The film might work as a fruitful catalyst for motivational reasons, precisely catered toward that older section of sportsman who has faced countless rejections and refusals in the past or is currently going through a bad patch in their respective sports careers; but for someone like me who belongs to the normal segment of the audience, this execution failed to exhibit the kind of persuasiveness I was anticipating!
Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way undermining the accomplishments of Pravin Tambe nor the fascination & the unyielding sentiment he had with 'Gentleman's Game'. It's just that I missed the same determination and intensity that is generally expected and is a must-have in my opinion, in such commercially viable sports dramas!
Normally, I do not prefer drawing unwarranted comparisons, but here, in this case, I need to make a rare exception! Just take the likes of 83', Jhund, Jersey (both the Telugu original and the Bollywood remake), or even one of Shreyas Talpade's earliest works i.e. Iqbal; in spite of being different films made in different periods, they all seemed to have something in common, "Vehemence & Enthusiasm". Unlike here, where the script tends to get barraged with incessant inconsistencies and overpowering flaws! The kind of flaws that can not be disregarded!
Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way undermining the accomplishments of Pravin Tambe nor the fascination & the unyielding sentiment he had with 'Gentleman's Game'. It's just that I missed the same determination and intensity that is generally expected and is a must-have in my opinion, in such commercially viable sports dramas!
Normally, I do not prefer drawing unwarranted comparisons, but here, in this case, I need to make a rare exception! Just take the likes of 83', Jhund, Jersey (both the Telugu original and the Bollywood remake), or even one of Shreyas Talpade's earliest works i.e. Iqbal; in spite of being different films made in different periods, they all seemed to have something in common, "Vehemence & Enthusiasm". Unlike here, where the script tends to get barraged with incessant inconsistencies and overpowering flaws! The kind of flaws that can not be disregarded!