A Flying Jatt

A Jatt superhero who bumbles and fumbles? Who behaves like a little boy around his formidable 'bebe', and is all shy and tongue-tied around a hot babe? Who has, haha, a fear of heights? Sounds like a barrel of fun, no? The first half of A Flying Jatt is not afraid to be silly and is very enjoyable. Tiger Shroff plays a martial arts teacher in a school where he strives lamely to catch his students' eye, as well as a pretty colleague whom we know is interested in the environment because she clutches a couple of books on the subject to her bosom. No one ever goes to class: it is that kind of film.The pollution, we soon learn, is Enemy No One, riding on the back of the greedy capitalist Malhotra (Kay Kay Menon, camping it up madly) and the evil monster-dipped-into-the-vat-of-chemicals Raka (Nathan Jones, boasting an old-fashioned Bollywood name for a modern-day 'gora' villain). When the Flying Jatt's mum sends him off with the classic 'jaa, duniya ko bacha', we laugh out loud. Because, you know, that's what superheroes do: once they are in costume-and-cape and armed with their super-powers, we know all will be well.

Tiger Shroff is a thing of beauty when he flexes his splendid, impossibly toned muscles. He dances like a dream. And because he is still a work-in-progress actor to whom fumbling and bumbling and being awkward comes naturally, he is a good fit for his character, even if it's cobbled together from familiar caped crusaders: bits of Superman and Spiderman and our own home-grown Krrish.He gets able support from Singh as the proud Sikhni with superpowers of her own: no baddie ever invented can be a match for Bollywood moms. And from Gaurav Pandey as his brother-cum-best-pal. Fernandez has to jump up and down and squeal girlishly, when she is not dancing alongside the Jatt, or not being taken on an aerial survey, all of which she delivers on.The second half goes south. The film starts getting preachy and heavy. A bad guy who fattens on garbage and waste is a great stroke, but to keep belabouring the point is pointless. Except for a couple of effective scenes, the enormous Jones is a bore. And without the funny bits which kept the pre-interval parts afloat, the faults start glaring. The song-and-dances, bunged in just to show off Tiger's limber moves, are a drag: Bollywood superheroes can save the world only after the 'naach-gaana' is over.Our Jatt Singh-Is-King-of-Kings superhero needs nothing but his 'kada': kryptonite is so last century. Nice touch. But he also needs a plot to help him fly all the way.This could have been such a rollicking film, especially for kids —it had all the ingredients, and an engaging start, fronted by a hero who is light on his feet. Too bad it ends up being a promo for Swachch Bharat.

Ra One, Krrish 3, and Drona- superhero movies which have disgraced and disrespected Bollywood on a whole new level. Congratulations A Flying Jatt, you've managed to fall even below that. I get the fact that this movie had a noble message persuading people to save our planet but still, where's the moral support in this movie.

Prabhu Deva and Farah Khan- choreographers in which they have disrespected themselves as film directors. Although Farah Khan made Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om but after TMK, things got worse. Remo D' Souza is finally in the same category. ABCD was a good film. But for this one, the direction and editing for this film was the main reason why I felt like throwing my shoe towards the screen. The VFX looked like the Govinda version of Superman from one of his 90s movies. The superhero scenes were choreographed very poorly and the characterization was very cringed up. The costume looked like Akshay Kumar when he became King in Singh Is Kingg.

Tiger Shroff should leave the acting sector of the film industry. I mean technically his dance movies are a killer and his action stunts are phenomenal but he just can't act. Jacqueline Fernandez was like a kid in this movie I mean she had very kiddish instincts in the movie and she just couldn't leave the comfort zone. Kay Kay Menon was alright during 1st half but ending it just had to be a drag. Nathan Jones who played the villain Raka was like Sunny Deol in Ghayal because throughout the movie, he just shouts which was annoying. The songs were't that great except for Beat pe Booty which had good dancing sequences between Tiger and Jackie.

Overall, this movie just failed to entertain and its completely pointless and cringe worthy. Don't spend your money on this atrocious piece of art and just use it to take your friends out for coffee, Focus on Hollywood if you like superhero movies.

A message for Bollywood Choreographers.

Continue dancing for films but just stay away from the movie cameras and the Director's chair.

I appreciate the massage given in this film regarding consequences of pollution and benefits of tree planting but it comes as a non creative tight slap, which I can't bear. Director Mr. Remo Desoza first thought of making a super hero movie then tried to make it different so he decided to make the hero coward and confused, then suddenly a divine power inherits him as it had shown many times in old age cinema, like hero is being severely beaten by villain then sparks comes from any God's statue into hero, inducing super power into him. Story by director himself is just like that. Screenplay by Tusar Hiranandani and director, comes in segment wise, all scenes have a purpose like comedy, emotion or love, to convey without any logic or fitting into the script. Yes, light scenes at least make you smile most of the time for sure like mother and brother grooming him as a super hero but then other scenes punches you on face wiping the effect of light scenes too. Dialogues by Akash Kaushik and Madhur Sharma are just OK. Villain is introduced in a desert, then he beats hero badly compelling God to give him super power than Villain disappears from the script and love and comedy take over. Suddenly villain re appears just before interval with some super bad powers because he had survived on pollution and filth. Crisis identity of Hero because of his eye covering mask, even his mother and girlfriend are unable to recognize him!! Movie wastes time to make it clear to heroine that her close friend and super hero are one, till she listens hero conversation with his brother discreetly. Action scenes are also dumb, just cable work and croma work is offered in name of action. When Villain screeches on ground then his back bone supporting armor erupts the land looks good but becomes repetitive in every fight, making it irritating finally. In pre climax hero brother decide to fight with villain even being aware that he can't do anything and his defeat will break people hope but he does because makers have to give some high voltage emotional drama but it looks so deliberate and stupid. Villain most of the dialogues with his typical accent will be big problem for mass audience and kids for sure, which film targets somehow. Film length makes already slow film unbearable. Start credit animation and making with end credits are more entertaining than the film. Performance wise Tiger Shroff is good. Jacqueline Fernandez expresses by laughing and jumping only. Amrita Arora as mother is very good, especially in climax emotional dialogue. Gaurav Pandey as brother is impressive. Kay Kay Menon is OK. Nathan Jones is just for his personality which he adds perfectly.

Flying Jatt, after Krrish emerging as a Indian superhero then finally seeing the worst of it in Krrish3. Similarly the new superhero goes to nowhere close to the originality. It seems Indian writers are busy with giving only a copy of various Hollywood movies. I laughed when i saw the guy coming out of plastic, #copied from Indian serial Shaktiman, if you remember #plastica, creation of Dr. Jackal. One more place where we see a copy of x-men days of future past scene where quicksilver saves magneto and charles from cops. Seriously, writers haven't done anything of their own. I would love to acknowledge them with the fact that now-a-days people are watching Hollywood movies. Not at all recommended to watch...

No logic through the entire film, does not make any sense. Nearly fell asleep if it wasn't for the terrible soundtrack. Don't bother. Stupid boys playing in stupid costumes. One scene occured on the moon wifh the two men fighting without an oxygen supply. What a waste of my time.

Pathetic.