Saturday, January 31, 2009

RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES: Movie Review


A long silence. A dog barks.(ooh!! scary!!)
A long silence. A cow moos.(ooh!! very scary!)
A long silence. Your boyfriend calls you from behind (Really scary!)
Emraan Hashmi staring at you. (Gotta admit, that IS scary!)
Watching Adhyayan Suman act. (Run! It’s the scariest thing in the world!!)
Bollywood isn’t exactly known for its horror movies. And the special effects never match up to Hollywood standards. This one ain't anything different. What does 'Raaz-The Mystery Continues' offer? A supermodel Kangana is in love with a Reality TV show producer Adhyayan. In comes Emraan who can see Kangana’s future and paints them. Apparently something terrible is gonna happen to her, something ghost-related.
Well it’s a ghost film, so you don’t look for any logic.(Apparently a butterfly can cause a storm. Go figure) All you see is weird noises, flying people and scary appearances. Does it work? well.... ermm ... kinda. Bhatts pull every trick known in the horror genre. But we are no dumb fools either. You kinda already know whats probably gonna happen next. It doesn’t scare for sure, but it doesn’t pain either. It intrigues in parts. You know that in bollywood horror movies the ghost is always trying to get some message across the lead character. And that’s the only thing that keeps you in your seat - the climax where you get to know the real intentions of the ghost.
Performances - Kangana and Emraan do justice to their roles. Adhyayan doesn’t impress.
Does it scare? Nope. Does it thrill? It tries. Does it chill? Kinda. Should you watch the movie? Honestly, I don't care.

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