Rustom movie review & rating

Rating: 3/5

Story: 

Rustom Pavri is an Indian Navy commander. He is known for his unabashed nature when it comes to putting his country first. Based on 1950s Nanavati’s case, but the movie is not a biopic, but just a fictional representation.

Rustom (Akshay Kumar) on his early return from his duty finds his wife Cynthia (Ileana D Cruz) missing at home. After knowing about her affair with a car dealer Vikram Makhija (Arjan Bajwa), Rustom shoots the former and even surrenders for his crime. The twist comes when Rustom pleads not guilty in court. The consequences that go in circle of this twist, is what Rustom shows in rest of the movie.

Analysis: 

The lead character in the film is written with a lot of sugarcoating, making the audience hardly find a murderer in him. The script has been designed well with good twists and turning points. Taking a serious point and telling it in an entertaining is what, the director should receive a tight hug. 

But the main point, which is the extramarital affair of Navy officer’s wife, is mishandled in the parts. The makers failed in projecting how justified it is for a Navy officer’s wife to stray away into adultery given the circumstances. 

The makers are supposed to show wife getting into extramarital relation out of choice, but finally ended up in making one think, that wife was pulled into the situation. This is because, the woman chosen was weak, who seems like she is ashamed of her affair and adding to it, her lover was super powerful baddie, which thus justifies that she is pulled into illegal relation, but not out of her choice. 

The side characters are very well-written than the lead. Kumud Mishra’s tabloid owner character is outstanding. Dramatic court scenes and TV serial type drama in courts goes low. Plot in the climax falters hugely and the jury deciding their decision is a terrible scene. 

Performance:

Akshay Kumar as commander looks handsome. He does a great job in most of the film, but in the court scenes, his expressions sounds low. There is no challenging opportunity in terms of performance, Akshay got to do in the film. 

Music is good and Tere Sang Yara is being received well in the theaters. Editing has flaws that can be noticeable. Production values are decent. Dialogues are very formal. Director Tinu Suresh Desai sticks to getting us a formulaic murder mystery drama that has its second half as the courtroom proceedings with a crowd pleasing climax.

Finally:

A one time watch.

By Phani Ch