Players
Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu
Directed by Abbas Mustan
6 January, 2012
Players, directed by the talented duo of Abbas-Mastan is about a team of thieves who plan to steal back gold bullion from a former associate who double crossed them. Whether it’s a good thing that Abhishek Bachchan essays the role of Charlie (played by Mark Wahlberg and Michael Caine before him) is something we can judge after the film’s release. However, this time around, it is not going to be just the men who hog all the ‘action’, the women will get a chance to show off their skills too. How progressive!
For those of you who watched The Italian Job (which incidentally is also a remake of a 1969 film by the same name), Players might seem like a frightening thought when you think of a Bollywood remake of the 2003 blockbuster. Admittedly, the original had all the right ingredients to make the movie sell. Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and probably one of the most ingenious heists seen in a Hollywood flick. Don’t get me wrong. There have been several con men who have managed to wow the audience with the perfect combination of charm and wit. The Ocean movies and even the 2003 Confidence had some brilliant robberies. But that’s beside the point. What we have to ask is will Players live up to the expectations of the audience? And will it do justice to its original? We’ll just have to wait and watch.
By Charlene Flanagan
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