Rock On!!  (2008)

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nayan

it totally rocks

 
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Put your hands together for one of the finest films of our times. Put your hands together for a director who pulls off a challenging subject with élan. Put your hands together for the actors who pitch in superlative performances.

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ROCK ON!! is not just about music. It's about relationships. And relationships can get really complicated and messy as all of us would agree. ROCK ON!! captures it so beautifully, so sensitively, so effectively on celluloid.

Everything is in sync here, everything is just perfect. Flaws? Perhaps, the slow pacing. But come to think of it, you can't play with the edit in a film like this. ROCK ON!! also works because you can relate to the characters, you can relate to the moods, the egos, the highs and the lows...

In a nutshell, here's a film you just can't afford to miss. We've had our share of masala films week after week. Now have a look at a film that India can proudly showcase to the West. ROCK ON!! simply rocks!

ROCK ON!! is the story of four friends [Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli, Luke Kenny] who put together the greatest band this country has ever seen, Magic, but never make it. Years later, fate conspires to bring them together again and set them on a journey back to where they left off... a soul-searching pilgrimage into their past.

ROCK ON!! bears some resemblance to the Hollywood film THAT THING YOU DO [Tom Hanks], but it could be a mere coincidence. Director Abhishek Kapoor sets it in the Indian milieu efficiently. Watch the bonding shatter into pieces for no fault of anyone in particular actually. It's the circumstances that play the villain here and Abhishek captures it on lens so beautifully. The fragile relationships, how piece after piece is put together and the journey to the climax… the narrative is so compelling, it makes you feel you're witnessing all of it first-hand.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is perfect. It's completely in sync with the mood of the film. Connoisseurs of music have already showered the music with rave reviews and rightly so! Jason West's cinematography is fantastic. The screenplay and dialogues are commendable.

Every performance in the film deserves brownie points. Farhan Akhtar makes his debut as an actor and he displays rare maturity for a first-timer. Known as an accomplished director all along, Farhan will now be acknowledged as a mature actor as well. Arjun Rampal delivers his finest performance to date. Watch him emote those tough emotional moments and also as a failed person in the latter parts and you'd realize that he has only grown with the passage of time. Superb is the word!

Purab Kohli is tremendous and so is Luke Kenny. Purab has always delivered fine performances, but he's touched a new high this time. Luke is equally charged.

Prachi Desai scores in her very first feature. She has a challenging role and footage-wise too, it's substantial. Prachi brings in a lot of freshness and poise. Plus, she's a competent actor. Shahana Goswami is a talent to watch out for. Her performance is one of the most difficult ones for a newcomer and the confidence with which she carries it deserves to be lauded. Koel Purie has a brief role and she enacts it quite well.

On the whole, ROCK ON!! is an amazing experience. The highpoint is the emotional quotient, the skilful performances and the superb execution of the subject. At the box-office, this urban film holds tremendous appeal for metros and mini-metros. Business at multiplexes of Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and NCR, Kolkata and South in particular should be excellent. Very strongly recommended!
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Rock is Really on

 
29 people found this review helpful
Movie is really good,if u think its all about music n everythin related to it then yr wrong, the director have done a very fine job in blending a rock band with emotions n that very nice touch of friendship,it also shows clearly why many of the upcoming bands dissappear before comin into the limelight--those ol' ego problems.....but hey the solutions are always there....
hats of to Farhan Akhtar n all other rockstar in the movie,they r not goin to dissapoint you but will make you feel like the die hard audiences of a MagiKal band performing live just for you....
So Rock is really on
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Its MAGIC all the way

 
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This is powerhouse performance by each and everyone associated with Rock ON!
You cant stop yourself from getting totally into the movie.....
Arjun (Joe), he just is a true rockstar..with his hair grown,the rockstar shades and his guitar..
Purab(KD-Killer Drummer) is the funny bone who always cracks these Jokes and you will surely laugh with him...Psycho gujju..
Farhan(Aditya) in his debut role has done a great job...just seems like the songs were written for him to sing....
No one can stop adoring Luke(Rob), he plays with passion...very sweet role - he's good at settling the differences that would arise between Joe and Adi...
Prachi and Shahana have done justice to their roles....
The story has serious/emotional scenes very well woven in places whre the story requires it.There is not even one dull moment..
The re-union : You will get goose pimples and want to cry.."Tum Ho Toh" (lyrics are just amzing and so is the music)is fabulously written, sung very well, the final performance is a Killer..

You wil surely love this movie and at some point feel nostalgic....
It is a must watch...In fact I am going to watch it the 2nd time too...
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Rock On! Rocks..........

 
28 people found this review helpful
After Dil Chahta Hai, it is another movie that revitalizes your nerves.............Farhan and Arjun were fantastic.............the music is amazing as in all Shankar's movies, Farahan's voice proved to be an asset......... ......In all the movie is Wow!!!!!!!
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MONU

it rocks alright

 
29 people found this review helpful
its a bit emoish , but it still rockz.
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Tuesday Sep 2 8:45 PM - glamsham
This movie will inspire a generation of youngsters to pick up the guitar and also dabble with lyrics. Don't miss it...

 
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