Murder 3 is the third movie in the
successful Murder franchise. The movie stars Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao
Hydari and Sara Loren and is directed by Vishesh Bhatt. While the first
two movies gave us memorable songs like ‘Bheege Hont’ and ‘Haal-e-Dil’
respectively, Murder 3 doesn’t quite live up to its predecessors.
The album has seven songs in total, three composed by Pritam, one by
Roxen and three remixes. It starts with ‘Teri Jhuki Nazar’ which is the
pick of the album; it has a nice and lazy feel to it where Shafqat
Amanat Ali keeps you hooked to the song with his refrain. KK’s ‘Mat
Aazma Re’ comes with a liberal doze of violin, it’s something you must
have heard before but is catchy in parts. ‘Jaata Hai Tujh Tak’ by Nikhil
D’Souza, is a typical dance number relying on synths and beats to keep
up its celebratory spirit. ‘Hum Jee Lenge’ by Mustafa Zahid is the
heartbreak song of the album which has the refrain working for it again.
The lyrics are average and revolve around love, celebration and
heartbreak.
All in all, the songs sound quite similar too each other with none of
them exactly leaving an impression on you. It’s 2.5 out of 5 for Murder
3, the album.
Analysis :
Having a bad screenplay, and not much better music or acting, it is the story that comes to the rescue of Murder 3.
Vikram (Randeep Hooda) a fashion-cum-wildlife photographer who shifts
to Mumbai from South Africa along with his girlfriend Roshni (Aditi Rao
Hydari). The couple is crazy about each other and plan to marry soon.
They even purchase a grand colonial mansion on the outskirts of the
city, but Aditi soon discovers that her boyfriend has a roving eye. So
she decides to hide out in a secret room in the mansion to test his love
for her, and to find out if he has affairs with other women.
This lands her in deep trouble as Vikram hits the jackpot in a few
days in the form of a new girlfriend Nisha, played by the super hot Sara
Loren aka Mona Lisa aka Mona Laizza! Meanwhile, the police start
suspecting Randeep to be the murderer in the mysterious disappearance of
his fiancee Roshni. Yet the situation is more than a mere murder
mystery.
Now a good murder mystery usually has a few standout factors: a great
story, capable actors, a flowing screenplay and a kick-ass twist.
Murder 3 – which in its name announces that it is a murder mystery –
lacks almost all of the above. But it is the story with a twisted climax
and a sense of poetic justice it leaves you with, that comes to its
rescue. However, it’s too late when it does, ‘coz you have already gone
through the first half by then and realised that boredom coupled with
incessant hamming (even the camera hams, if possible!) can leave scars
on the brain. So when the actor onscreen screams, “Stop it! Stop,
please!” you know someone in the movie understands how you feel.
An 'official adaptation' of the Colombian film La Cara Oculta, Murder
3 could have been better had it been a frame to frame copy, which it
isn’t, although you can see a few scenes that are exactly the same in
the two films. Yet, even at its best moments, Murder 3 is like a poor
cousin. We expected more, especially when we considered other movies
from the Vishesh Films stable, made on a respectable budget, and lauded
as the directorial debut of the producer's son!
And Vishesh Bhatt, in his directorial debut, shows that he has plenty
more to learn about making a successful commercial film. The only good
decision by the young director may be that he picked La Cara Oculta to
make into his version, with the requisite Bollywoodian masala.
Performance :
On a scale of one to 10 on the ham
metre, with 10 being the extreme point of excess, Randeep as a hotshot
fashion-wildlife photographer scores a 5; Aditi comes in with a
performance rating of 4; while the oh-so-sexy Sara scores a full on 10!
The three try hard to set their characters right, yet they seem so
shallow that you don’t get the full impact of the twists and turns, and
everything seems unfinished.
It would probably be a far better use of your time to call for the
original film from the DVD library, watch it with your beloved, and look
deep into her/his eyes to figure out if they are cheating on you.
Because the movie is as much about infidelity and trust in a love
relationship as it is a murder mystery.
Final Word: Murder 3 Movie Review Whatever it is, one can't help it!
The
direction was just okay and so was the screenplay. The comedy elements
worked well but to those who already watched Band Baaja Baarat, this
movie will surely test the patience. Music scored by Thaman was good.
Songs looked good on screen and choreography was also up to the mark.
Comedy is surely major asset to the movie.
This
is the first time that Siddharth appeared in a mass comedy role. He
gave his best. Samantha was outstanding. Nithya Menen did justice to the
role. Thagubothu Ramesh, Vennela Kishore and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam's
performances were good.
