Bruce Lee: The Fighter

SHORT REVIEW- Rating- 3/5

+ Ram Charan and Rakul Preet Singh are rocking + visually striking songs with good beats + choreography + light hearted first half +Chiranjeevi's cameo - generic plot - mostly weak comedy in second half

• Arun Vijay is wasted

It's very routine in screenplay and plot, so if you are looking for something new then try some other movie. The lead pair do very well and are great in the songs. Thaman has composed three good songs while the other two are monotonous. Although it is just like Vaitla's other films, it's choreography and lead actors save it from turning into another Aagadu...if you go in with very low expectations you will enjoy it more

The film had some great plus points such as music, cinematography, story line and direction however the weak script made this movie boring. Even the title of the film did not make sense to the story.

Ram Charan falls into the same trap as many actors: choosing generic scripts. He over acts with his dialogue delivery and he is unable to carry the movie.

Rakul Preet as his love interest does a really good job but she is trapped with over the top dialogues. However, some credit should be given for a character that is different from generic portrayal of love interests.

Kriti, as the sister, is able to help move the movie forward. But, again, the script does not really give her a chance to take charge.

Arun Vijay as the antagonist was also a victim to poor screenplay. His role was not needed in this film.

Overall, the film had a good concept but it was not brought to life.

Bruce Lee is a good family entertainer. Sreenu Vaitla along with Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan delivered another successful entertainer, but this time he changes his style. You have to watch it on screen. Ram Charan is at his best. His dances and fights are the highlight. Acting is good but not enough for an actor of his range. Rakul Preet simply dominates everything whenever she appears on screen. Especially in the song Le Chalo she is at her best. Her beauty and locations compete with each others,but she finally manages to take over. Kriti Kharbanda is the true hero of this film. Being a successful heroine in Kannada, she accepted the role of a sister rather than lead role. For that she deserves special appreciation and proves that she is apt for the role. All the remaining characters are good. If I start mentioning about each and every actor, I may miss a few. Music by Thaman is good and he manages to score a decent BGM. Cinematography is good. Editing is smooth. Breathtaking stunts are another asset for the film. Megastar Chiranjeevi appears in a cameo which will be a special attraction but will not have a great impact. Production values are rich. Bruce Lee is a good entertainer but not as expected. So, go and watch without expectations.

Direction by Sreenu Vaitla is a major disappointment; he has chosen a decent concept but he has failed to turn this concept into good cinema. The film keeps dragging and it gets boring after the interval. The story is all over the place, and our protagonist is a typical hero in masala movies. There's nothing refreshing about the characters, we've all seen them before: perfect hero, beautiful heroine, two to three comic relief supporting characters, and of course the bad guy. The action scenes are well choreographed tho, and it's entertaining to watch. The music is energetic and there are one or two songs that are actually catchy, the locations, costumes and choreography of the music videos are pretty good. The performances are decent, Ram Charan does his best in the lead role and tries to carry the movie but it's the movie in whole, that doesn't want to be carried.

There is no much need of watching this movie moreover it sounds as baadshah-2,dookudu-3.lack of entertainment has been the worst aspect. even though ramcharan's action and dance has been good it is a routine story and i can even tell is as a waste of time.this can be exactly said as 'NO MATTER IN MEGA METER'. Rakul shares a superb chemistry with Ram Charan though she doesn't have much of a role in the movie. Kriti as sister has done adequate job. Thaman's songs have become popular even before the release and couple of them are even better on the screen. Drawbacks: Lack of entertainment Hurried second half Predictable story Narration lacks fizz Total failure of Brahmi and comedy gang.