Veer Movie Review
Veer (Hindi)
From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valour, fierce pride and poignant love as the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning and entrust their precious kingdoms to the foreigners. Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land - their mother.The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer.
As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen. But then the stakes are high. At stake is his love for princess Yashodhara, At stake is his thirst to avenge his father's dishonour. At stake is his very existence itself. Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up. And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked land one valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them all Veer! Veer - an epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love...
It’s too long, too bland – and yet, this muscular throwback to a yesteryear cinema culture isn’t without its occasional pleasures
Read morehis mega-scale love story has patches of power but mostly veers between being ridiculous and plain boring
Read moreVeer is an impossible film to watch
Read moreJingoism is complete. As it should be. Except, we’re not sure who it’s directed against. This isn’t the natives’ war in a freedom struggle
Read moreThe film leaves you annoyed and exhausted with all its sound and fury
Read moreBut Salman Khan fighting with swords and spears, armour and artillery looks like Sir Don Bradman trying to pinch-hit in a KKR tee and pyjama under the floodlights
Read moreprolonged misadventure that loses a lot due to a tardy screenplay, a headless script and an old-fashioned direction
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