Reviews: Rock ON!!!!

Back home for the weekend! Whew! A tiring week and its been a long time we caught up. The whole gang has broken up and no one in Mysore to watch the movie!!!

Well to re-create the MAGIC... me and Aj started off towards Skyline., the oldest multiplex in Karnataka (an old theater with two screens ;)). Probably its been the most economical movie for us this year given the theater we watched it in.

We were skeptical about entering the theater. It was hidden behind the so called majestic sterling. The seats were better and the crowd was decent!!! There was a small queue and Aj managed to get the tickets without any hassles. We had planned to watch this movie finally after finding the right theater where it was being screened after three weeks!

Now to some real movie stuffs!
My Rating: ***

The movie is well planned and executed at the first look. More of a hit because of our Generation Rock and a little because of Farhan Akthar's voice ;).

The movie stands out because it has all the elements of a good movie, something that we have missed in most of the other releases this year. It starts off with a great song, but slips in the first half. The first half takes you through the past and present of the four members of a rock band, Adi, Joe, Rob n KD, messed up in their current lives. No acting skills are required for these believe me! You have Farhan's wife who feels that their life can be more happier with a reunion of the band. So on and so forth... Looks and Sounds more of a documentary...

The movie starts pacing up in the second half. The band re-unites and decides to go for a concert at a Talent Hunt... Until... one of its band members Rob, is diagnosed with a brain tumor, the show must still go on, with Joe (Arjun Rampal) facing issues with his family not behind him for the re-creation of their band - Magic. Little do they realize that it cannot be the same magic without all four of them!

Finally a mix of emotions when the Magic minus Joe perform a song that Joe dedicates to his wifey - Debby. Thats when she realises Joe's real worth for the band and he reaches on time to give another final performance as the lead guitarist of Magic. Its here where the film starts ROCKING.... with two good back to back songs that make you hum along.

The film has everything that you need - drama, emotion, music and to some extent a good singer in Farhan Akthar :). Hopefully its launched another genre of music - The Indian Rock!