Raees was one of the much awaited movies at the beginning of 2017 and it had a good level of curiosity as it starred one of the biggest superstars of our generation, Shah Rukh Khan, whose recent movies had not been able to create enough rumble at the box office. Here's a look at what has worked for the movie and what has not.
Raees is another of those movies where he has tried to do something different. The first half of the movie plays like any commercial potboiler and is thoroughly enjoyable with one plot leading to the other. The second half however tries to do too much and the plot seems to have been lost somewhere. Since the movie is based on real life incidents, the movie tries to bring in all the events and thus fails in compelling storytelling. Thus by the end of the movie you feel a bit confused regarding the objectives of the movie.
Shah Rukh Khan as the title character Raees is good, but not great as we have seen him play other roles in a similar tone in his recent movies. Mahira Khan is refreshing and is the glam quotient of the movie. Her.acting skills are OK but she overshadows her acting by her beauty. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is very good as the cop and you wait for him to appear on screen. His scenes with Shah Rukh are spectacular and praiseworthy. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Shah Ruth's friend and confidante is good. Overall the acting in this movie is easy on the eyes.
Rahul Dholakia has directed the first half well but fails to give it the same level of intensity in the second half. Overall not a bad effort but could have been better.
Among the songs Laila Main Laila is the best both in terms of song and picturization with Sunny Leone providing for a lot of eyeballs. Zaalima is the other song that is good to the ears. Other songs are just passable.
Overall the movie is a good one time watch for any Shah Rukh fan.
Rating - 3 / 5
