The Ghazi Attack (2017)

Could have been much better. Probably budget issue. over dramatic bad soundtrack annoying,Direction is pathetic, bad dialogues, bad script, I think they forgot it was 1971... u never get the feel

and lastly if you have seen Das Boot, The Hunt For Red October, Crimson Tide and U-571 or any other Hollywood submarine flicks for that matter than please avoid this movie.

Fmovies: It features one of the worst direction and storyline.

The CGI is pathetic and cinematography below even a low budget movie. The premise might have been passable, but the movie fails before it even runs up to take off.

Very poorly researched and logically implausible to be called a "biopic". If a submarine starts leaking and compressing before it reaches 300 metres, how can it even sustain a fall below that, let alone make somersaults in the water after being battered? If the motive of the film was to generate patriotism, I have no doubt in saying that this movie is an insult to the Indian Navy.

The buzz around the movie was unmistakable. The attempt was first of its kind, and for once, everybody expected a tightly woven tale with worthy gfx in tow. But if one thought that even after a rich history and experience of producing movies since decades + advancements in affordable gfx will finally deliver a tout all time hit, those people need to think again.

The movie starts off nicely. First the baritone of Mr Bachchan, and subsequently the scene involving (Late) Om Puri and Nasser looked like the harbingers of a successful venture. The movie looked en route to a successful journey from the word go. Even after a few minutes had lapsed, one could sense that this is not going let up, as there was very less margin to do so. It had a dash of history, backing of good actors, and tech advancements on its side. But things started to nose dive soon.

While KK Menon looked set to deliver a powerful performance, and ditto for Mr Kulkarni as well, the talent available at hand was not utilized fully. Tapsee Pannu's role could have been managed via an anecdote. The direction just was not able to pull off a nerve wracking thriller expected out of it. Add to it the penchant to include queasy melodrama, and reluctance to learn from existing epic projects, all these became the undoing of a potential hit. There were moments where the direction could have been tighter, and some slick editing would have at least saved the day, but it seemed as if the movie tried hard to include the forced antics. The graphics are good, but do not hold a candle to the ones people are now accustomed to. The maker(s) must have been counting on the emotional + 'its one of a kind' sentiment to see the movie pull itself over the line.

Rana Daggubati does well in bit n pieces, but lacked the aura expected from a defense personnel. Making matters worse, the predictable nature of some of the key scenes stuck out like a sore thumb. They just had to bring in some clichéd stuff and forced suspense.

The audience is now much more mature, and the movie makers have repeatedly failed to acknowledge this fact. The dangerous trend of declaring a movie 'hit' based on box office collection and paid reviews may give such films a fake certificate of success, but unfortunately for the team, such movies will not morph quality-wise in the future and will be panned even more.

I expected a natural progression from the days of 'Lakshya', which was a brilliant movie, but was left sorely disappointed. The Ghazi Attack goes down not mainly due to the weight of a debutante director, but due to the act of pandering to the lowest common denominator.

The Ghazi Attack fmovies. I was really happy to see Hollywood level quality at the beginning of the movie, but after that, it became an average over dramatic movie like just another typical Hindi movie. It was tedious to watch the last 20 minutes.

Visual effects are good, however the facts are really not followed. And, It really is not at all like the real incident of Gazhi attack.

They could have at-least made the living condition inside a submarine correctly.. It is entirely wrong in this movie.

If certain section of population wants motivation for patriotism, it falls short. Following is my take Direction is appalling. Cinematography is sub par. CGI is poor and there are noticeable blunder. I have no clue why was the actress even in the frame. Motivation for entire act looked unconvincing.

Still after so may years Indian filmmakers fail to appreciate originality. "The Ghazi Attack" blatantly plagiarizes "Das Boot", a WW2 epic about a U2 submarine and its crew. If you are lucky enough to have seen "Das Boot" you shall share the same animosity for "The Ghazi Attack".

Though it casts some good actors the dialogues are very weak. Even the intense situations fail to thrill. The plot of the movie is to show a cat and mouse game between Indian and Pakistani Submarine. The two rival captains are supposed to be intelligent but its hard to find even a trace of it, all owing to poor research and script.

All in all it is an ambitious attempt but the execution is below par.

5 star out of 10