Hum-Tum and the Rain - part I

Kunal Kohli's latest effort is a lot better than the original "Mujhse Dosti Karoge". And it turned out to be a lot better than I expected.

My first observation about the movie was its vibrant colors that currently have become hallmark of Karan-Aditya school of film making. So, the movie, shot in the locales of Europe, is visually appealing. But the cartoon strip doesn't work. Those small clippings/jokes of Hum and Tum cartoon characters are at best new indian cinema (although, can't deny the "How cute" parameter for all the girlish kind out there). I found them distracting from the films narrative.

The movie, according to Mr. Kohli, is not in anyway like "When Harry met Sally" save for the fact that its a conversational film like WHMS. Well Mr. Kohli, u got it right and wrong. Right cause its in no way like WHMS, save for the extended tenure of should I say, courtship, which spans a decade. Wrong 'cause its Not a conversational film at all. What conversations do I remember after the movie is over? None at all. Why? 'cause there are none. Part of the reason is that Saifs character is not developed well enuf. He is not beleivable enough to have a conversation. He is not as deliciously, humorously unconcerned as was Billy Crystal in WHMS. He is at best a confused guy who has a low opinion about himself.
So, it is a boy meets girl, girl leaves boy, boy and girl meet again multiplied by 3, boy and girl fall in love, story. Its as an event movie as any other full blown indian film.

Ah...got to run.

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