On a saturday on a wednesday...

ishallreview(Krish king nishanth) has a major problem. Basically ishallreview resides in (at?) Trichy (at least for the next three months) and hence can't get its hands, eyes and ears on the latest hindi/english film released and the latest original tamil movie sound tracks released either. So the review of the film about which so much has already been written is coming this late - on a saturday, at least 20 Wednesdays after A Wednesday released. (and the review of iLayaraja's Naan Kadavul will come even later)

A Wednesday owes all its financial success and critical praise to the mediocrity that is surrounding Indian Cinema at the moment. A Wednesday is (even individually) an interesting and a good film no doubt but had it released in some other part of the world - Israel, Korea, LA , Germany, or where ever- this Wednesday would have been just another Wednesday.

The movie is just One hour and Thirty five minutes long and after the first fifteen minutes of basic introduction, it moves at break neck speed. It exploits cell phones, computers and hackers more than any other Indian film has ever done. But Vivek in Run would have rushed in to say "Naanga idhu ellam National Treasure laye Paarthutom". The movie is absolutely non-formulaic. It avoids songs, 'louse', duets, genre-mismatch etc. etc. But that doesn't exactly make it great cinema. In India, it does. :P

There is more than just reviewing in this post. Krish King Nishanth saw this movie (second time) because of rumours that Kamal Haasan may do the tamil remake of this movie and don the role that Naseeruddin shah played. These rumours also lead to debates on whether Kamal will in fact be able to do the film.(:O :O) Shocking to say.

First of all iReview doesn't consider this role as Naseeruddin Shah's best. Secondly iReview bursts out laughing at people who say kamal might not be able to do this and thirdly, iReview goes one step ahead to say "A Wednesday in general and Naseeruddin Shah's Role in particular are simply not worth Kamal Haasan"

Coming back to the film, Krish King feels the best thing in the film are its dialogues. I'll call them ' a class apart'. iReview is happy that the hindi dialogue writing has finally come off age and has thankfully moved away from the "me tumhare bache ki maaa ban ne wali hoon"s and the "mere paas maaa hai"s. Omkara, Johny Gaddar, Aamir, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye and this film are ample proof.

Anupam kher is supposedly an amazing actor but often comes up on the screen to do irritatingly silly roles. He is the most wasted actor in Hindi Cinema. A Wednesday tries to restore some glory to his career but succeeds only partly. The man who played the desperate dad in Mahesh Bhatts saraansh(?) will be lost for ever. He has never come back since.

Finally the one last thing that iReview enjoyed in the film was the written character of Arif (played by Jimmy Shergil in a casting thats almost a blunder but is saved by the fact that the actor has more than 10 years of experience in doing abslutely worthess roles). That is the ideal cop. The best one to show in cinema.

So, I feel A Wednesday is a superb fast paced film no doubt but it surely doesn't make the list of Great cinema. And double surely, its not worth Kamal.