Ghajini - a belated review

I tried to avoid writing a review for Ghajini because:

1. i love Aamir Khan's work, in general & in the movie

2. i hated the movie because i was expecting a remake of Memento

However, i got a chance to watch it again. The first time i watched it, i was bored to death, waiting for the love story to move on & the real movie to keep continuing. I was really expecting a remake of Memento & desperately wanted the movie to proceed in the same manner, for whatever reasons.

We were a large group of friends who went to see the movie. After the movie, we were divided into 2 parts: those who had seen Memento were bored & disappointed, those who hadn't had enjoyed the movie thoroughly.

But, this time when i saw the movie, I actually liked it! & not because its an Amir Khan starrer, but because the movie does form a good plot / script, with acceptable performances & great photography! 

The movie was well (re) written, addressing the Indian viewers. The story begins at a point towards the end (& not AT the end), and a flashback is smoothly inserted halfway into the movie!

Although a large part of actors suffer from bad acting, especially the irritating & downright stupid Jiah Khan (i wanted to kick her at times!) and also the police inspector who seems to have an agenda of his own, coupled with tasteless & immature acting. 

The roles played by Asin, Amir & the villian ( i dont know his name) were quite passable (though not great), but it wove together a story that was very radical & quite watchable for general viewers. I remember we went for a paid preview & the cinema was half empty. But the next day onwards, the tickets were selling in black (i heard that word after quite a few years!)!!!

Although this movie is nowhere near RDB or TZP, its a choice work from a dedicated actor. I wouldn't know if the director was capable enough to handle such a movie, or whether the scriptwriter got confused while translating the Tamil version to the Bollywood one, but a lot of the movie still played to South Indian movie style tunes, something that doesnt work at all in Bollywood. 

Some action sequences were stupid & some actors equally dead-faced!

I think the only thing that holds the movie is : THE STORY!