buff.

So here we go :

Instead of getting into the technical terms like screenplay and editing , I will directly come to the +ve’s and -ve’s of Raees.

Positives :

Let’s discuss each segment in detail.

1. Acting : SRK has nailed it and he is fantastic as usual. He proves it yet again that when it comes to play an antagonist he has no match. (Just look at his eyes when he kills Atul Kulkarni and Mooosa, intensity says it all. He is equally good expressing his resentment when Government declares his ambitious project as part of agricultural land). However, it’s Nawazuddin who steals the show. I remember when Raees trailer was out , many called Nawaz the major disappointment of Raees. Today I urge those people- just go and watch him. He is absolutely amazing and comes out as a winner when the movie gets over.
There was nothing much to do for Mahira, but even in that small space (which was allocated to her), she disappoints and looks misfit for her role.

2. Action :

Action is “Desi” and typical of 70-80s era. You are bound to remember Big B and Dharam Paji while watching the action sequences as mostly they follow the same lines.
Particularly, the fight sequences of Butcher market and one took place in truck are commendable.

3. Songs :

What I liked is none of the songs are misplaced. Every song follows a sequence and connects directly to the movie, so audience will never feel that songs are forced (as it happens with most of the movies now-a-days).
I didn’t like Udi-Udi at the time of it’s release, but it looks absolutely mesmerizing on big screen.

4. Dialogues :

They are the heart of this movie. You will listen a lot of cheers and whistles with every dialogues. I was watching it in plex but I can imagine what euphoria these dialogues would have created on single screens.

Negatives :

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1. Story is not well connected :

It seems Dholakia had tried everything which was available in his platter.
He drives a number of parallel events/issues together, yet fails to establish a convincing connectivity between them. Examples of such individual segments are –

Nawaz chasing SRK
Corruption (in police department)
Political conspiracy
Secularism
Communal riots
Philanthropic aspect of Raees
Plight of workers working in unorganized sector

He deals with all the above topics and honestly, they all are shot well but he fails to bind them together at the end.
So, though people enjoy these sequences thoroughly (honestly, each of these segments are well crafted individually) at the end they look confuse as what they have gained from Raees- the movie as whole.

2. SRK-Mahira Chemistry :

This is yet another drawback and at times their chemistry looks forced. I felt a heroine was added to this movie only to strengthen the commercial aspects of Raees else there was no need for a leading lady as such.

3. Climax : It was surreal for me though it is ‘strictly’ individual opinion of mine.

Conclusion :

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Now comes the major question- whether one should watch or skip Raees.

I would categorize the audience into three groups and pass my remarks accordingly.

1. SRK haters : These are the people who always have a prejudice about SRK movies and they don’t even appreciate the positive aspects of his movies. If you are one among them, skip it as you will not like it at all.

2. Neutral audiences :

Please understand that the decision – whether to watch Raees or not- totally depends upon your ‘Taste’. Raees is not a Dangal, Bajrangi Bhaijan or CDI. If you love wholesome entertainment and want to be completely engaged and involved for two and half hours, then Raees is for you. I guarantee it you will never get bored and will thoroughly enjoy the movie.
However, if you are expecting Raees to be a perfect crime thriller with major twist and turns then I would request you to give it a miss. Because story is quite predictable and what makes it enjoyable is the characterization and performance of the casts, specially SRK and Nawaz and not the story as a whole.

3. SRK fans : Book your tickets if you have not already. You will love this badass yet sensitive Avatar of SRK.

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Rating : *** (3/5) (I always get afraid while allocating *(stars) to a movie because I am not good at it. Still trying my hands for the first time :P )

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Commercial side :

Raees is already a winner at single screens and it will attract large number of audience in coming days. What remains to be seen is, how it fairs at multiplexes. Though SRK’s presence has ensured fair occupancy and phenomenal advance booking for first three days, but will that continue when the actual weekend (Sat-Sun) peeps in, that’s the biggest question.
If Kaabil is anything near to the reviews what it has received, it will put a formidable competition in front of Raees.

My expectations : Will wrap up within 150 cr (HIT)

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