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Revenge-seeking Indians plant a bomb on a British train - can Indians loyal to the law prevent an explosion fast enough?
Revenge-seeking Indians plant a bomb on a British train - can Indians loyal to the law prevent an explosion fast enough?
Look carefully - Tezz shows you a London Bollywood hasn't explored before. Forget those chiffon saree-soirees, lush parks and cream teas - Tezz's London showcases illegal Indian migrants trapped between violent ghettoes and furious policemen, wet sewers, oily garages and bomb-strapped garbage bins. This is a gritty city, normally shown as every Indian's vacation paradise - but what happens to those who want to live there, even illegally?
Tezz follows engineer Akash Rana's (Devgn) life unraveling as he and his workmates Megha (Reddy) and Adil (Khan) get hunted by British immigration. Rana suffers the cruelest cut - his marriage to British citizen Nikita (Ranaut) is declared invalid, he's deported, she's jailed for unpaid loans. But it's not over - four years later, Rana returns seeking revenge and the London-Glasgow Express, 500 people on board, finds itself laced with a bomb that'll explode if the train drops under a certain speed.
Sounds familiar? Tezz draws from different vehicle-thrillers, reminding you of Keanu Reeves' Speed one moment, Vinod Khanna's Burning Train another. But it isn't just another machismo-fueled race - instead, Reddy is Tezz's surprise package, pulling off devilish stunts, looking stunning in the short life of a desperate Megha. As Counter-Terrorism Command Chief Arjun Khanna, Kapoor looks good too - and with one glance at a boy with bandaged eyes, he reminds you of the acting power-house he is.
In Tezz, he's pitted against Devgn (the latter can play 'smouldering' in his sleep apparently) and occasionally, Boman Irani as Sanjay Raina, Railway Traffic Controller. In one tense scene, Irani controls a track-switch, trembling almost like a music conductor commanding a symphony. There's a shout-down between Kapoor and him - over far too soon. In fact, you're left wishing Tezz had more dramatic face-offs between its fine actors but instead, the film diverts into several tracks too many.
Mohanlal is poorly used as policeman Nair escorting a criminal via train. As is Ranaut, pretty in her now-familiar 'impending doom' style, but with little to do. Khan looks fresh but has a shaky role - topped with a thrilling chase. Mallika Sherawat performs an item number in the 'Desi Club', asking, "Do you wanna get hot? Do you wanna get wet?" - but after all that promise, dances little and smiles even less. Tezz's London, overrun by Indians, is also populated by Brits speaking hilariously fluent Hindi and despite pumping background music, features few pleasing songs, snatches from just one qawwali, Tere Saaye Mein, standing out. Otherwise, it's gunshots and grim lines, some pacey - "Ye koi naya kameena hai," quips Kapoor of Devgn - some not.
Despite slick action and stunning scenes - bullets ramming underwater into a sunlit stream, a violet flower-bush before a cop-car - Tezz loses speed often. Here's possibly why - director Priyadarshan's oeuvre is putting characters in desperate situations and watching them respond. It works beautifully in comedies - but Tezz needs relentless pushing, not frequent stops pondering over the unfairness of citizenship. You can't run fast carrying heavy baggage - that's why Tezz huffs and puffs a little too much.
Review posted within last 6 month
fine.... would have been a hit few years ago... but now we expect more....
Review posted within last 6 month
Mental Torture !!
Review posted within last 6 month
tezz movie is not tezz. Ok watchable
Review posted within last 6 month
story is not bad
Review posted within last 6 month
is it a remake version of Hollywood "speed"
Review posted more than 6 month ago
DEvgun.. from cheap comedy to cheap action... poor act again...
Review posted more than 6 month ago
dont understand why they spend so much money to make this kind of movie
Review posted more than 6 month ago
It was a punishment watching this movie :(
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Its a Ajay Devgan Blunder... even Director felt sorry after the movie to Ajay... now what else left to say... Even a 3rd grade student can guess/make up a better story... Train mein bomb and at last No Bomb.. what an ultimate story...lolz
Review posted more than 6 month ago
jaise movie ka naam vaisa hi is mvie ka naam... kab aaya kab gaya pata hi nahi chala
Review posted more than 6 month ago
It's a treat to watch Ajay Devgan in his serious roles than his comedy avatar... I don't mean to say he isn't good at comedy. But the comedy movies he chooses are far too slapstick for my taste except for Atithi tum kab jaaoge and Dil toh bachcha hai ji. Coming back to Tezz, I don't understand why Priyadarshan would want his British characters to speak in hindi. That looks and sounds ridiculous. He could have used hindi subtitles for those parts. What were the writers trying to prove by portraying such a childish reason for Ajay's character to go in rebellion mode? The movie could have been better with some tight editing. Moreover the overall screenplay could have been smarter and crisper. The writers could have made it more interesting by spinning the story to let the antagonist get away with the money at the end making a fool of the officials instead of this tragic end. On a positive note Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani and Ajay Devgan put in sharp performances. Zayed Khan is all right as the antagonist's aide. Sameera Reddy is good in her short but significant role. Her action sequence is pretty well executed. Kangana Ranaut is the weakest of the lot. The viewer isn't able to feel anything for her character. Overall Tezz disappoints but it is still far better than the blockbuster 100 crore club masala fare that has been degrading the standards of Indian cinema. Not that Tezz helps in rising the standards but it is still an honest effort at making a masala movie. Even mediocrity should have some quality. Tezz is the perfect example for that. A mediocre film that is watchable for it's action sequences and great performances by the lead cast.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
some good action sequences in the movie.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Feeling well to see ajay in action role after 9 years. Fully action pack movie & each actor justiced with their role.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Utter Bullshit......Director an actors need Kela Award.....Rubbish....Anil Kapoor Again Sucks.........Unbearable
Review posted more than a year ago
The movie is very detailed, and pretty nice. If you are in the mood, the movie has meaning, in the characters it portrays. The director is known to be very particular about how the actor is emoting in relation to the scene, at least in my opinion.
Review posted more than a year ago
its awesome movie
Review posted more than a year ago
Bo......................ooooooooooooooring
Review posted more than a year ago
Movie is nice specially the stunts performed in the movie
Review posted more than a year ago
OMG!! Doesn't that kid look like he could be Emran Hashmi's love child or something. I cracked up when he showed up on screen and i was like hey is Emran Hashmi in this movie too. Really wonder who that lil kid is... looked it up its not Emran's kid!!
Review posted more than a year ago
It's not nice... Every British speaking Hindi lol
Review posted more than a year ago
this movie is a direct entry for "GOLDEN KELA AWARDS"..especially for SPECIAL EFFECT,CHASE SCENES and DIALOGUE..
Review posted more than a year ago
Copy of hollywood movie Speed with Bollywood masala
Review posted more than a year ago
waste of movie..
Review posted more than a year ago
nice movie..ajay & zayed rocks
Review posted more than a year ago
nice movie
Review posted more than a year ago
not a decent movie.
Review posted more than a year ago
it's actually like a game with great action but wid a precditable story.........
Review posted more than a year ago
some action scenes are good...movie not upto the mark...
Review posted more than a year ago
once again Bajirao singham rocks.Good action movie.
Review posted more than a year ago
not good at all
Review posted more than a year ago
GOOD movie......
Review posted more than a year ago
Kitna black money hain bollywood main, jo aisi ghatiya picture banate hain Tezz , Housefull 2 etc. They shouls learn something from Vicky Donor .
Review posted more than a year ago
ghatiya is the only word which describes this movie...pathetic....boring...very lenghty...AVOID PEOPLE....
Review posted more than a year ago
Movie is OK...Zayed Khan is superb
Review posted more than a year ago
good action i love ajay
Review posted more than a year ago
Lots of Slick action but not all that convincing. In fact a bit Too far fetched action and Hey I guess its an insult to a reasonable thinking Indians intellect. one doesn't go out and becomes a terrorist just because the immigration authorities has not granted a bunch of Indians permanent residence visa.
Review posted more than a year ago
Horrible movie, seems story was added after shooting all the action scenes. Not sure why is deporting an illegal resident wrong. Also how will the illegal Indians gain respect by demanding money after planting a bomb.
Review posted more than a year ago
average movie
Review posted more than a year ago
Better among the recently released bollywood action films like AV and other craps. This movie is really higher than our expectations. It can be considered as a mix of previously released bollywood films, "A Wednesday" and "Newyork". The best thing about this movie is it's story and the good performances by the cast. But one thing is, Malayalam super star Mohanlal is not properly utilized or he doesn't look good for his character. As the critic says, there are some elements which are against logics, ie. all the British people communicating in hindi. Even the back ground score is poor comparing to the speed of the movie. If you can ignore these techical errors, the movie is a good thriller. And congratulation to Srijana Mitra Das, the critic who has written this review, for a true writing.
Review posted more than a year ago
Overall good time pass movie...better than any love circle...good drama n Anil rocked as per the expectations......overall good performance given by all members....
Review posted more than a year ago
bada tezz hai yeh movie.toilet jane ka bhi samay nahi deta babua.
Review posted more than a year ago
Disgusting.. No-brainer... Pathetic.. Boring.. Waste of money.. Waste of time.. Does not even worth a review..Waste of talented guys like Anil, Ajay, Boman & Mohanlal.. Guys - please help me with adjectives.. I am completely shocked.. One of my worst in long long time..
Review posted more than a year ago
Its a good movie with high stunts and scences
Review posted more than a year ago
nayank ji, tu toilet sit pe hi karde thi, theater wale kis badke paise lete hai... hehehehe
Review posted more than a year ago
6 disagreeeee.... Wov.. I hope it wasnt priyadarahan making those click on disagree
Review posted more than a year ago
Nope its me Ajay :D
Review posted more than a year ago
its blockbuster movie
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