That was an excellent one.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

There is a tendency to berate Bollywood movies among Indian viewers. This habit is probably what has currently kept this movie at 6/10 overall. This movie has no overacting, a very earthy local dialect, fast pace, slick editing, no black or white judgement and shows how completely unpredictable things are in the "War on Naxalism".Surprisingly, the film makes you feel for the Naxals even though the rampant real-world atrocities of various local, state and the Central Govts are not shown explicitly. I suppose either the director tried to get past the censor board or somehow got the idea that people would not like a pro-Naxal movie.However, the oppression of the people is quite clear through the realistic dialogue and hard-set expressions of the Naxal characters. You can see in their eyes, so to say, the ruthless cruelty and corruption of Govt officials that destroy rural India.There is nothing clichéd or expected, although the very end is a bit preachy but that frankly is the one solution that actually works in real life. So the film has got the preaching quite correct.If you think this is a regular action movie, you could never be further from the truth.In summary, a well-written, well-directed, well-acted realistic movie with a genuine message that tries to suggest a solution to the continuing war.To magnify any minor film-making related flaws and pass over the overall message and near-factual method of presentation, is to miss the whole point of this movie.A must-watch for every educated person who has an interest in sociology, history, India, poverty, economic warfare, governance, communism, corruption, abuse of power, or just plain realistic movies.

Made an attempt to see this film, as the sticker on the DVD case states that, it is based on a true story and also India being my birth place have a duty to keep myself updated of a crucial issue like Naxalism or Maoism called by various names depending on the region. Hats off to the producers of this film for having invested money in a project which is unlike mainstream Bollywood movies, where return on investment becomes risky. One can easily see the noble motive of its producers. Although there have been many films made in Hindi on this subject, but this one is definitely worth it, as it based on actual events and portrays the issue as close to reality as possible. If one sees this picture with above mentioned intentions, then one feels that the Producers of this film, have done Indian citizens a favour and the time spent to see this film was worth it.

Seldom do we see movies being produced even after knowing very well that it would be get a lukewarm response at the box office.RED ALERT is one such movie and this thing really propels me to think that why such movies do not attract audiences?As very evident from the earlier reviews this movie circumscribes the most burning issue which has exposed the whole agenda of "Inclusive Growth" of Indian Government.It is one thing to make a movie which is concocted with issues like poverty,politics,violence and it is other thing to show the reality...and when i mean reality,it stays reality.I am assuring you..when you would be through with this movie,i don't know whether it would leave a good impression in your mind or a bad one but it would for sure stretch your mind and bring you closer to the conscience of Naxalite problem.As expected,in my city,this movie did not get a single screen presence and audience did not care too.I feel this movie should have been promoted on a large scale so that everyone would have understood what the problem is all about.I mean,we have poverty in northern India too,but we don't have Naxalism there.This movie pierces the realms of any other movie till date on Naxalism.If "Hazaron Khawhishe Aise" was the starting,"Red Alert" is the culmination.What i really liked about the movie was that it was not about how the Naxalites operate or how the govt operates against them.The soul of the movie was that how poverty and desperation drives common pastoral people to their revolution.This is brilliantly portrayed by Sunil Shetty who i thought played the role of his life.He is not concerned about the revolution even after he joins it and he is unsure about the means of achieving their ultimate goal.He openly questions Vinod Khanna too,who is the mastermind behind this so called revolution.This process reflects some interesting points.1st is the attitude of the group leader towards the newcomers.This is brilliantly reflected in a scene where the leader is interviewed by a pro Naxalite journalist and he makes tall claims about socialistic ideas and his vision of development,but finds himself a bit embarrassed when Sunil Shetty demands his monthly wage saying that he has been denied that before too.The journalist watches the proceedings quietly and the leader in order to redeem his image,gives some money to Sunil Shetty but after making his displeasure very clear.That scene showed the shallow root of this movement.2nd point is the attitude of police towards the villagers and how the Naxalites use it to their advantage.Sameera Reddy was also quite convincing in her role and i was particularly impressed by the scenes where she was convinced by her comrades that violence is the only option and that having a bullet in your hand is good.3rd point is where Sunil Shetty expresses his willingness to study and is helped by an intellectual who for unknown reasons is also a part of the revolution.This shows the human side of Naxals and unfurls an hitherto obscure mindset of the naxals.These conversations also subtlety points to the failure of government to tap the talents of educated people and how they join this movement.4th and the most important point which i felt made the movie worth watch are the two conversations between Sunil Shetty and Vinod Khanna.While the first conversation is about indignant defiance of the methods adopted,the second conversation is about introspection.This passage rightly focuses on how the Naxal movement has lost not only its way but also its purpose.The point which Vinod Khanna makes is very interesting where he says that he has no idea that whether he can live a peaceful life in his lifetime and what would he achieve out of it!The second conversation remarkably reflects how the leader accepts the loss of vision and how he could have done differently to avoid this day.Finally acting skills displayed by the complete cast are amazing.Sunil Shetty's neural recess was perfectly captured in the scene where he feels the guilt of murdering a person who trusted him and when he is unable to save a school children.I believe he has matured as an actor during this movie.Vinod khanna was a big relief after his stupid role of a maniac father in dabang.He justifies his role as a leader and looked tough.All other people were excellent though i don't understand why Naseerudin shah was given a solitary scene.I also felt that Gulshan Grover could have been used more effectively.The movie has its share of glitches with the most prominent glitch being how the Naxals find out the informer.But i feel that the movie has heralded a path where most others did not go till now and that to me is the biggest achievement.Music is excellent and the last song is amazing.The lyrics are from Javed Akthar so you can expect some class here.The lyrics of the last song where credits roll out are excellent.It is a pity that most of the audience would miss this movie but the people who would watch it would be experiencing anything but gratification.It leaves you with a heavy mind and compels you to introspect how and where did we go wrong?are we too responsible for the mess which is continuously gulping thousands of individuals in this useless Armageddon? My last suggestion would be go and watch this movie.Do not expect technical brilliance or eye catching cinematography!Just focus on the soul of the movie which is the message,and then you would feel the agony of the protagonist which despite all odds is only concerned about his family.

I decided to go for Red Alert :The War Within instead of I hate Love stories for obvious reasons. I still say I made the right choice. If Red Alert virtually choked me to death I Hate would have gagged the optimist in me.And the death of optimism is surely a greater loss than the on screen demise of an ordinary moviegoer like me.To begin with , Red Alert fails to clearly bring forth any sound and credible hypothesis regarding the origin and continuance of the Naxal menace. In fact the only true and digestible piece comes right in the beginning of the film when the captioned para describes the origin of this problem.Everything has been downplayed and under -treated to such an extent that one can't help questioning as to why was the movie made if so many aspects were to be to be left veiled . The justification of the Naxalite movement, The role of the Government, the Police and it's role.All these facets were blatantly ill-treated by the Director. Needless to say the Director favored the anti-Government Naxalites during the first half, taking the plea of underdevelopment and poverty as the trigger for the upsurge. And predictably the Director tried to sabotage the picture perfect image of the revolutionaries by injecting small doses of realism. Sadly though, he failed in both cases.The story had many loose ends and tragically there were even more knotted ones. The cast wasn't great either. Sunil Shetty does remarkably well given his acting credentials, but the plot deserved more method. Sameera Reddy seems to have imbibed a few traits from Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham regarding acting. I mean monotone expression for all occasions.The only decent and quite enjoyable performance was rendered by the guy who plays the Home Minister and also to some extent by Markand Deshpande as the wily reporter.In totality however the movie was pathetic. I mean consider this. A police man working undercover in a Naxalite group is foolish enough to have a photo ID card in his belongings kept right above his private things for everybody to discover. Or may be Bhagyashree as the hapless wife of a helpless victim. Or perhaps the foreign delegation which featured a fellow ho up till quite recently was trying to prove how good a particular English speaking software was (English Guru).No punches in the screenplay. A stale emotional environment. Nothing new to show and no new way of showing it. The movie was a big let down.