{"id":317774,"date":"2023-11-12T06:26:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T06:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317774"},"modified":"2023-11-12T06:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T06:26:25","slug":"tiger-3-review-some-fan-service-some-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/tv-movies\/tiger-3-review-some-fan-service-some-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger 3 review: Some Fan Service, Some Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Too bad the one time it is friendly to the environment, Tiger chooses to celebrate his Diwali with ‘meetha<\/em>‘ and not ‘pathaaka<\/em>‘, points out Sukanya Verma.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know the Tiger is on its knees when its spoiler becomes its selling point.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Salman Khan’s star spy shenanigans sprang to Shah Rukh Khan’s rescue in Pathaan<\/em> when his surprise cameo and the twain’s charismatic camaraderie resulted in serious nostalgic value as well set in motion the YRF Spy Universe co-starring War<\/em>‘s Kabir (Hrithik Roshan). Truth be told, it was his own tired stardom that got a new lease of life.<\/p>\n

Is it enough to feel excited about Tiger 3<\/em> — the third film in the series directed by Maneesh Sharma? While it doesn’t have the wholesomeness of Kabir Khan’s introduction to the character in Ek Tha Tiger<\/em>, it avoids the pitfalls of Ali Abbas Zafar’s exhausting follow-up Tiger Zinda Hai<\/em> by way of intent.<\/p>\n

Known for people-oriented stories like Band Baaja Baaraat, Shuddh Desi Romance<\/em> and Fan<\/em>, Sharma adds a few interesting touches in a big scale action masala. Both India and Pakistan have women at the helm of authority. Revathy’s R&AW chief and Pakistani PM, played by Simran, cut a picture of grace and solemnity.<\/p>\n

It’s also rare for India to sit out any political conflict when Pakistan is in play. But in Tiger 3<\/em>, the dispute is purely Pakistan’s internal affair and the baddies are homegrown.<\/p>\n

Soft nationalism, of course, pops up, what with our Indian hero saving the day but attributing it to ‘damad<\/em>‘ duties and likening the cross-border hostility to ‘saas-bahu ki tu tu main main<\/em>.’<\/p>\n

Coming back to my original question — is it enough?<\/p>\n

To a degree. Tiger 3,<\/em> which begins like an Avengers<\/em> standalone version of Zoya Origins, cruises along at a no harm, no foul pace in the excitement of its keenly anticipated superstar(s) cameo. Sit through the credits and you’ll be duly (make that Duggu) rewarded.<\/p>\n

Except in absence of novelty factor and sparkling wit, Pathaan<\/em>‘s return of favour doesn’t evoke the sort of hysterical applause my ears were dying to be deafened by.<\/p>\n

Take it or leave it though, it’s the only few minutes of dimpled charm and humour in Tiger 3<\/em>‘s otherwise dead serious scheme of things.<\/p>\n

Things steadily spiral down once Tiger and his nimble better half Zoya (Katrina Kaif) backed by their ragtag assistant team of Kumud Mishra and Co embark on a mission to save Pakistan from itself over the technicality of retrieving nuclear PAL codes from a megalomaniac named Aatish (Emraan Hashmi).<\/p>\n

Like John Abraham’s rogue agent Jim in Pathaan<\/em>, it’s a personal tragedy that fuels his deadly need for absolute power and domination. Except Emraan doesn’t have the bearing of a formidable foe. There’s nothing threatening about his stare or laughter. He has instincts but they’re hardly killer.<\/p>\n

Credited for its story, Aditya Chopra creates a drama of globetrotting cardboard cut-outs where betrayals are aplenty but their significance is little to none.<\/p>\n

Be it the shakeable foundation of Tiger and Zoya’s marriage or the appalling lack of dignity provided to characters from previous Tiger movies, in life or death, Tiger 3<\/em> recklessly runs from pole to pole without any real direction or drama. Ankur Chaudhry’s sizzle-free dialogues only highlight these blunders as does director Sharma’s inexperience in the genre.<\/p>\n

There’s a serious scarcity of dynamic action set pieces in a franchise that models itself on Hollywood style action. Nothing about Shridhar Raghavan’s generic screenplay screams wonder.<\/p>\n

Once again then, it’s the fit and fabulous Katrina to the rescue with her super agile moves, whether kicking butt draped in a barely there towel at a Turkish hammam or wielding machine guns with her legs wrapped around the enemy’s neck.<\/p>\n

As her partner-in-dishoom dishoom<\/em>, Salman Khan appears a lot more sombre than starry in his fourth iteration as Tiger. Crying not clobbering colours his portrayal, which earns extra brownie points every time he responds to any patriotism-peddling provocation with conspicuous silence.<\/p>\n

Democracy or dictatorship? Choosing between the two forms the central theme of Tiger 3<\/em>. In a better written movie, what was said in reference to Pakistan would serve as a wink if not wake-up call for its padosi mulk<\/em>s as well.<\/p>\n

Too bad the one time it is friendly to the environment, Tiger chooses to celebrate his Diwali with ‘meetha<\/em>‘ and not ‘pathaaka<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

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