Players (Hindi)

Release Date:
January 06, 2012

Players is an action thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher. It is a remake of the 2003 American film, The Italian Job.

Players is an action thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol,... Show More

Even the keen, wait for DVD

A bunch of non-actors pull off heists in the remake of The Italian Job. And there are new twists of course! It's an Abbas-Mustan film after all! And yet it is not as bad as the promos look.

Recently, I came across an initiative called the Jameson Empire Awards - a competition that encourages amateur filmmakers from all over the world to recreate their favorite film in one minute. Most of the submissions involve the easiest possible way - an effective spoof of the trailers with amusing yet resourceful nursery-level production design. Safe to say, now, that Players could be an unintentionally brilliant selection (and favourite) in the 167-minute category.

Final few words: The tag line said Go for Gold. I went straight for the beer bottles in my fridge to celebrate what I saw.

Rating: ** 1/2 (Above average)

Ticket meter: Worth 100 bucks

KaRan SiNgal

Mar 27, 2012 07:13  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

The Desi remake of 'The Italian Job' is not that bad as it looks. The film is long but isn't bad. Every twist has been clearly shown and the story and 'chori' takes the film to another level. Though the acting-portion is lacking but the rest is good. The songs are good and the story is awesome.
A must watch film and good movie from Abhishek Bachchan after a long time.
Verdict - 8 stars/10

A typical fast paced, badly acted and overly twisted Abbas Mustan movie.