Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

palinbh You smell a rat right away. It's at the entry of the naval officer hero Rustom Pavri (Akshay Kumar) framed against the tricolour fluttering away in the background. Director Tinu Suresh Desai reinterprets the (in)famous K.M. Nanavati case of yore and builds a popular conspiracy theory around it in the spirit of today's uber- patriotic times, quite conveniently at that. Kumar, plays the Nanavati figure while Ileana D' Cruz is Cynthia (the philandering Sylvia from real life) and Arjun Bajwa plays Vikram Makhija (the playboy Prem Ahuja). "Kuchh to hai jo pakad mein nahin aa raha hai (There is something that one is unable to figure out)," says the investigating cop Vincent Lobo (Pavan Malhotra) at some point. However, any marginally intelligent viewer would know where things are heading. Even though, the film itself very consciously tries to make a big deal of how much more there is to this seemingly simple, open and shut case of betrayal, jealousy and revenge

mohansinghnabha The lover is a cad who deserves to die, not because he sleeps with the wife, but because he is a greedy, corrupt 'gaddar', consorting with shady white people and an even shadier deal. And the naval officer may have wielded the gun that caused the fellow to die, but he is no murderer: how can Akshay the Hero be a weak killer? That really is the weakest spot of the film, despite its leading man trying hard to fill his part with star appeal. In its zeal to make Akshay's character noble, the script papers over his human weakness: the first time he appears, on board his ship, resplendent in his white, decorated uniform, it is an old-style 'entry'. It instantly deadens the film which should have taken Akshay into a braver, rockier terrain than he has inhabited till now. In Airlift, he showed how he could take a quasi-real part and run with it. The film, despite its many concessions to 'reality', worked because the star made sure he was believable. The only time we connect with Rustom is when we are allowed to see the anguish and pained resolve in Akshay's eyes.

meetnbh The infamous 1959 Nanavati case had spawned a couple of early films, neither of which came close to the lurid excitement of the real- life incident which involved a handsome naval officer, his lovely-but-lonely wife, and her lover, and a sensational murder. And yet both Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke and Achanak bear a stronger allegiance to the Nanavati case than Akshay Kumar's Rustom, which borrows the core idea, and then adds a layer of extra intrigue. The idea may have been to spice up an already spicy plot, but the result is dilution, and it doesn't work in the favour of the film.

indianature I watched Rustom when it aired on Zee TV last evening. I did not expect too much from it based on press reviews even though it had done well at the box office. Was I surprised!Even though everyone knows this movie is broadly based on the infamous Nanavaty incident, it was well made and riveting till the last scene.Everyone but everyone essayed their role so well, especially the bawaji newspaper walla :) Akshay could well pass off for aapro Russi!Rustom is one heck of a slick production, good plot, fabulous period sets, crisp dialogues, superb acting, cinematography par excellence.This movie holds the interest throughout and the climax keeps you on the edge of your chair even though you very well know what is coming.Well done Akshay, with Special 26, Holiday, Baby and now Rustom, you have really come well out of the Khiladi mould. Looking forward to more such slick productions.