Agent Vinod

IMPERIALISM IS THE HIGHEST STAGE OF CAPITALISM....LENIN

TERRORISM  IS THE HIGHEST STAGE OF CAPITALISM..AGENT VINOD.

The setting is a party in Pakistan.

The man is an Indian Spy.

Helping him is an Pakistan lady agent

In a high voltage action scene that follows the Indian jumps with the Pakistani on to the ground from a high floor and after landing...he asks her " kya tum mujse shaadi karoge"

Beyond doubt i am surprised, amused, thrilled and entertained by agent vinod. 

Surprised because this agent sans beautiful locales, beautiful ladies and gadgets. He is simply a spy. He is very much real. I have never seen one. This one seemed a bit real.There are no duets and the track of the spy and his female rival is very refreshing and presented in a brilliant way.  

Amused because this spy had witty lines in his kitty, uses them cleverly and dances when situation needs. Amused because despite gadgets he pulls miracles that are a part of Indian cinema.

Thrilled because the man dared to bring out a new villain and dared to project the disastrous tendencies of Capitalism. Thrilled because the villain is killed in a most planned way. 

Entertained because there are surprises..there are good laughs...there are poetic moments..there are witty lines.

A film without flaws is  a miracle. This film  has such flaws in plenty of numbers. Most of them were passable as cinematic liberties.Agent vinod   ushers in a new genre of spy thrillers. Agent vinod is not a James bond or a Jason bourne. Agent vinod comes up  with a lethal problem and that's where i felt  this movie   a worth watch despite its slow and pain staking first half.

Another great thing about this movie is its detailing. It never hurries.  It tries to link broken fragments and makes  us travel with the spy. In particular the second half races to a "honourable" conclusion.

The plot line is very simple. We come to know about miniature nuclear bombs that can be packed into suit cases. Some one invest huge sum and purchases the bomb which can be activated through a device in form of a book. One agent finds out this deal and is killed while he is informing this to  the RAW. Agent vinod is given the duty to unravel the conspiracy. The deal of the bomb takes an international route and the suspicion of a terrorist outfit in this proceedings grows with the time. The story reaches New Delhi ion its finality and when the tale is uncovered the reality  comes  out with a bang. 

The BGM is in tune with the theme of the movie. The photography and editing are good. The sound seemed to be dull at times (perhaps the theatre fault). The dialogues are sharp and witty. The screen play indeed involved unnecessary jerks art times letting an iota of boredom spread throughout. 

Years back i watched Johhny Gaddar and i very much knew Sri Ram Raghavan is going to be one of the good directors in India. His first film Ek hasina Thi was a very good film. Agent vinod no way comes near these two films. They are different in genre and execution. This is a new premise and a new mode of execution. Iam sure he will not receive any kind of critical acclaim  for  this  movie. Arey yaar when you accuse capitalists how can you find support for your well crafted product?  Though the film is different from his previous ventures, he presented the movie very stylishly and take my word its very detailed. No hurry. Its not the "bond"ish film you are expecting. Its an Indian answer  to the spy thrillers of west. Hope Agent  Vinod  comes up with more in  the future

Saif should be lauded for producing this film. He should be lauded for not being tempted to fill this spy thriller with cheap tricks like item songs and duets. He should be in fact lauded for saying those witty lines in a cool manner. He is so believable as a spy and made his intentions clear ( about his looks) in the very first scene of the movie. The rest of the cast is okay. 

In one of the thrilling poetic (what ever)  scenes saif and kareena are involved in a shoot out at a hotel. The back ground music being a sweet and killers in every corner,  both of them move in a zig zag way to attack and kill the killers. It is really spectacularly  presented and awesome to watch. Such  simple care and a little pace should have made Agent Vinod a Classic. 

If you think  terrorism is the ultimate evil in this world to be tackled by every one you are wrong. This movie  tries to make a point in a thriller mode. 

If you have already formed a view point basing on the great reviews appearing  through out i am helpless.