Hello Movie Maniacs
Every time Bollywood has tried its hand at the superhero genre, we have been treated to some extremely ridiculous and face palm inducing movies. What started with the blatant copy of Paycheck known as Krrish, has given us some real migraine inducing movies such as Ra.One, Flying Jatt, Krrish 3 (the one that featured an abomination of an iron man), Drona and so on.
During this journey we have had some low budget sleeper hits such as Mard ko Dard nahi hota but overall, the superhero genre is one that has been completely messed up by the kings of Bollywood.
So it was with extreme caution that I decided to watch Attack, a story about a bionically enhanced Super Soldier which technically fits into the superhero lore.
So, it is time for this John Abraham starter to be wheeled in into the OT.
Plot
Attack is the story of John Abraham, an Indian Army soldier who has been left quadriplegic during a terrorist attack that took the life of his fiancé. Confined to a wheelchair, he gets a second chance to serve his nation when he is asked to volunteer for a super soldier program where an AI powered chip is planted into his brain rendering him bionically enhanced. At the same time a massive terrorist attack takes place on the Indian parliament, and John Abraham has to rush in alone to save a major disaster from happening.
Story
Attack is India’s version of Universal Soldier mixed with White House Down/Olympus has fallen. The script of the movie is very action oriented and most of the movie is just a showcase for John to flex his impressive physique.
This is his movie and given the budget a tremendous amount of effort has been put into the action sequences which look not only refreshing but are also captivating to watch. The story does not disappoint except the whole sequence involving Jacqueline Fernandez, which was not necessary for the movie.
Performances
In an action movie there is hardly any scope or even a challenge for acting, and yet the director has managed to induce some really cringe performances even from the seasoned actors like Rajat Kapoor.
Honestly, this stereotypical trope where a politician is shown as a coward, indecisive and selfish is becoming kind of tiresome.
Rakul Preet has been featured as a scientist, and yet neither does she have the confident body language of a scientist nor is she able to give any noteworthy moment to remember her by at end of the movie.
The guy playing the big baddie has done a decent job as the scheming, violent terrorist.
Final Verdict
Let me reiterate, that this movie belongs only and only to John Abraham. The action choreography is stupendous, and even at the limited budget the CGI is very impressive. Ignoring the lack of scientific logic and a few low moments of the script, this is an entertainer especially in the final half where it is all about guns, knives, bombs, and blood.
Let us hope that the Indian superhero genre gets more such movies in future and soon we will be mature enough to put Nagraj, Doga and Dhruv on the big screen.
