Prince

The movie is great, really awesome, fantastic story suspense in every step, if people aren't satisfied with this story then they can't find anything better. If this would be a Hollywood movie then people would love it. The problem is that the typical Indian audience just want family drama stuff and they can't welcome such new concepts. Overall the movie is great, a must watch movie, great action, suspense. Vivek Rocks ...... I'm waiting for it's sequels too..... The movie is actually ignored because most of the viewers don't like Vivek, to be very honest.... A great story you will find in it and stunts too than those useless super hits like Chennai Express, Ek Tha Tiger.... etc...

There is a lot in Prince that could have worked much better. The plot of course is pure science fiction. And this isn't a bad thing. Actually it had the potential to make Prince into a well made thriller. Only somehow the writers couldn't get past the clichés you have seen over and over again in other similar movies. I have no problems with style over substance. But this movie has too much of the wrong style with no substance at all. Too much flash can ruin scenes and Prince is a good example of how not to do it. The biggest problem however I had were the badly executed action scenes. When a plot doesn't hold up there has to be something else to elevate a production. Whether it is comedy or action. (I am not mentioning drama and it should be obvious why). Since every actor took this movie way too serious there was no chance of genuine laughs whatsoever). So we are left with action. Oh my god the action. And I don't mind ridiculous stunts like the one with the motorcycle on the walking bridge. As long as it looks good. Say what you want about the stunts in James Bond movies. They were always over the top but still impressed the viewer since it looked believable. And this is not the case in any action scene of Prince. Most of it looked fake. So what is left there too enjoy. Well,there were these beautiful women. But they only can hold your interest for so long.

Wasted a Saturday and 150 bucks on this. The only thing that sticks out of this movie are the action sequences. There is no story to begin with and with times it is clearly evident that the actions are as well mindless and in most places unneeded.

There are a million plot holes but no need to pick those as after about 20 minutes in the film you will understand that the producers have only paid for the action sequences, the cast and the crews and no money has been given to the scriptwriter.

If you really want to know the one paragraph plot then here it is -- Vivek Oberoi plays Prince, a supposedly high-profile thief, who has lost his memory. Everyone is after his life and in the process he knows that they are after a coin.

Overall cinematography is good, but the acting is comical in a serious film. With such laughable and wooden acting it is hard for Vivek to even get a decent solo hit and rest of the star cast are there like stereotypes. Bad villains, Bond type female right-hand, useless Police...and the list goes on.

So, spare the money, forget about this royal mess.

3/10 - only for the needless actions and cinematography.

Gulati's 'Prince' is pretty much another one of those horrible presents that are covered in beautiful giftwrap. It starts off with the title character stealing a coin (yes, of all things he steals a coin which is, as you'll see later, worth millions or whatever). Anyway, then he finds himself awake in his condo with no recollection of anything. Yup, he don't even remember his own name. A servant feeds his memory but that ain't enough. He goes to a nightclub and sees a hot slut performing an item number. She claims to be his girlfriend Maya. The morning after, he receives a phonecall from a seductress (Nandana Sen with overdone makeup), who also claims to be his girlfriend Maya. After some doubts and encounters, Prince is sure that seductress number two is the real Maya until it turns out that she's a 'chamchi' of a pathetic crackwhore kingpin and the truth is revealed that kingpin and chamchi orchestrated this in order to obtain the coin from Prince. Prince is then rescued by seductress number 3 (played by a newcomer whose name I don't know but she looks hot and cannot act). Now this number 3 also claims to be Maya. Who is the real Maya? Why does everyone want the coin? What's happened to Prince's memory.

My proper answer would be: Who cares? But if you still want to waste precious time then just watch this horrendous movie which has very good special effects. The slow motions are quite retarded (as they almost always look in Bollywood movies). If the intention was to make a slick action movie why use slow motion at all? I really think Bollywood movies should avoid using slow motion. The camera-work is impressive and the songs are forgettable (some are downright horrible).

Vivek Oberoi is adequate. His performance mainly suffers from bad writing. I can only imagine he did this film because he badly needed a hit and hopefully he got that so that now he can focus on doing meaningful cinema. The rest of the actors are downright bad. Nandana Sen is unintentionally funny.

'Prince' is all gloss and no substance. Enough said.

The movie is not as great as I expected it to be. A lot of the "thrills", stunts, etc. seemed forced, irrelevant, and tacky--quite reminiscent of the diamond heist films of the 70s. International dons hiding out in never-ending underground layers, massive lineup of useless bodyguards, a hero with an awkward smirk who always thinks he's acting in slow motion, and random futuristic technology are just some of the trademarks of those films that you will re-encounter.

The second half is better than the first as the plot develops more. Vivek fails to impress. He suits guy-next-door roles such as in Company, Saathiya, and Yuva as oppose to superhero flicks like Kisna and Prince. The débutant actresses were more eye candy than anything else. The computer graphics seemed quite artificial. Despite all its weaknesses, the movie is a half-decent entertainer with slick visuals, foreign locales, nice action sequences, interesting sci-fi technology, great eye candy, and cool cars.

However the best part of the film is undoubtedly the music. Great lyrics combined with power-packed performances by Atif Aslam make the soundtrack addictive--catchy songs with immense depth. Music videos are terrific as well.