By Glamsham, May 26, 2007 - 12:12 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful It's always tough to make a movie on any real life incident. Getting to the details can be an arduous task, but director Apoorva Lakhia sticks to his guns (no pun intended)...
By Bollyspice, May 28, 2007 - 05:21 IST
3 of 4 people found this review helpful Shootout at Lokhandwala is engrossing and will have mass appeal. The violence maybe a hindrance for a certain section of society, and to people who are not used to watching such raw action, but nevertheless, the movie should get a fantastic start thanks to the large star cast and it is certainly worth watching for its mindblowing performances and well-executed action sequences.
By Radiosargam, May 26, 2007 - 12:15 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful Shootout At Lokhandwala is a dark film with a huge quotient of action in it. One needs a big heart to absorb the the blood soaked bodies. Though it contains the masala flavour, it is not a feel good cinema The film is not bound to go well with the family audience who will be put off by the heavy duty of bloodshed in the film.
By Mid-Day, May 26, 2007 - 12:17 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Sanjay Dutt lives his character and plays the cold and calculative Khan to perfection. Shootout marks a huge comeback for Vivek Oberoi, who seems comfortable in a role similar to his debut film Company.
By NDTVMovies, May 26, 2007 - 12:23 IST
The surprise here is Vivek Oberoi. The actor gets back his groove as the malevolent Maya Dolas. He is outstanding.
Lakhia glorifies both the cops and the gangsters with high-speed shots and thundering background music.
By Movietalkies, May 26, 2007 - 12:25 IST
Apoorva Lakhia has definitely a long way to go before he masters the art of detailing and layering. He misses the so-called smaller things and that mars his massive canvas. So a lot of sound and fury, but no heart.
By Times Now, May 26, 2007 - 12:26 IST
Shootout at Lokhawandala has a fairly impressive cast and they all sort of deliver. Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty are efficient...
By Ibnlive, May 26, 2007 - 12:33 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Lakhia confuses us completely by telling us too many little stories before he tackles the big one -- like that absolutely pointless story about the police force's best cop Abhishek Bachchan who gets killed by some Khalistani terrorists -- now what was the point of that story?
By MouthShut, June 7, 2007 - 11:19 IST
A lot is being said about Vivek's performance but for me the best acting is delivered by Sanjay Dutt. This role was a cakewalk for him as he slips into the character effortlessly. Tusshar Kapoor should realize such roles are not meant for him...
By Hindustan Times, May 26, 2007 - 12:28 IST
The best-etched roles and performances, in any case, come from the Dolas bunch. Vivek Oberoi is outstanding, ably supported by the steel strong Amrita Singh. The other women are as decorative as Chinese lanterns.
By Rediff, May 25, 2007 - 14:34 IST
12 of 24 people found this review helpful Vivek Oberoi, who played gangster Maya Dolas, try mara acchi acting karne ki. But screenplay and story ke naam pe poori picture ki vaat laga di...
By DNA India, May 26, 2007 - 12:30 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful The actual shootout, which consisted of flushing out and killing six terrorists who were hiding in a flat at Lokhandwala by members of the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), not being able to sustain much attention, elaborate back stories are laid out. Not just of the terrorists but also of the senior most three members of the ATS...
By MumbaiMirror, May 26, 2007 - 12:32 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful In journalism, stories, if confirmed, are true; if not, they stay rumours. This movie-fantasy, according to its poster, belongs to a vague genre called "true rumours". Whatever that means to films, the case of bad journalism is evident in the conclusion.
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, May 26, 2007 - 12:14 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The city of Mumbai, once again, plays a pulsating, live entity in the film as the gangsters and the cops wage their relentless war for supremacy. The film is a potboiler, with the director never really letting go his grip on the medium...
By Smashits, May 26, 2007 - 12:19 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful If the film claim is to be believed then Punjab terrorism had fuelled the evil in Mumbai as well. The elements that were the root cause of Punjab terrorism also fanned terrorism in Mumbai. The pulse of the film is set by murder of Inspector Mhatre (Abhishek Bachchan)...
By Indya, May 26, 2007 - 12:21 IST
Apoorva Lakhia just falls short of making a brilliant film. With a subject like this and various possibilities to explore, he starts off well but then loses focus mid way by concentrating on item numbers and monotonous shootout sequences.
By MTV India, May 26, 2007 - 12:24 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful This utterly filmi account of a true story doesn't offer anythig new.. the same old gangster and cop story. There are the usual family vs. job talks, maa ka pyaar and a love angle involving Aarti Chhabria...
By Businessofcinema, May 26, 2007 - 12:27 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful With already a lot of buzz surrounding the movie coupled with a heavyweight star cast and all the controversies it is embroiled in, Shootout at Lokhandwala will definitely get a very good opening.
