Zinda

Initially one would think the macabre premise of 'Oldboy' would have shone through well in this indian remake... Wrong!

The lack of gory violence, the lack of madness in the protagonists' tongues and grief striking ingenuity that was the original put this flick on just another pile of bad remakes by Bollywood.

The director did well with the camera angles etc. But a detriment may have been lack of understanding of the story and motivation.

Dutts and Abrahams combination was above par to say the least however there were times when you wonder where is the fourteen years of anger and frustration in Dutts acting? Or where is the layer of insanity that should have been beneath the character Abraham was Portraying?...

Finally the Screenwriting was where this flick failed its major hurdle, they left out the 'fruits' of the story, the amazing twist which seals the movie leaving watchers in awe. All in all, go and see the Original Korean version 'Oldboy', It should leave your mind tingling whereas 'Zinda' may not...