Highly Overrated But Still Good

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This movie was supposed to talk about women power revolution. At some points it does. But what actually it focuses on, is the age old common slogan in India that our women are familiar with. A slogan which has been injected in their mind by our society since the ancient age....."NO MATTER WHAT...WOMEN MUST KEEP HOLD OF THEIR PATIENCE. "Your life, your relations, your career, your identity....no matter what is at stake....if you are a woman....you have to compromise; you have to crucify yourself like Akira did. Now that's the ruling order of man empowered society and this film intentionally or unintentionally supports that, which is shame. The story over emphasizes on women patience than women empowerment and it certainly has crossed it's practical limit.

Movie had nothing new to offer. The pacing was at its worst. Acting was good by Anurag kashyap and sonakshi. But other than this there is not much to appreciate. What's good.. 1. Acting - Anurag and sonakshi. 2. 1st half of the movie. 3. Dialogues - mainly Anurag kashyap's. 4. No extra song or romantic angle. 5. Konkarna sen 's cameo. What's bad. 1.Jumbled Second half. 2. One dimensional character. 3. Slow Pacing. 4.Preachy narration. I didn't expected this from A.r. murgadoss. But happy with performance of sonakshi. At one point in the movie you are shocked how family members of sonakshi send her to mental hospital without any reason. On the whole a disappointing meal.

To begin with the review, Akira is Hindi remake of Tamil film Mouna Guru (2011). The original film was a success. Akira means 'Graceful Strength' in Sanskrit. The movie begins with a thrilling sequence of encounter and then the plot is reversed to flashback. Akira played by Sonakshi Sinha learns martial arts after her father played by Atul Kulkarni encounters the need for her to learn it. Akira who remains silent all the time moves to Mumbai with her mother and lives in a hostel. There are few action sequences which are very well choreographed. Every time a action sequence is on the big screen you enjoy. Mumbai's ACP Rane played by Anurag Kashyap along with his corrupt officers manipulates a crime scene for handsome amount of money. Anurag Kashyap is entertaining only in restricted scenes which many time leads to boredom. While first half is unpredictable and entertaining, Second half is dull and also repetitive story track along with very big let down climax is avoidable. How Akira gets involved in this? Will she be able to prove herself innocent? Find out in the movie.First half is very interesting as the movie gradually passes in a well maintained pace. SP Rabia played by Konkona Sen Sharma gives a stand-out performance and leaves a mark even though she gets little time space in the movie. Sonakshi Sinha screen time is quite less as compared to Anurag Kashyap (which is shocking), and you are left with a question whether the main star is Sonakshi Sinha or Anurag Kashyap? Supporting roles played by Amit Sadh, Raai Laxmi and Teena Singh are pretty decent. Music of the above is a very big let down. Raaj Raaj Ke song is missing from the movie and other songs are played in the situation that arises. Action masters the movie whereas Screenplay and poor direction is a big let down. Message of the movie is delivered in some introductory scenes itself. A.R.Murugadoss who have made some great movies like Ghajini and Holiday, fails to leave a mark with Akira.

Nothing is new in this movie. Just for momentarily tension build up they unnecessarily stretched most of scenes. There is a classic example of this. In a scene, if you have watched few action dramas then you are damn sure that girl is not going to die but then makers come up with a tension build up plan. They executed and conceived that scene in such way. Three Police men take to three person including girl for encounter. One person shoots a guy , as he moves towards girl, he gets call from his senior, who narrates some change in plan but then first person mobile switches off due to battery run down, another person does not carry his mobile due to mistake, then they decide to leave a person after some lengthy argument to hold handcuffed rest two on gunpoint , while they go to some distance in their Police van to call their senior. They get instruction to shoot all of them as they try to come back, their Police van does not start due to mechanical fault so one of them takes a bicycle, already kept there, God knows why and instructs another person to shoot the girl. It tests fifteen minute of your patience where you are over sure about the outcome. Film starts with scenes of heavy issue of acid attack and visually established it but then no use in further script only it was stuffed just for giving the lead girl inspiration to learn marshal art. Scenes unfolds like ,goons throw acid to a girl, lead become witness, goons threat her then she learns marshal arts and beats the goon. Much time is wasted just for giving the reason of her learning marshal art and going to juvenile remind home. It should be in flashes rather than taking so much time. Then movie moves forward to some college female goon angle with some lame college Politics and scenes like, Villain girl hits her food plate in canteen then unplugs the mike cable so she can not give her speech. All are so stale scenes, then shockingly lead girl come up with sign language. Only makers know where she learns it and what was the motto behind this preachy and illogical scene. Police sends girl in mental asylum because they can't kill her then an eunuch, who looks and behaves mentally unstable but suddenly tries to help the lead girl. He sneaks the key from cricket watching warden with the help of a stick, again stale scene. Police manipulates girl's family that she is mentally sick and they believe it by default. Again girl is trapped then suddenly that eunuch comes to rescue her as an ambulance driver, never established that he can drive. In climax, Police superintendent, who has been established good one turns grey and instructs a honest female Police officer to leave free the culprits and she does so, because she believes that lead girl is sufficient able to handle Villain, how could she come up with such a drastic conclusion. She had never witnessed lead strength. A line comes on end credits that " Film is dedicated to all women , who fought back" but leading lady of this film just reacts most of the time to the situations rather than fighting. Performance wise Sonakshi Sinha as Akira is good. Konkana Sen Sharma is fantastic. Anurag Kashyap is OK.