Rockstar – Movie review
- ZarcMan
- Nov 13, 2011
- 2 min read
Every time you want to understand what kind of movies must be categorized as the ‘Best’, some classic comes by to change your views and make you go head over heels in love with a genre that you thought will never impress you. Rockstar is one such movie. With a realistic view point and outstanding editing, Imtiaz Ali has proven that instant classics are here to stay. So much so that he makes you sit up and widen your pupils from the first few minutes of the movie.
Rockstar lays out a non-linear chronicle of the ‘metamorphosis’ of a modest Delhi boy into a ‘Rock star’. An emotionally-charged and poignant ride – this is as much a popcorn entertainer as also a musical journey. A love story etched on an exhausting script with music as blood and soul, this movie may not be the choice of front-benchers and masala lovers. A ride through the world of fame, rising stars, college gardens, dark secrets, media perception, rock-devotees, fans, record companies ……– the story proves too long for a movie through half way. You do feel that the movie could have been a little shorter and a lot entertaining.
The team has made every effort to bring out the movie to its best. Right from cinematography till art direction every aspect of the movie stands out. The scenes in Kashmir and Prague were in particular amazing. The screenplay which is the core of the movie has been spun with so much care to portray every scene with utter realism. For a musical, the way songs enter and exit the movie really makes one wonder how the director never lost grip on the script and tried to cash in on the fantastic numbers from AR Rahman. That said, actual pieces of performances have been done so beautifully, you can practically see the difference from similar movies of the past.
In any ambitious project, something fails – music,lead roles, compromises…. but in this one, everything seems to have fallen in place. Rahman’s music has been talked of enough to speak for itself. Ranbir stuns one and all with THE performance of a lifetime. His body language and voice modulations were surprisingly master-class. The potential that was only evident in movies like ‘Rajneeti’ comes out thundering in Rockstar. Nargis Fakhri fits the bill of a ‘Delhi bombshell’ from Kashmir and delights with her performance. The chemistry between the lead pair – filled with playfulness, passion, care and wildness -though tiring, was enjoyable. The second half of the movie is left to its own pace and eventually ends up dragging and meandering towards a tad underwhelming climax.
There are not a lot of fans for movies that do not know how to end and continue to stay in your mind after exiting the cinema hall. But if you are one of them, Rockstar is a movie you cannot miss. Even the slower parts will definitely not bore you. Not recommended for entertainment-seekers, but for those who want movies to haunt them…over and over again.
Rating – 4/5
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