Il prezzo del destino

Despite a talented star cast, Blackmail looks so amateurish...I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't do so well.

Ace car racer and criminal Shekhar seeks revenge on cop Abhay Singh for getting him arrested and imprisoned even to the extent of costing Shekhar the life of his wife and child, 7 years after his release. But Shekhar is in for surprises and Abhay Singh has to figure out how to handle the ex conman who is behind him now. The hunter has become the hunted.

The film has amateurish conceptualisation, amateurish dialogue work, Weak acting, Poor editing and is overdramatic. There is unbelievable stuff, like surviving more than 24 hrs after being hit in the back by a bullet.

It does get thrilling at times, and there are a few melodious songs , best actor is probably Sunil shetty. Ajay Devgn is definitely a talented actor but in this film his talents are not used well.

Couldn't have worked.

The opening scene made me think I was in a karoke bar and my partner immediately left the room at that point. What made me enjoy this film was mostly about what it wasn't. It had no gratuitous sex scenes, the kid spoke correctly, didn't mumble and wanted to be a race car driver when he grew up, and not a gangster or pimp. It had a mixture of traditional Indian dress and high end western clothing. The flying through the air when shooting was typical but no bloody chest wounds went along with this. Nobody even got hurt when they were pummeling each other's face. Guess I'm just tired of run of the mill American action genre films.

Never in my life have I ever seen a more pathetic attempt at a 'thriller' than this movie.

The premise sounded interesting...a former race car driver turned bad. This led me to believe that I would see top notch driving, but was treated to very low octane action. There is NOTHING exciting about watching severely low-powered Indian Lancers and Hondas trying to act 'fast and furious'. It's laughable. The actual storyline didn't help much, either.

Don't watch this...you'll only cringe.

"Make my son a rally car driver!" Give me a break!

2/10

First of all, I think labeling this movie as an action/thriller is a definite misnomer. It is more of a drama. However, I think it's pointless to think too hard trying to categorize films only to strictly expect things typical of a film belonging to that genre. I mean come on, this is Bollywood. Blackmail has it all--action, drama, romance, the works. I thought there were some good action sequences, particularly the carnival scene. Priyanka Chopra and Diya Mirza don't have much of a role and are simply there to add a couple of songs. The essence of this movie is the father-son relationship. Suniel Shetty's adopted son means everything in the world to him after losing his real son. Ajay Devgan's search for his son leads him to a shocking yet heartwarming realization. The father-son relationship has been portrayed absolutely beautifully in this film. The climax is a real tearjerker. All actors and actresses have given extraordinary performances.

Looking at the star cast for this film, I personally thought this movie would be good entertainer. Didn't hesitate buying a $13 ticket.

Watching the film for half-hour, I was totally bored. This film has nothing new in it. Absolutely waste of time. This movie is a torture. Cheap film.

Cast like: Ajay devgan (one of my fav. Actor), Sunil shetty shouldn't have signed this movie at first place. This movie has same old bollywood flavor with nothing new.

In some scenes you could actually see the camera shadows. There was this scene where Ajay Devgan was wearing a black goggles….and the camera zooms on his face…and you could actually see those big lighting screen on his goggles.

Technical work in this movie is so so so bad.

A cheap Bollywood film.

Nothing is good about this movie!!! This movie is not recommended if you are fan of Ajay Devgan or Sunil Shetty. You will be disappointed big time.

I would rate this movie 1/10.