Bruce Lee Movie Review
Story:
Karthi (Ram Charan) and his sister (Kriti Kharbhanda) are merit students. But their father’s (Rao Ramesh) middle class income could not fund both their education. Karthi underperforms in his academics to support his sister’s dream of becoming an IAS. They grow up and when she was to take the final examination, meets up with a big problem. Rest of the story is all about how Karthi solves it.
Performances:
Ram Charan appears in a double shade character. He looks good as a cop and performed well in the emotional scenes just before the interval. He had put in lot of hardwork in dances and fights. He also did some good work in comedy too (That elagelaga dialogue and teasing scenes with dad). Its great to see Megastar Chiranjeevi dazzle in a little cameo after a long time. The dialogue ‘Just time gap. Timing lo gap vundadu’ is an apt fit.
Rakul Preet Singh is cute and she danced really well. Kriti Kharbhanda does well as sister. Nadiya and Rao Ramesh are good in important roles. Sampath Raj and Arun Vijay are neat as baddies. Jayaprakash Reddy and Brahmi managed few laughs while Vennela Kishore is not used well. Tisca Chopra is seen in a vital role while Posani and Prithvi are okay.
Technical Performances:
Bruce Lee is an emotional family drama where in brother tries to protect his sister without his father’s knowledge. There are few heart touching scenes here and there. Srinu Vaitla despite having a fleet of comedians, failed to entertain in the second half which goes on seriously. Even the screenplay is not good in the second half. However the buildup to the interval and the twist are impressive.
All the songs were shot well and Charan’s dances took most of them to the next level. Rerecording is one of the best from Thaman in the recent times. Manoj Paramahamsa’s camera work is superb. Dialogues penned by Kona Venkat are good while ANL Arasu’s action choreography is impressive. Editing by MR Verma should have been better in the second half.
Plus Points:
1. Ram Charan dances
2. Couple of Emotional scenes
3. Chiranjeevi Cameo
4. Thaman BGM
Minus Points:
1. Weak Second half
2. Predictable Story
3. Poor Narration
Final Say:
Bruce Lee ends up as an average family entertainer. The predictable story further kills with poor narration in the second half. Until Megastar’s cameo, every thing goes lifelessly. If not for the heart warming, things would have been even worse. At the end, it ends up as a decent entertainer.
