Ever wondered why they don't make films like the 70's anymore. Where they had filmi storylines, illogical scenarios & abrupt dance sequences. Well, in comes ADZ, well, atleast they attempt to do so.
Ray Acharya (Neil Nitin Mukesh) is a budding photographer who gets a camera from his late great inventor Dadu. This camera does one unique, thing, it tells you the future. Whatever you click, gets developed for a future date.
So off goes Ray, changing his life & dreams. Gets a girlfriend, his neighbour Simi Chatterjee (Bipasha) & goes on a betting spree. He bets on lottery tickets, horse races, cricket matches and makes a ton of money.
So now, you begin to wonder, where is the twist in the plot. Well, seeing his wealth accumulate, a rich man creep Captain (Rahul Dev) sets his eyes on Ray's camera.
Then starts a journey, a chase, from Mumbai to Bangkok, along which Ray & Simi encounter weird Indian taxi drivers who help them for no reason, a sleazy undercover cop & some over the top sequences which really make you wonder how this movie has been scripted.
My favourite was one where Ray & Simi, running from the cops, jump off a bridge onto a boat, which unluckily has thugs taking a casual ride in the afternoon. They take them to a hideout, see them on the news & realise they are villains too & hence they all break into a dance sequence.
The movies first half picks up pace & by the interval, it does make an interesting watch. Where the movie falters is the second half. The movie, even though only 2 hours long, appears stretched & dragged.
The basic premise on which the story is built is very interesting & the concept had great potential to be a very intriguing plot, but alas, the story is very predictable & one would expect a little more effort when it comes the storyline.
The cinematography is ok, while the editing is very slick & crisp.
Of the actors, Neil Nitin Mukesh attempts to carry the movie on his shoulders but fails to impress. Cracks in his acting skills get exposed, though one can expect better work from him in the future. Bipasha is good in her supporting role, Sophie Chaudry, vulgar. Rahul Dev is decent parts, while hamming & overacting in the others.
All in all, this is a Masala movie, which fails to entertain & is definitely fine to be relegated to a cable TV watch.
Critical - 2/5
Commercial - 2/5
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