RA.ONE

Hardly any sci-fi movie has much logic. So better not expect much from this one too. This one could have made a great film had it not been crude at places and had that stereotyped humor at times. Its little bit of mediocrity hurts! However, the film does have stuff to sell- its special effects, Akonic Chammak Challo and SRK. Ah! SRK…

Sonia (Kareena Kapoor) and Shekhar Subramaniyam (King Khan) live in London with son, Prateek. Shekhar creates a game for his son Prateek(Armaan Verma) in which the villain has more powers than the hero. Trouble arises when Ra.One, the villain enters the world of reality in pursuit of Prateek. G.One, the hero is brought into the real world too to fight Ra.One and the game continues.

Newbie Armaan Verma desperately needs a good hair stylist! His histrionics are somehow annoying! Kareena Kapoor’s abuses are just out of context. She repeats the unattractive Golmaal act, lacking the Jab We Met honesty. Other places, she delivers a good/great performance. One person who only deserves praise (loads of it) is Shah Rukh Khan for the actor’s job is done brilliantly. He does the cheap acts with dignity! Infact, Shahrukh as G.One is so cute, that you could fall in love with him.(if you already weren’t!)

Ra.One runs on the old, victory-of-good-over-evil formula. But there is something appealing about it. Perhaps there is something always appealing about goodness. Beautifully, Shahrukh makes both his characters (Shekhar and G.One) endearing. His charisma is beyond an explanation. Also, his chemistry with Kareena is fabulous. (Remember the aesthetically pleasing Asoka.) Arjun Rampal is as good as ever. One may wonder why he is given such a late entry though. Other actors give decent performances. Cameo by Rajnikanth seems to have an abrupt ending.

Vishal-Shekhar’s music and the choreography of songs are extremely good.

Overall, some great visual effects, comedy, Kareena-Shahrukh’s chemistry provide quite good entertainment. The element of goodness is all the more alluring. And of course, there is the Badshah to gawk at!

RATING- 3.5 stars