Imagine an action in your past going wrong and you given a chance to change it! This little element of fiction can probably consume your imagination! And somebody rightly stated what you are today is somewhere a result of your past. Action Replayy subtly portrays this reality amidst its amusing humor and an eye-pleasing colorful 70’s background.
Kishen(Akshay Kumar) and Mala(Aishwarya Rai) are unhappily married. Their son, Bunty(Aditya Roy Kapoor) , is unwilling to get married for the same reason. His girlfriend’s grandfather has an invention that can take you back in time. The son decides to go back in time and set things right once and for all.
The film has it all: conflict, drama, humor, dance and most importantly, color! The direction and cinematography of the movie is simply bewitching and fascinating. Director, producer, Vipul Shah lets not an iota of his fictitious element look unconvincing. He manages to choose the right colors all the time everywhere! The apt usage of colors in the song, Chann Ke Mohalla and the styling of the chartbuster track, Zor Ka Jhatka turn out to be a must watch on the big screen.
The retro look of the movie is original and striking.The film seems home to boundless creativity and innovation. Look how they make the film’s starting credit titles so novel!But sadly the beginning part where Kishen is shown to be sissy seems a bit overdone as he begins to look over-extra ugly.But then, he carries off the bechaara look pretty well.
Talking of performances, Aishwarya is just flawless for she gets into the perfect skin of her character, Mala. Kishen or Akhay Kumar is just as ever. Try to think of a film where he wasn’t convincing enough. You won’t get an answer or maybe you would have to think for too long! Not to forget the mention of his "Awaaz.. neeche" for its just too stylishly catchy! Newcomer Aditya Roy Kapoor does his job impressively. And so do others like Ompuri, Kirron Kher, Ranvijay, Rajpal Yadav and Neha Dhupia.
Music by Pritam is good enough and some of the tracks are extremely consuming and passionate. The film gets a little typically filmy in the later half and perhaps the reality singing contest could have been done away with as our present GenX audience deprecate watching the typical Hindi-film kind melodrama!
Overall, the film has a good treatment, convincing ending and a heart-pleasing message! Go to watch how the past is linked to the present! That is Action Replayy!
RATING- 3 stars
