When Jassi Randhawa (Ajay) returns to his village in Punjab, from London, to take care of some ancestral property matters, he ends up in the home of his family's sworn enemies, whose patriarch Billu (Sanjay Dutt) has vowed not to marry his sweetheart of 25 years (Juhi), until he kills the last remaining member of the Randhawa family. One of his younger brothers has also sworn not to eat ice cream, the other has vowed himself away from cold drinks - and that should give you some idea of where this movie is headed.
Jassi is saved for the moment, because he is Billu's guest, and Billu treats guests like God. But he knows, as soon as he steps out of the house, his fate is sealed.
Jassi has also fallen in love with the youngest daughter of the family, Sukh (Sonakshi).
Will Jassi finally get booted out of the Billu family house, or will he win his love, and that of her family?
Forget competing with SRK's JTHJ, SOS should pat itself on the back for still managing to attract a handful of spectators on a Friday night, in spite of being such a loud, amateurish, outlandish, nonsensical "entertainer". Ek tu sardar, ek mai sardar, baaki sab bekaar - you get to hear this gem half a dozen times. There is a long scene about cow dung, there is another about blowing up a childhood passport photo to see if it matches the guy when he has grown up.
Salman has a short and sweet cameo after a very uninspiring and boring opening credits scene, but then imprints himself on Ajay and Sonakshi so that you have to tolerate Salman-inspired "steps" in the following song sequences. You have to laugh at scenes that include Ajay bouncing thugs on the floor like tennis balls. Yes, one scene in the train with a coconut, and another couple with Ajay trying desperately to stay in the Billu home are funny, but that's like enduring a long tiring, journey to enjoy a tapari chai on the highway!
Except for a few scenes where his comic timing comes to the fore, Ajay is boring. Sonakshi looks as good as always, and acts like she just came out of Dabang and Rowdy straight into SOS. Juhi as the punjaban tries too hard, and makes too many faces, looking neither cute nor smart. Sanjay Dutt is OK. Some of the supporting cast (notably Mukul Dev as one of the brothers) is much better.
The sound track has a couple of mildly interesting songs, but most of it is repetitive noise.
And after you have endured almost three hours of extra loud Sardars and lame jokes, the worst is yet to come - the silliest dance step, if you could call it that, in Salman Khan's very special Po Po song.
The name does seem to make sense though. SOS: Save Our Souls!
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