Rating: 2.5/5

What the director should get is a dead fish wrapped in BLUE's poster. So much for India's first 'underwater' film.



My first reaction after seeing BLUE on a large PVR screen was a despair filled "WHY??". The movie had everything a blockbuster needs.. Bankable stars(i'm using quite a modest adjective!), a sound team which has 3 Oscars among themselves, awesome,never before seen action sequences aided by a crew member from the epic POTC team, two of the hottest ladies around in Bollywood, who add considerable oomph AND a producer who doesn't know where to stop adding zeroes on the cheque.

Then where's the hole in BLUE's boat..?? Well, technically the boat has a base made of paper. Even a 6-year old will laugh at the plain-jane kind of story which the director seemed to have made up as the actors were preparing for their action scenes. The plot is simply ridiculous and predictable, except for the lame ending which frankly even i wouldn't have dared to predict! Its the story about a hidden treasure which can be found only by Sagar, played so boringly and lazily by Mr."I-Have-A-Paunch"Dutt. Aarav, played in such a predictable manner by Akshay, coaxes Sagar(sethji as he so annoyingly calls him) throughout the first half to find the treasure in what he describes as a win-win situation.
In a silly sub plot, Zayed is accommodated as sanjay's chota bhai who also needs Bade Miyan to find the treasure to shake off some goons(lead by Rahul Dev) on his tail. While Lara Dutta plays Sanjay's squeeze, Katrina Kaif looks mean and ravishing in a guest appearance. What follow are dazzling bike-chases, amazing underwater thrills, nice hummable songs and a crapbag story. There is a particular scene where Lara's character, in the midst of a shootout, cries "Stop! We can solve the matter by talking". Eeeeech!! The script and dialogues are way below standard and continuously make you squirm in your seat.

Predictably, as you leave the auditorium, you feel like having eaten a cake with all sorts of exotic toppings on it, but without a cake! Beneath all the stunts, songs and stars, BLUE is very hollow and leaves the viewer with an empty feeling. Not a big action fan,the only thing i loved in the movie were the songs and the BG score by A.R Rahman. Die-hard action fans who don't give a damn to a film's storyline will however find BLUE an interesting watch. But for the general population who do require the presence of the bare essentials of a film, BLUE falls way below standards and not even Lara Dutta running around in handkerchief like clothes can save the film from its destined fate.