Movie Review : No one killed Jessica
Based on the murder of Jessica Lal in 1999 (has it been THAT long ago!), NOKJ portrays the events of the case over the years, the murder, the trial, the bribings, the frustration, the hostile witnesses, the subjugation of justice by power and money, the acquittal and the ensuing media and common man uproar which finally led to justice (?).
The story is a good mix of fact and fiction, and given the interest in the real-life events behind the movie, generates enough excitement and curiosity about what would happen next. The movie does manage to connect to the audience, convey the feeling of helplessness of the common man when fighting against power. It does make you wonder about the systems of our country, and what would you do if in the same situation. A brilliant attempt definitely.
However, unlike most Hindi movies, though NOKJ scores well on the story, it loses out on the acting. The histrionics from Vidya Balan are just too unbelievable and over the top. She does better in the scenes where she is not crying but just expressing emotions with her eyes. The same goes for her mother in the movie, restrained emotions would have been much real. Rani Mukherjee seems fine, boisterous at times but real. Most of the other characters played their parts well too.
As I said, it was mostly the loud scenes which took the tempo away from the movie. But full marks to the story for keeping the interest alive. Would give it 3 stars.
The story is a good mix of fact and fiction, and given the interest in the real-life events behind the movie, generates enough excitement and curiosity about what would happen next. The movie does manage to connect to the audience, convey the feeling of helplessness of the common man when fighting against power. It does make you wonder about the systems of our country, and what would you do if in the same situation. A brilliant attempt definitely.
However, unlike most Hindi movies, though NOKJ scores well on the story, it loses out on the acting. The histrionics from Vidya Balan are just too unbelievable and over the top. She does better in the scenes where she is not crying but just expressing emotions with her eyes. The same goes for her mother in the movie, restrained emotions would have been much real. Rani Mukherjee seems fine, boisterous at times but real. Most of the other characters played their parts well too.
As I said, it was mostly the loud scenes which took the tempo away from the movie. But full marks to the story for keeping the interest alive. Would give it 3 stars.
Comments
Post a Comment