The flip side (read ‘shortcomings’) of his direction can be seen in the courtroom drama scenes. Even though there are moments when the film starts lagging, Tinu Suresh Desai’s manages to put the film back on track towards the end. While the film is set up in the first half, the second half is filled with court room drama galore. Tinu Suresh Desai has done a decent job as a director. RUSTOM happens to be Tinu Suresh Desai’s second film as a director (his first being 1920 LONDON). Those who do not know anything about the (Nanavati) case, will surely take a liking for RUSTOM. Even though RUSTOM has been largely inspired by the famous case of KM Nanavati, the film does have its moments that make it furthermore enticing. The film’s narrative oscillates between ‘convincing’ and ‘not-so-very-convincing’. Had the screenplay been engrossing and captivating, it would have been a different story altogether. The film’s screenplay not just slows down the film’s pace, but also is very average. This element however is missing in RUSTOM. When a film has Akshay Kumar as its hero, it’s a given that the screenplay has to be essentially gripping which keeps the audiences on the ‘edge-of-the-seat’.
Rawal, who is in charge of the film’s screenplay, story and dialogues.
The storyline of RUSTOM has been subjected to a contemporary treatment by Vipul K. These films were the Sunil Dutt-Leela Naidu starrer YEH RASTEY HAIN PYAAR KE (1963) and the ?Vinod Khanna?-Farida Jalal? starrer ACHANAK (1973). The fact also remains that, there have been two films that have been earlier made on the same premise. While the film does not have a mystery element/ whodunit angle in the storyline, it becomes slightly predictable as it progresses. The second half where most of the action shifts to the courtroom isn’t thrilling and pacy enough.įirst things first. The fictional retelling of real life incidents could have been dealt with a lot more maturely and a flawed character like Rustom shouldn’t have become a jingoistic patriot who can do no wrong. But that’s about the only good or innovative thing about this vapid courtroom historical drama which does nothing to thrill and just like the time period it is situated in, it only takes Bollywood back to an age where the details feel half baked, the characters are sleazy stereotypes and the twists are uninspired.
There are some cool transition effects between scenes and he tries to maintain a uniformity. Tinu Suresh Desai who made 1920 London this year, manages to inscribe his touch into this movie but it eventually doesn’t feel enough. Average Rating of All 'Rustom' Review - 2.6 stars
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