Wake Up Sid :: Reviewed
THE PLOT –
Wake Up Sid – the plot could be anybody’s guess and what’s more, it fails to surprise all those guesses!
Another candyfloss movie from the Dharma Productions banner that relies more on the ‘likeability’ factor and ‘offering’.
The plot involves a useless and aimless brat who eventually finds his feet through several hiccups and incidents and also ends up meeting his soulmate én route.
THE CAST –
Ranbir Kapoor is repetitive and predictable. However, his screen presence continues to offer the ‘feel-good’ factor and keep you involved.
Konkona Sen Sharma is outstanding – very natural and very very exceptional. Her role perhaps takes the ‘hats-off’ award precisely because she does it without even you realizing it.
Anupam Kher and Supriya Pathak are good in their acts. Rahul Khanna just about clings on too. The support cast is good in patches.
THE MUSIC –
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy continue to churn out one great score after another. Quite essentially, the music of Wake Up Sid makes it all the more watchable and in fact, the album surely has more shelf life than the movie. Iktara is definitely the cherry on top!
THE VERDICT –
Wake Up Sid would find favour among the general audiences primarily on account of its ‘feel good’ and ‘I-identify-with’ factors. In fact, although highly predictable in its storyline and a stereotype screenplay, the movie is definitely watchable and better than all movies currently screening.
All these factors would add up to the blockbuster score for the movie and probably, Wake Up Sid would end up being one inspite of all its minuses.
THE SCORE –
6.50 / 10.00
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I have’nt seen the movie yet but the review did not give me any feel of the movie. Your other reviews were more realistic and genuine but I didn’t feel the same for Wake Up Sid.
Do you think Konkana was the best or better choice for this role?
I think somebody like Preity, Rani or even Aishwarya could ve done a lot better.
I understand that Sid being an unorganized person would always go for a mature girl but I didnt find any of Konkana’s qualities good enough to make him fall for her.
In retrospect, perhaps there could’ve been better choices for this role. However, I looked at writing out the way she essayed the character – I actually felt that part was great! You are right though in suggesting a better ‘complement’ to Ranbir.