Attack movie review is simple – the Part 1 movie loaded with a super hero fighting the mightiest single handedly. The latest flick of John Abraham is all about flexing muscles, high-octane action. John, as a ‘super soldier’ is literally the single man out there, killing all the bad men. At one point, John single-handedly fights with and shoots down over a hundred terrorists, who have attacked the city
Director Lakshya Raj Anand has attempted to make John a marvel superhero, who single-handedly fights with and mows down over a huge number of terrorists, who have attacked the city.
Attack revolves around a soldier Arjun Shergill (John Abraham) who suffers a terrible loss in a terrorist attack and ends up with permanent paralysis neck-down and is assigned a life on a wheelchair.
Dr Saba, played by (Rakul Preet Singh) is involved in futuristic scientific technology that can enable a paralysed person to stand up on their feet, and Arjun is deemed that right science bunny to undergo trial for India’s first ever super soldier program.
The plot is the nation needs to be saved from a terrorist mastermind who is cut loose. Just when Arjun successfully goes through the experiment, Parliament comes under siege and he is expected to save the city in the nick of time from a chemical bomb explosion. Can he make the impossible, possible with all the technology that’s inside him?
An elite team of the Indian army swoops upon a hideout across the border, and scoops up a most wanted terrorist. That super charged action sequence, introduces you to the narrative of the movie ‘Attack’, followed by a series of attacks on Indian soil. What happens next is, you hit, I will hit you. A monotone way of dealing with terrorism.
This movie is yet another attempt by Bollywood’s to offer Hollywood style action. But it might disappoint you many a time.
Director Lakshya Raj Anand, who has co-written the story with Sumit Batheja and Vishal Kapoor, has tried too hard to make this sci-fi action thriller break the clutter, and somehow, the film impresses and lets you down in parts.
The film is well edited at less than two hours and doesn’t lose pace even once. With a gripping narrative and edge-of-the-seat moments, it doesn’t digress into needless subplots or song and dance sequences.
Clearly divided into two halves – a wheelchair bound John who gets transformed into a super soldier – Attack shows a soldier’s duty to serve his nation with this new-age modern technologies.
The movie never foray’s into the territory of chest-thumping nationalism with heavyweight dialogues, clearly not too alien to John’s filmography so far. The well crafted and beautifully shot action sequences are a visual treat. While humour is the last thing you’d expect in this narrative, the director has woven the story with elements of it through some characters and voices (no spoilers).
Attack Movie Review: Action John Abraham fits perfectly in this superhero avatar
This genre, for obvious reasons, comes naturally to him. He blends vulnerability with strength with ease and his physical prep, too, is visible on the screen throughout the film.
The transition could have been a little more real. The way his character suddenly beefs up and looks fitter than ever before despite having been paralytic for long is a bit much to digest. Rakul delivers a convincing act and looks confident on-screen.
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Lakshya doesn’t even attempt to bring depth of Saba’s character. Jacqueline, too, in an extended cameo brings glam to the screen but an abrupt love story sees an equally abrupt end. Did you watch Bachchhan Paandey recently? Jacqueline seems to have mastered the art of getting fridged– fall in love, dance to a song and die with a bullet’s shot.
There are some fine actors like Ratna Pathak Shah (Arjun’s mother) and Rajit Kapoor (home minister) but they’ve been barely given any room to perform. Rajit gets to plant some comic lines but that’s about it.
Finally, Attack is your high-on-action sci-fi movie, it’s bang, bang all the way. Just enjoy the action that is what it is meant to be.