I assume some police officials would probably take exception to this-though I really don't know. So, this monster was created by the police themselves according to the film. The film portrays him as an innocent man who was framed and sent to prison-where he learned quickly to be vicious in order to survive. The character Manya Surve was apparently a real gangster who was killed by the Mumbai police in the 1980s. As a retired history teacher, I wish the film hadn't equivocated and simply presented the best and most truthful story-and stood behind it. However, I could tell by what I read about reaction to the film as well as the prologue (where they admitted much of the film might not be true) that the film is based on reality.to a degree. The film is apparently based on a book, "Dongri to Dubai", and I have never read it and know very little about it.
However, what still is in no doubt is that I really didn't like anyone in the film and didn't particularly care. HOWEVER, when I looked at the film listing on IMDb, it appears as if the airline decided to trim quite a bit of the movie!! Perhaps this might explain my confusion. I found it a tad confusing (the ending seemed rather vague). Overall, this film is strictly average.I watched this film on a British Air flight from Europe. The film goes on for too long and the "it's good to be bad" aphorism becomes stale. By the time the actual shootout arrives, I had been put off by many aspects of the film and didn't care what happens to the major players. There is nothing for real men here though. They might even discover the new method of doing push-ups while making love. The male population will flock to the single screens and whistle and applaud at the dialogues and item songs. It also exhibits the lack of originality present in films about crime. It shows the everlasting impact of a masterpiece. I have also come to a realization that it is next to impossible trying to make a gangster film without having traces of The Godfather (1972) in it. Do filmmakers have no social responsibility towards their audience? Towards women? I am appalled in ways I don't wish to address.
There is one scene where a gangster openly says he would rape women as a part of gangster code. Dabanggs and other potboilers have all had item songs, which objectify women and show men as lustful predators here it's overdone to the point where it just doesn't bode well for anyone. Tusshar Kapoor is another actor who can't play a character. John Abraham has always had limitations more than virtues but at least a few scenes where he makes an impact would have sufficed.
While it has good supporting actors, the main actors can't hold a single scene together. After watching that I knew my brain isn't in for any kind of treat. There is a ludicrous montage of him getting his gym training inside the prison. After going to jail, he turns over a new leaf of being a full-on badass. He wants to be a good boy but gets tangled up in dirty business because of his brother. John Abraham plays Manya Surve, the college student turned body-builder turned gangster. It proudly says, "Be Indian, abuse Indian". After a point the dialogue-baazi takes refuge in abusing for no reason.
There is brazen dialogue-baazi and when it is delivered by seasoned actors like Anil Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee, it is genuinely funny. Surprisingly, Shootout at Wadala is engaging in parts. Inject high amounts of testosterone and add 3 item songs and you have a hit. On paper, this is a formula that should succeed commercially. A perfunctory mix of the punches from Dabangg (2010) with the verve of Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai (2010). Shootout At Wadala is a gangster film that borrows from many gangster films and adds Bollywood masala to it. Review Shootout at Wadala & earn 20 DM Points.* Review Submit
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