David

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The following review might have spoiler, as if it matters: Three different stories with absolutely no connection between each other, keep getting narrated in a fairly good cinematography with absurd plots and stories. 1975, London, all Muslim south-Asian characters, godfather like mafia gang, kills people constantly like rats. Black & white convinces you its 1975 as there was no colored film in 1975 !! 1999, Mumbai, a Christian priest gets publicly harassed by Hindu extremist politicos, which gets tele-casted in the news channels but no one does any thing except his son running from one man to another woman asking why did they do it and gets beaten up repeatedly. 2010, Goa, Vikram the south Indian star keeps boozing and quite understandably hallucinating throughout the movie. Dare to know more? Watch the movie "David" by yourself and waste your time. I wasted quite a lot of mine watching this crap and writing this review as well. What a waste !!

Bejoy Nambiar's 'David' is a Well-Made & Well-Acted Film, that ranks amongst the better films from 2013. It has strong merits, but, its far from astonishing. 'David' Synopsis: The lives of three different men named David are about to take a step which is going to change their lives forever. 'David' narrates three stories efficiently. Nambiar is an amazing visionary & he directs the film spell-bindingly. He breaks free & walks away with a film that's genuinely engaging. Nambiar & Natasha Sahgal's Screenplay, on the other-hand, is gripping. But, the second-hour is stretched & dragged. It definitely could've been sharper & more powerful. Cinematography is top-class. Editing is perfect. The Music is in sync with the film's mood. Performance-Wise: Neil Nitin Mukesh is splendid. Also, he carries off the part with a lot of style. Vikram is over-rated in here. Vinay Virmani surprises with a power-packed performance. He's excellent. Tabu is outstanding, as usual. Isha Sharvani is wonderfully under-stated. Nassar is in command after a long time. The veteran is superb. Lara Dutta is efficient. Monica Dogra is fabulous. Rohini Hattangadi is competent. Sheetal Menon is first-rate. Saurabh Shukla is lovable. Ajinkya Dev is excellent. On the whole, 'David' is a fearless film.

Story of two people happening in two different eras sharing nothing in common except their names. The entire movie seems to be very slow and so much loop holes on screen play (no trace on what happened to the passionate profession of the leads suddenly on the story). Another horrible thing about the movie is its re-recording. In so many areas we could see Vikram merely dubbing without lip sync. The reason is it's made in two languages at a time. So obliviously many parts where dubbed. So we lose interest on the story line because it fails to connect really. And coming to the star cast we have Vikram and Jiva as the leads. Then we have Tabu, Isha, Laura Dutta and Nassar on supporting roles. Out of which Isha as a deaf and dumb girl stays on our mind since she looks picture perfect for the role. On the whole this movie was definitely a boring experience. It is not really a good kick start film of the year for vikram and jiva. Sivakumar Balachandran (bsiva84@gmail.com)

The movie was worst. 1st half and 2nd half are also worst in the movie. Songs and BGM int the movie were also worst in the movie. Worst movie of Vikram and Jiiva.

I don't know what exactly the director is trying to say or do. I watched the movie only for the sake of Goa. It looks good in this movie. Only Vikram and Goa can save the movie if not God. Tabu and Luara Dutta have done their part well. Isha Sharvani is so cute and her deaf and dumb role is enjoyable. Vikram's ghost father character will give some funny moment and the punch Kirrukku Santa Vikram gives on every bride's cheek in the village I feel the most hilarious and enjoyable part of the movie. I can't think of any special and enjoyable scenes in the other two episodes in this movie. But overall the movie is a total disappointment. Certainly not a way to spend your weekend. May God help David.

made no sense only it's like a art film3 stories having nothing to do with one another but at the end they connect in a stupid way. Stylized for the sake of style but lacking in the fun and "masti". No entertainment value and quite boring at times. It's the type of film that tries to spread some message but such films are boring since we watch films for entertainment. The acting is good but not enough action and fun. It is also confusing at times. The story in Goa was the best because it was funny and Vikram acted very well. The musicians story was weird and made no sense and had no logic. The gangster story was OK but no cool love making scene. Basically I will be waiting for Himmatwala and Zilla Gaziabad. Those films seem "Paisa vasool" types and full of entertainment....

Here's how the director must have convinced the producer for getting a green signal for this flick. Director: Hey I got an idea. Producer: Tell me. Director: Three lives.. Three destinies.. One name. David. Producer: Whoaaa..! That sounds so cool man.. Here's your cheque. David(2013) is an action/crime/drama thriller directed by Bejoy Nambiar,(the man behind Shaitan) that tells three stories of three men from three different eras that are linked by one name David or so we know until the final few minutes when the actual connection is revealed. Sound's promising isn't it? David is one of those films that try to be different. So if you are a person who chants 'Different is good.. Different is great' every time you enter the movie hall then chances are you might just end up liking this one. As for me I am fine with 'different' as long as it doesn't bore me which sadly this movie does. And to be frank there was nothing different except the editing that mixes three different time periods skillfully and some good music mixed with innovative slo-mo sequences that got me saying "Yeah.. now we are talking baby!" If you find my opinion horribly inconsistent, then seriously it's not me… it's this film that jumps up & down from entertaining to deathly boring every few minutes. So in a story set in 1975 London we have David(Neil Nitin Mukesh) who works for Iqbal Ghani, a mafia don. Then we have another David(Vinay Virmani) in another story set in 1999 Mumbai where he is a musician born to a Christian middle class family who struggles when his family is dragged into a political issue And there is a third David(Vikram) who is a fisherman living in Goa who falls in love with a deaf-mute girl Roma(Isha Sharvani) who would be getting married to his best friend in 10 days. So in simple words.. 1- Serious Action 2- Political Khichdi/Action 3- Romantic Comedy Of all the three stories the first one is easily the best of the lot. Shot in sepia and nicely acted this story seemed intriguing in parts. The second plot felt contrived and OK. The third one was entertaining in parts but horribly boring otherwise. Surprisingly this movie has such good actors and no one is convincing. Neil Nitin Mukesh and Vinay Virmani are OK and Vikram tries his level best to inject some life into an otherwise dull and poorly written character. At the end of the day it's the gorgeous Isha Sharvani who saves the film. Stylishly shot and slickly edited this movie is attractive to look at but the writing is so ardent for being 'out of the box' that it never settles its butt. Conclusion: Disappointingly average.

David (tamil) ( 2013 ) The making. That was the main attraction of director Bejoy Nambiar's previous project : Shaitan. I was so excited to see that movie in a totally new making style. Bejoy Nambiar was added to my favorite film maker's list and I don't miss my favorites' creations. That's how I got in for 'DAVID' , the tamil version. Watched this in a local theatre near to my house. The main advantage of this is that there wont be a 'mass' presence to disturb the peaceful movie watching. It was released quite a few days back and I went for a noon show on a Tuesday. So there was no chance of a disturbance and I like it that way at times. 'DAVID' is a sleek n simple tale of two persons with the same name. though their life is shown on a parallel mode, it happens during 2 different times(1999 & 2010). Jiva as the aspiring guitarist and Vikram as the so called 'unlucky' fisherman of goa, tabu as his friend,his mother,his dad; all were great delight to watch. Isha Shervani does her part decently and the good moments in this were in the Vikram's story. The album is awesome and I loved all the tracks in this. The film opens up with the theme song of 'DAVID' and that's very exciting to watch. The unconventional 'khoya khoya chaand' style (of Shaitan) is repeated in this also in a fight sequence. The way I understood , 'DAVID' is about the identity that each one of us have and why its not possible for one to be someone else. We all have a name, a soul and a character and we are supposed to do certain things which only we can do. So we shouldn't be trying to be someone else. If we did, then who is gonna do our part?? I felt that's what the movie is all about. The name 'DAVID' was just a random pick ; it could have be anyone , any name..

David is a story of three lives in three generations that at the end cross each other's path. Bejoy Nambiar has directed this visually appealing and musically soothing movie in an attempt to hit the dart which he failed last time even after the exhibition of some fine artistic prowess in "Shaitan". At times joking, at times fighting and at times crying, it tries to say the same old story of revenge and love with slightly different recipe. Neil Nitin Mukesh's David is a man-of-few-words-David, and may be the best story in all three. This one with its black n white tone sets the gritty mood right away. The actors here have acted their part well and even the story keeps you with it. A crime drama, which has its own set of twists brought to screen beautifully. Vinay's David is a wanabe-rockstar-David. This one's a drama which could have been easily better with the potential the screenplay carried but the unconvincing portrayal by Vinay put it all off since the story fully rests on him. One as an audience will find it difficult to empathize with his character even when this is supposed to be more painful than the other two. Finally Vikram's David is the drunkard David who is hated by his neighborhood for his unruly nature. Clearly not Vikram's best, he still has given something to the role which wasn't enough. The story tries to be funny with its unconventional screenplay like his dead father (Sourabh Shukla) coming to visit him after taking over a living person's body, randomly. The screenplay seems dragged and useless in many places. Coming with the expectations for the director of Shaitan, surely left me disappointed. Shaitan by far beats this one, mostly for its lazy editing and poor acting. In general perspective though this is not half as bad as the usual Bollywood. (imeansuraj.blogspot.in)