Mission Mangal

1) A great story with irrelevant and soulless narration 2) Huge lag and not into the story anytime 3) Great scientists characters used as joker Don't waste your money

I don't know the fuss over this movie being so divisive among reviewers. Of course this movie is more of a fictionalized account of the days leading up to ISRO's MOM launch than a semi autobiographical narrative. So what? So many movies around the world come and go with the "based on/inspired by the events" tag that stray far from reality yet no one bats an eye then.

This movie is just OK, you can bring your parents or colleagues or spouse and you are guaranteed to have a pleasant time with any of them as company. Akshay does a fine job in the lead role with Vidya giving a commendable supporting act. The rest of the cast are passable.

The movie thankfully has not many cringe-worthy moments. The few that were put in more as a quota fulfillment for a standard masala Bollywood film do not stick out like a sore thumb. A lot of people seemed to complain that there was not much emphasis given on the exact science of the Mars mission . Clearly, this movie aims more for that vicarious experience of joy and happiness at having achieved the mission rather than the exact train of intellectual thought that went into solving the obstacles faced.

Finally, there was a commentary by an official reviewer as to how this movie was pandering to nationalism and religious appeasement at the same time.I got neither of those vibes from the movie. Regarding nationalism, I felt the referenced attribute was more about cherishing the underdog tale ( a financially stunted ISRO against space giants like the US and Russia) rather than any political right wing remark. And the religious appeasement angle was anything but left wing. If anything, that subplot was meant to reconcile the different faiths in a diverse nation and pray mutually for the success of the Mars mission.

So,overall I am impressed and will recommend this movie

I can understand all the emotions attached to this historic true incident. Go n Watch Hidden figures.. Mangalyaan is a true incident which is not justified by this script with poor graphics in space scenes.. Don't eat people's money by delivering a cinema and attaching the patriotic tag. Drama was way way more than the facts.

It's too much into characters, showing scientists doing all kinds of useless works, and not much about the mission itself.

This movie proves again that you do not need extreme big budgets to make a decent movie, replicating the point made in the movie's true story as well. Very good graphics that convey the storyline and the finale. Hats off to Akshay Kumar for once again deciding to do a movie that is meaningful and sensible. The true story of this mission is as amazing as it's scientists. Power to them and the belief that it was possible. India became the first country to successfully launch a satellite mission to Mars in its first try! The movie is a must watch for that itself but it's entertaining as much!