Strange-huh!

Viewed on: 23 Dec 07 15:00
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Strangers.
Starring (in order of appearance): Jimmy Shergill, KK Menon, Nandita Sen, Sonali Kulkarni, Kitu Gidwani

Similar movie: Don't know of any

Genre: Thriller murder
Story: The story starts with two guys of seemingly opposite natures meeting in a train to London and talking about each other's lives. They share their marriage woes and conclude that their miseries could end if they kill each other's wives. They come up with the plan for the perfect murders. One of them is arrested by the police while the other one watches him. The narration alternates between the present and past events; eventually, unravelling the unexpected twist.

Unforgettable clips:

• Most of the scenes in the film are shot in the compartment of the train with the closed glass windows. I tried hard to find the reflection of a camera or the movement in the train, but I could'nt. There must have been quite some effort to ensure that nothing gave way.
• The change of the colour of KK's eyes when he steps out of the washroom in the train.
• The grids, almost like powerpoint actions, that connect two scenes of different time lines.

Pros:

• The acting is pretty decent. The choice of actors which are not mainstream and not type-casted plays an important role in building up the finale because it keeps the story unpredictable.
• The story is not the masala movie kind.
• The film is pacy and the dialogues are witty.
• The location and the environment are quite unusual to Hindi movies.
• The movie assumes that the audience is mature and smart.

Cons:

• The climax could had been more sudden or shorter in order to make it more shocking.
• The music is unusual, but the song(s), penned by Javed Akhtar, are not hummable. I don't even remember the song.

Recommended if:

• You liked Johny Gaddar (although it is less stylish)
• You liked Shaayad (a less popular serial on Zee TV that featured tales with twisted ending)