REVIEW: Kidnap is seriously funny!

Performances, some hot, some cold

The track of Minissha Lamba, the hottie who is trapped in a house makes you raise your eyebrows. How, for instance, does she manage to get all the sexy clothes in the hellhole, is a mystery that Gadhvi could probably explore in his next film. It can ensure two things – that Kidnap (like Dhoom) gets a sequel. And Minissha Lamba has some time to prepare by joining some acting class.

Imran Khan, for most part, does a fairly convincing job. Playing the boy-man with a troubled past, he remains honest to the character. However, towards the end you cannot help but wish for his character to have been slightly better fleshed out.

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Sanjay Dutt too leaves his mark. He plays an arrogant industrialist who finds himself at the receiving end of a kidnapper's game.

What works, what doesn't

What works in this film are the locations. With breathtaking shots of some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Kidnap, it must be said, has been quite well shot. Also executed interestingly are some of the action sequences. Of course, they are far fetched at certain points but then again what the hell, many of us watch Bollywood films not so much to embrace reality as much as to escape from it.

The dialogues are penned in a style that makes you wonder whether to laugh or cry hearing some of them.

Sample this: It has been years since Sanjay Dutt's character met his daughter. Evidently, the little one is… er… not-so-small anymore. So when she's standing before him (scantily clad as always) the father says something to the effect of, "Tum kitni…" and takes a pregnant pause that has the auditorium in splits. After what seems like eternity he says again, "I don't know what to say!"

For once we seem to empathise with him. Really Sanju baba, we don't know what to say.

Verdict

For those who don't mind going through anything for Imran Khan, it's a movie to watch out for. For the rest, go watch Flashbacks of a Fool.

Rating

2/5