Jab We Met
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Movie Reviews of Jab We Met
Movie Review: "You know for months I've been dreaming of missing the train..."
Summary: 5 Stars
Well she didn't miss the train this time. Jab We Met fell into my lap from Amazon ad and I proceeded to read online reviews which had something to the effect of:
- boy meets girl
- boy helps "damsel in distress"
- boy takes girl home
- family mistakes him for her finance
- boy and girl try to prove them wrong
- finally boy and girl realize they are in love and the rest as they say "is history"
If you're familiar with Bollywood productions, I bet you can name quite a few movies with the same premise of which Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke is one. Maybe then you can relate with my initial cynicism about Jab We Met. But I got to see the movie, and I was smitten then I got hooked and the rest again "is history".
Okay so I'll try to move into the movie review. Well "Jab We Met" does have the above mentioned plot to it and seriously there's nothing original or suspenseful about it. You know where the story is going 15mins into the movie, but what keeps you glued to your seat really is how we get to the "last train stop". And yes, metaphorically, catching trains is the theme of this movie; a shade of meaning for not missing out on love.
Here it is: Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor) is a very rich young man who has just inherited his father's shares in a large Indian corporation. A number of things missing in his life (can't say coz u won't have fun watching the movie) cause him to walk out on a very important boardroom meeting. He mindlessly roams the streets and eventually gets on a train. In comes Miss Motormouth aka Geet (Kareena Kapoor). She just can't seem to shut up. She even talks about shoe-shopping in her sleep! One thing leads to the other and Aditya gets stuck with Geet and he has to take her home. Then they go their separate ways, but somehow it seems they'd never stop meeting by chance, and then the climax. Unfortunately this is where I "shut-up" so you can have fun watching this movie.
Cons:
- Nothing new about the plot
- Nothing monumental about the script
Pros:
- Believable chemistry between Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor (one of the movie's biggest driving machine)
- This is my first view of Shahid Kapoor and I must say he's quite talented. His interpretation of this guy is very mature especially in the nuances. For instance the first time Geet misses her train and she chose to shift the blame, you can't help but feel sorry for the perpetrator instead of the victim (according to Geet's judgement book). Kareena is yelling at the top of her lungs and this guy's response wasn't in kind. In fact, he was so calm that I went "This man is going places if he chooses to remain an actor". And I must confess I usually skip through opening credits in a movie, but Shahid is quite engaging as a man in despair as he walks the streets of Mumbai that I just couldn't get myself to skip the opening.
- Hum...almost forgot the songs. Yes the songs! I thought they were good. My favorite is Nagada. If your ears are tuned to heavy percussion instruments in music then I bet you'll like it too. Besides the choreography isn't too bad. Plus the dancers are not stiff especially Shahid. He dances well enough that one can safely say "Watch out Hrithik Roshan, looks like you have a competition in Shahid"
- Finally, if you are reading this review then I know you most likely have some interest in Bollywood, so check out this movie. This movie in one word is CUTE. If you like cute, then I bet you'll like this movie too. If not just check it out anyway; no harm done.
Movie Review: I almost passed this by but glad I didnt
Summary: 5 Stars
I almost let this one go as the description talked of a girl jabbering on and on and him having to rescue her. This sounded potentially irritating. As it had got good star ratings I decided to try it.
For its genre it was actually quite satisfying. The girl only blabbers early on in the movie when the boy and girl meet on a train and it then goes on to look at the effects of the encounter of these two opposite personalities on each other. For him it literally saves his life and turns his life round. She in turn finds more balance and ends up bubbly rather than blubbery.
As so many Indian movies this started off with the superficial and then ended up somewhere else with a warmer deeper look into the protagonists.
I wasnt familiar with Shahid Kapoor the leading man. He looks like Clark Kent (as played by Dean Cain) and is very watchable. He doesnt dance much which is a pity as his background is in dance and he is very watchable. The girl Kareena Kapoor (no relation) is good too and is doing a natural bubbly.
One of those movies that is lightweight but an enjoyable spending of time with some nice people learning about life. While compared to other deeper movies I have seen it may not be 5 stars. I found its music OK but no catchy tune to take away with me. It is lightweight but for its genre it was a pleasant experience and perhaps star ratings are about a genre and to draw others attention to specific buys.
Movie Review: Must See
Summary: 5 Stars
Outstanding performances and a splendid story make Jab We Met one of the best romantic comedies in years. Deeply depressed Aditya (played by Shahid Kapoor) meets vivacious Geet (Kareena Kapoor) on a train. He finds her annoying at first--and audiences will likely, too--but a series of mishaps brought on by Geet force them to travel together. Geet's infectious joie de vivre eventually inspires Aditya to embrace life with the same enthusiasm and optimism, and he finds himself falling for her, even though her heart belongs to another. When Geet is rejected by the man she wants to marry and her spirit is crushed, Aditya must do for her what she did for him--and he sacrifices his own happiness for hers, the truest measure of love. The two actors, who were romantically involved in real life during the making of the film, are perfect compliments to one another. Their amusing interplay and magnetic attraction are a pleasure to watch, and their misadventures, particularly the ones involving her boisterous family, are quite funny. This heartwarming tale about the meaning of life and the power of love can't be missed. - The Bollywood Ticket: The American guide to Indian movies (Subscribe: The Bollywood Ticket)Movie Review: Boy meets girl, and that's a good beginning.
Summary: 5 Stars
As most everyone else has already said, "Jab We Met"'s plot is unoriginal. But so was "It Happened One Night"'s.
Most of the film's appeal for me came from Kareena Kapoor's energetic portrayal of the scatterbrained but plucky and utterly charming Geet.
Movies like this aren't made in America anymore, and I'm sorry we've become too sophisticated for our own good. Scenes that are natural and sweet in "Jab We Met" could only be played with irony here, and that's too bad.
I remember when "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Tiger" was such a hit here in the U.S. It was as if no one in American filmmaking had ever thought of showing, without explanation or apology, warriors who could leap to the treetops, as if such a thing were naturally within human power and capable of being filmed in real time. Some scenes in "Jab We Met" will strike some Americans as corny, and that is too bad. I loved it.
I haven't seen many Bollywood films, but the ones I've seen have all touched my heart *and* entertained me. There haven't been many U.S. films made in the last 30 years that have such unabashed romantic appeal for me.
Movie Review: This was a fun and endearing movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie a while back and I just got seeing it again and came to write about it.
This is one heck of a well made Bollywood movie. 1st of ,its technically well made movie. It hardly has any "WTF" moments but for the usual song and dance thingi. The movie takes off right off the bat from the very first credit. No wasted movie time here.
The story? Loved it...It's so heartfelt without some of the maudlin sentimentality of some Bolly movies. IF you are a little tired with the overload of the sugary syrupy cloyingly sweet "Gulabjaman" Bolly movies, This would be like the creme brulee.. It's one of my top 10 romantic comedy out there.
And who says Kareena Kapoor can't act. She was spectacular in this movie. She lived the character to the teeth.
Decent Hotel? Who would have thunk? :)
You know, I think this is an awesome Bolly movie to introduce the genre to western folks. Its a great family and a date movie.
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