Quite Frankly, from the onset, in my mind i was clear that a movie like "All is Well" will never be my kind of watch in a theater - This is a movie which would make sense only as a Home watch. Obviously, the producers want all of their movies to be Great grossers at the theater but off late, the trend seems to be changing, with a lot of the money & profits being recovered via media & satellite rights soold for the movies - So it may actually make sense for makers to design the product catering to the different viewers . When we as a user pay 400 bucks plus an equivalent amount for the snacks & eats, making a dent of about 1k in my pocket, my expectations are much different than when i am watching the movie in the Comfort my Home
Coming back to the Movie, for starters, to me the only watchable aspect of the movie looked to be the Inimitable Rishi Kapoor. I have seen a lot of Abhishek Bachcan duds in the past,& was not too sure of , however , i thought to myself, that AB Jr being what he is,atleast Rishi Kapoor & Supriya Pathak, both cant go wrong & my guess was right.
All is well - is a very sensitive movie about family relationships, about how families may run out of patience with each other, but if the roots are strong, they dont run out of love for each other. A small family based in Kasuali, a Family Bakery business, which just doesnt work, A Rigid & obstinate father played by Rishi Kapoor, who is struggling to make ends meet for him & his family. A Son, who is disgruntled with the situation of the family and to make matters worse, is also a budding musician & knows that his calling is far away from his small hill town & his Fathers Defunct Bakery business. The Family tensions & moments of stress are beautifully showcased without showing the ugliness - The Son leaves the family, fed up of the daily struggles, frustrations with his father & in hope for a better life & better future. But unfortunately, city life doesnt make it easy for him & his dream - having lost contact with his family & still not making it big, a chance phone call from his Dads lawyer, requesting him to come to Kasuali, for signing some Property papers, which would get him a bounty of the ancestral property . On reaching there, reality dawns on him, that his families financial condition has worsened & they are in huge debts...Father & son, keep blaimg each other for the hard times on the family & for not taking due care & responsibility of the family. Supriya Pathak, who plays RKs wife & AB Jrs mother, in the movie, is hown suffering from Alzeimers disease, this also adds to the misery and gravity of the situation. The local goons also presusrise the family to pay off their debts. An attempt to run away from the goons, the funny escape & chase sequence, forms the backdrop of the movie - Also how towards the end of the journey, the father & son, come to empathise with each others situations & the Son eventaully, manages to make things better for the family
A decent performance with Rishi Kapoor, playing an Egoistic, rigid, simpledon Punjabi patrtiarch. Abhishek Bachcahn, actually manages to Impress in this role. Asin, who plays Abhisheks Love interest, comes as a fresh breath of air . Supriya Pathak, in a very restrained performance does justice to the role - The surprise package of this film , was Zeeshan Mohammad Ayub...Who plays "Cheema" the local moneylender goon, who makes life hell for the Family ...Zeeshan ayub, has been seen in movies like Raanjhana, Tanu weds Manu Returns . This movie showcases his comic skills to a great extent - Cheema is a lovable goon...
All is Well - is a Decent watch
Coming back to the Movie, for starters, to me the only watchable aspect of the movie looked to be the Inimitable Rishi Kapoor. I have seen a lot of Abhishek Bachcan duds in the past,& was not too sure of , however , i thought to myself, that AB Jr being what he is,atleast Rishi Kapoor & Supriya Pathak, both cant go wrong & my guess was right.
All is well - is a very sensitive movie about family relationships, about how families may run out of patience with each other, but if the roots are strong, they dont run out of love for each other. A small family based in Kasuali, a Family Bakery business, which just doesnt work, A Rigid & obstinate father played by Rishi Kapoor, who is struggling to make ends meet for him & his family. A Son, who is disgruntled with the situation of the family and to make matters worse, is also a budding musician & knows that his calling is far away from his small hill town & his Fathers Defunct Bakery business. The Family tensions & moments of stress are beautifully showcased without showing the ugliness - The Son leaves the family, fed up of the daily struggles, frustrations with his father & in hope for a better life & better future. But unfortunately, city life doesnt make it easy for him & his dream - having lost contact with his family & still not making it big, a chance phone call from his Dads lawyer, requesting him to come to Kasuali, for signing some Property papers, which would get him a bounty of the ancestral property . On reaching there, reality dawns on him, that his families financial condition has worsened & they are in huge debts...Father & son, keep blaimg each other for the hard times on the family & for not taking due care & responsibility of the family. Supriya Pathak, who plays RKs wife & AB Jrs mother, in the movie, is hown suffering from Alzeimers disease, this also adds to the misery and gravity of the situation. The local goons also presusrise the family to pay off their debts. An attempt to run away from the goons, the funny escape & chase sequence, forms the backdrop of the movie - Also how towards the end of the journey, the father & son, come to empathise with each others situations & the Son eventaully, manages to make things better for the family
A decent performance with Rishi Kapoor, playing an Egoistic, rigid, simpledon Punjabi patrtiarch. Abhishek Bachcahn, actually manages to Impress in this role. Asin, who plays Abhisheks Love interest, comes as a fresh breath of air . Supriya Pathak, in a very restrained performance does justice to the role - The surprise package of this film , was Zeeshan Mohammad Ayub...Who plays "Cheema" the local moneylender goon, who makes life hell for the Family ...Zeeshan ayub, has been seen in movies like Raanjhana, Tanu weds Manu Returns . This movie showcases his comic skills to a great extent - Cheema is a lovable goon...
All is Well - is a Decent watch
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