Phantom

I was a little apprehensive about watching this given its low rating. Then i checked some of the reviews and decided to give it a go. This is a reasonably good movie. It reminded me of the TV Show 24. Parts of the movie had that type of suspense and kept you on the edge.

Definitely not the best acting or script. Saif doesn't quite fit the role, nor does Katrina. Neither do they do anything to develop a strong character. Some parts are a bit cheesy or predictable. But then again you get the same with Jack Bauer and 24.

Don't trust the low rating. Its much better than that. Perhaps people who didn't like the plot dragged the score down by rating 0s.

Rating: 15 strong violence Genre: Drama Action Thriller Directed By: Kabir Khan Run: 2hrs 16 minutes Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Rajesh Tailang The title speaks for itself and so does the tag line! Phantom = Not true - illusory and 'A story you wish were true'. Bollywood does it again... another below average churn out. Based on the book 'Mumbai Avengers' penned by Hussain Zaidi, the response has been surprisingly debatable. Personal interest for me because this was the last Bollywood movie I worked on last summer as a Supporting Artist. I have to say I had more fun working on Phantom than I did watching it! But as usual, I ended upon the cutting floor, not even a view of my shoulder could be seen! But, I had more excitement spotting my fellow thespians than the actual plot of the movie. I won't bore you with details of the plot or synopsis but it's nothing you haven't seen in past from 24, Spooks, James Bond. Mission Impossible or Fury, only Phantom, was lacking in alertness, inactive. Both lead characters had no charisma - it was apparent their heart & soul was not in it. It's hard to comprehend that Kabir Khan released two movies in the space of a month that can be from extreme to another. Bajrangi Bhaijaan gives the message of hope between two international waters, peace and brotherhood and then you have Phantom that just ruins the concept of a novel by making it a predictable cliché. If Phantom does not encourage hatred between two countries I don't know what will. As I said earlier Bollywood churns out movie's like there is no tomorrow. There is no commitment to quality of the end product, from the actors, to the action, to the story line. But, then again that's 95% of Bollywood movies ingredient!! Ms Safirah Irani Twitter@Safirah63

Well never watched such an excellent cinema from more than a decade, everything was perfect, no flaw in the movie, Katrina kaif and saif ali khan definitely best actors of India, they both deserve national awards for their performances, its a perfect roller coaster ride, 1st half it was action packed thriller, and second half makes you all emotional and patriotic, climax superb, best vfx, best acting, best direction, and everything perfect, all awards to Phantom this year, and especially to Katrina kaif, she is best actress of India, unnecessarily criticized by some dumb haters, she outshine everyone else with her performance, be it an emotional scene, action sequence, romantic angle, or even a comic relief in 1 scene, she is par brilliance.

The Director Kabir Khan has done a wonderful job to narrate the movie. The performance of Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif and other co stars have been good. Even though, the director could have done it better if he has kept the flow proper instead of the flashbacks and he could show the father-son relation little more deeply.

The movie starts with a narration about Mumbai attack on 26/11 and the movie shows the approach taken by Indian Govt officials and how politicians managed to avoid it.

This is not a entertainer movie but it will not be a boar as well. The director has tried to involve the realistic situations of terrorism in countries like India, Pakistan and Syria.

As I would say this movie is a must watch for the people who is patriotic.

I personally liked the movie. I disagree that it passes on the message of hatred towards Pakistan. It portrays hatred against terrorism and brings justice to the people of 26/11 attacks.I read other reviews and for some odd reason I felt connected to each and every scene of it.

Though some the scenes like planning the murder is Chicago,fight scenes in Syria doesn't seem like realistic but then it's supposed to be a movie which has drama as its genre.

A very honest attempt by the director and the Script Writer to bring attention to the Govt of Pakistan to hand over the terrorists to India.

Arijit's song added the extra niche of brilliance which is sung with so much emotion.

Good work Saif Ali Khan. Thumbs up !!