Review of Boom

Boom (I) (2003)
9/10
Quite groundbreaking by Bollywood standards
24 September 2003
I just saw this movie last night and really enjoyed it. While I was with some people who disliked it, I felt that the film was provocative and a really gutsy move at being anti-Bollywood. I'm not Indian and I saw the film in NYC without subtitles (it was a mix of Hindi and English). While the film wasn't perfect (and the last third of the movie really sank it downhill), there were some unique moments (the song-and-dance number, a lot of the wide-lens cinematography, Big B and Jackie Shroff's disturbing and brazen performances). And I really felt that I didn't know what was going to happen next from scene to scene. Heck, during much of it, I felt like this guy was reinventing the crime genre black comedy much like Quentin Tarantino did with "Reservoir Dogs." I do wish that the director was a little more disciplined but I guess if he was, he wouldn't be crazy enough to launch what seems like drug-addled, adrenaline-fueled imagery. A definite must-see in my book and one that even a Western audience may appreciate in spots.
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