"Bang Bang" gets the boredom quotient bang-on. The rest is all noise and fury about a diamond, Kohinoor no less, stolen Afrom a British museum. The way the thief carries the precious "diamond" (which looks like a paperweight) around in his pocket goes to show how little a certain group of filmmakers respect the audiences' intellect.
Director Wes Ball in his maiden directorial venture has managed to hook the audience with his winning, but not so convincing story, purely on the basis of the performance...
Overall, the elaborate plot with thematic concerns, from alcoholism and gun control to the nature of vengeance and jealousy, are nothing more than window dressing for this detective story....
Aditya Roy Kapoor with his kohl-laden eyes and pseudo-Lucknowi drawl is a disaster. His painfully self-conscious performance reduces the film to a pantomime of good intentions...
Opposites don't only attract they also attack the status quo. This remake tells us it's okay to oppose draconian discipline. But we better ensure we have an alternative reality ready to take over our universe....
