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Baby John Movie Review: A Thrilling Action-Packed Ride with Unforgivable Flaws Along the Way

Mehak verma2 years ago2 years ago3088 mins

Much promise seemed to accompany Baby John, this action flick that stars Varun Dhawan with hopes in the skies, by its script and dream cast which Salman Khan gifts with a cameo here, only to have gone completely flat in this one that was shoddily executed besides the unemotional turns taken by the actors.

What is the Story About?

Baby John is the film’s sequel. Here, Varun Dhawan plays a protagonist who has a tragic past and is in the path of revenge. Here, he faces nefarious villains including the primary antagonist Jackie Shroff while being supported in important roles by Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi. The story, however, holds some lighter moments, particularly from the mouth of Rajpal Yadav. It also stays with some kind of emotional intensity in its beats where Zara Zyanna is a central figure.

This makes the script half-baked because it still has too much meandering about in its subplots and plenty of clichés. And the plot, to begin with is interesting, yet it does not build up in a great fashion to make a film emotionally motivated.

What Works in Baby John??

Varun Dhawan’s Performance:
Dhawan gives the role his complete self, so to say, and proves versatility and commitment at every step, be it high-octane action or heavy emotional moments, his effort glows.
Salman Khan’s Cameo:
The cameo by Salman Khan brings a brief spark to the movie. He does his trademark swag which is enough to cheer the audience up and adds energy to an otherwise dull movie.
Background Score and Action Sequences:
The background score is there at the right spots during the crucial moments, and some of the action sequences have been well choreographed to provide the adrenaline rush that fans of the genre so desire.

What Doesn’t Work?

1. Poorly Written Screenplay and Direction:
The film cannot engage its audiences with inconsistencies, plot holes and the movie. Bad scenes and the stories are disconnected due to bad directions by Kalees.

2. Editing:
The film suffers from awful cuts and some bad transitions in scenes. Sometimes these abrupt cuts or transitions would throw the entire context of a particular scene and they would be jarringly dislocated within a scene

3. No emotional connect

The narration tries to pull at heartstrings but is unsuccessful in that area because it doesn’t take enough time developing characters and a few pretty cringe-worthy dialogues that culminate into pretty weak character development. The primary emotional scenes of the movie do not emotionally move; therefore, the audience doesn’t connect to the characters in the film.

4. Senseless Action Sequences:

Some of the action scenes are thrilling but the others have an absurd feeling that reduces the film’s believability.

5. Unrequired Songs:
Mixed music tracks have nothing to do with the movie’s growth and are totally unwanted as well. Just an annoying addition.

Performances: Who Was Standout Material?

Varun Dhawan: Though Dhawan prattles through his lines as if he was on autopilot, the fact remains that the movie is built on a very fragile foundation.
Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi both have decent work but their portions are not significant enough to be noticed.
Not impressive, in fact, a bad draft that the movie gives to its antagonist, Jacky Shroff.
Rajpal Yadav: Though his comic timing remains crystal, yet in a big film, he comes off pretty forced and unnecessary. – Salman Khan: For those, who had a glimpse of Salman’s presence, will admire it definitely.

In Varun Dhawan’s case, it is rather more of mish-mash aptness and acts than orderliness while Varun fans coupled with the fandoms of Salman may love pockets yet what finally turns up to have been crafted on screen turns out to be a lousy production coupled with low emotive content.
It will definitely disillusion those seeking a lean, mean, and effective action movie. Baby John will suffice the OTT where moments can be seen and savored without bearing its complete 159 minute run time.

Baby John squanders away its impressive talent pool behind an ineffective script, lousy dialogue, and questionable direction. Sometimes it does show exciting bits, packed full with stars; otherwise, little more is available to rescue this picture from producing an even passably fulfilling cinematic experience.
Rating: 2.5/5
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