Review of Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008) by Luke B — 28 May 2009

This is mostly a great film. Like Crash (the overrated Oscar winning pap), this follows a number of people leading up to/after a terrorist explosion. The explosion itself is fantastically filmed, it doesn't always look real, but the impact is still there.

The second train part completely through me off balance. Like with the majority of these multi-stranded films, some of the stories just aren't as engaging as others, I loved the men tracking down the men they believe to be terrorists but was bored by the journalist/dead fiancé.

It's Hindi/Bollywood roots litter the film with overacted parts, cheesy music and laugh-out-loud "tension" building melodramatic nonsense. Worth a watch, but has the same overinflated ego that ruined Crash, luckily the script is infinitely superior.