Highly Overrated But Still Good

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

This Movie is an Average affair at best. My problem starts with the director of the movie Mr. Omang Kumar. He has major casting issues and should hire a different casting director. Although he's a good story teller he's choice of actors baffles me. Richa Chaddha is the only proper actor and does justice to her minuscule role. Aishwarya is an embarrassment playing a Punjabi woman. She's shouting through out the movie like a female sunny deol. Not trying to troll her but it was a beautiful role with lot of potential had it been given to an actor who could at least be fluent in Punjabi. Lead pair playing a Punjabi brother and sister are intact a Haryanvi and a Marathi. Now imagine. Randeep though a great actor is not convincing as a Punjabi sarbjit. Irfan khan played a much better sardar in his movie or for that matter.Movie has amazing story line and its even more amazing that its a true story. I would watch it to kill 2-3 hours of my free time.

Sarbjit is a brilliant movie and it exceeded my expectations as after Mary Kom I did not expect much from new director Omung Kumar. The screenplay is great and the story depicts the struggle Sarbjit sister faces for 23 years to get her brother out of prison. This movie is a must watch for the excellent performance of Randeep Hooda and the optimism his character shows despite of suffering. The dialogues in the movie are also good and the sad background score goes well with the story line. In the end one has tears in the eyes after seeing the suffering of Sarbjit. The only disappointment was that Richa chadha did not have much role as Sarbjit wife and her skills were under utilized and I would give it 9 out of 10 as this is by far the best drama film of 2016.

Sarbjit starts off with overacting galore, blemished further by director's shoddy style of depicting frames. You can't help yourself from falling into pits of instant indifference, the moment songs come into play one after the other. It starts off on a bad foot, there is no doubt about that. But then it takes a pleasant pace, where you actually get to fathom the story of an unfortunate guy muzzled by the grinding gears of countries at war.FLAWS IN THE DIRECTION OF SARBJITThere are hundreds of flaws in direction that walk boldly around in prominence. The worst half of it appeared like a comedy movie. You cannot take seriously a character as they deliver detached unfeeling lines. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the poorest choice one could make for a movie. She fails to get under the skin of the protagonist, and seems aloof from the gravity of the situation. Screenplay doesn't have much to offer except for few occasional dialogues that will make you ponder. Like when she drops:"Where is all the hate coming from?"BEST BITS OF SARBJITThe best part, the most sentient part of the movie, however is when Sarabjit, played exceptionally well by Randeep Hooda, meets his entire family for the first time in jail. You cannot stop yourself from breaking down empathizing with the head of a guy parched for years without love. One of the most shattering moments of the flick! Also, when Sarabjit mournfully broods he must have done something terrible to have met such a fate. You can't help but feel extremely sorry for him. A life lost – as he reflects. Richa Chadha, a brilliant actor, stays overshadowed throughout, under the wraps forever, until one time in the end she tries to image memories from the past by holding Sarbjit's belongings only to keep them so that he stays around in the house. Powerful stuff!As you chug down the movie lane further, there is boisterous uproar from Dalbir Kaur (Aishwarya) which becomes impoverished further by the movie's writing. Terrible I would say as goosebumps fail to register!CONSTANTLY FALLINGAt times it becomes akin an Indian TV soap, sometimes even worst. The music department makes a purposeful endeavour to squeeze in a melancholic tone to make everything sound gloomier. But as you take a good look at it, you have to hand it over to the sister who endures unfettered yet shackled by the plight of his brother. There is so much she does, that is quite relatable of all stuffs, something you would do for your family.IN NEED OF A BETTER DIRECTORAll in all you cannot help wonder of ways the movie on Sarbjit could have been better. The real grim feel behind the situation has been obscured profusely to muster out sentience. If only a better director and writer had eyed Sarabjit first!Read all my reviews here: http://straightfromamovie.com

The least you can expect from a biography made by a former Production Designer is a sense of authenticity. The film has a complete lack of authenticity, be it production design or a sense of the age. Add that to the film having no sense of progression of time. The time has been marked by people stating it has been 10 years or 3 years or some other thing.To start with, the film takes a non-linear approach, so that in the beginning when we see Aishwarya Rai and Richa Chaddha crying, we feel no sense of sympathy for them because we have not seen their relationship with Randeep Hooda. After that we go into Aishwarya Rai's traumatic past to create a connection with her, in a manner which is very melodramatic and over the top. Randeep Hooda's capture is very unconvincing, and you never feel the time as it would have been felt by a person living in solitary confinement for years. The madness in his performance is also very inconsistent. His performance is good but hampered by the inconsistency. Aishwarya Rai's performance is over the top and does not evoke anything, it is the sort of performance we have come to expect from her. Richa Chaddha has not been utilized properly as she has to convey all her emotions through staring. Also hampering the narrative are the songs, none of them good and always trying to evoke something different from what is actually happening in the film. One of the worst biopics made in India.