New York

Though Kabir is not a director who can be called as an expert in extracting great performances from all his actors , which explains the indifferent performances from the 3 leads which varies from brilliance to plain ordinary(the 9/11 scene & their reaction to it is one such example of such inconsistency , seriously the expressions there was quite wooden in sharp contrast to what should have been the case after seeing such a heinous event happening supposedly so close to them) . It was quite expected though as non of the actors are known to be performers & it is after all their 1st attempts at full fledged serious roles .So inspite of the fact that one cant call it a complete performance they still surprise you in many of the scenes . Look at John Abraham , in an effort that can be termed as a performance from him after a long time instead of his regular kind of roles where he has to show the audience his Abs ( sometimes more than that) &just look good , he shocks you in the second half especially the sophistication & ease he brings to his dreaded character .It is easily his best effort till date & his constant improvement & choice of intelligent subjects as a way to enhance his career shows that one day John will be counted as an actor & the wooden tag will be removed , a change that has happened with many other actors ( for Example a certain MR KHiladi)
The same goes for Neil who has trappings of someone whom will evolve into a fine actor & inspite of the fact that he has got lots of scenes with Irfaan he comes out with flying colors expect for the few glitches here & there , it is a fine effort for somebody doing his third film . Katrina largely plays a supporting role to the 3 men , but surprises one as well in her first performance oriented role , yes she still has issues with dialogue delivery , but she has been aptly cast has the sunshine ( ever smiling) girl in the movie .A word for the actor who plays who is brilliant & a complete natural , I wonder why such talents are not highlighted by the media
Having said all the nice deserved things about New York , there is one glitch which I want to covey & that is the glorification of the anti-social . For some reason at one point unintentionally I might add we start rooting for the anti-social rather than the law enforcers , which is a dangerous situation at times especially the message that the makers is trying to convey through this movie . It is quite dangerous in times like these when violence is prevalent in every corner of the society .

the biggest hit ov 2009 it is the best movie i've ever seen it is the head ov all movies i just love this.

MAAL KATTY TOTTA

the famous words of this movie

"Bollywood is still a genre. It is unfair to call all Hindi films as Bollywood"-Abhay Deol

It is refreshing to watch a Hindi movie that is topical and made with a degree of seriousness. 'New York' sputtered at the start but eventually turned out to be a thoughtful attempt at exploring the psychological impact of post 9/11 clamp-down on Muslims in the United States and also the perception of the country and its policies across the world.

The usp of the film is that it makes you debate with it as the principal characters debate on the above lines.

'New York' centers around three friends who went to NY University together, but drift apart as two of them, Sameer and Maya fall in love and the jilted aspirant Omar is heartbroken. This is around the time of 9/11. Seven years hence, Omar is picked up by the FBI and is forced to infiltrate into a sleeper cell allegedly operated by Sameer, while befriending him again. The plot tries to find out whether Sameer is really a terrorist in the making and if so, is he justified in doing what he is doing and whether Omar can stop him.

Kabir Khan has made a film that keeps you riveted with graphic portrayals of the forced detention of suspects and the torture they go through. The principal characters engage in meaningful dialogue with different points of view. There is balance in characterizations with the silent and intense Sameer (John Abraham), counterbalanced by the emotional and reactive Omar (Neil Nitin Mukesh) with the pivot being the loving and balanced Maya (Katrina Kaif).

 The fly on the wall is the cool yet calculative FBI agent (Irrfan Khan) who tries to lend a holistic perspective but does betray gratitude to the 'land of opportunity' that has given him, an immigrant, an opportunity to do what he does. It was heartening to see that Pritam's music and songs were used in the background without interrupting the story line.

 Irrfan Khan predictably towers over the cast with a wonderful blend of cool and intensity. He is 'the man'. Neil Nitin Mukesh does a good job of showcasing Omar's journey from being a wide eyed student to jilted lover to helpless infiltrator. John Abraham as Sam and Katrina Kaif as Maya do not score too many points in the acting department. Their roles could have been essayed by higher caliber actors. Their inability to step up makes the film lose a bit of balance despite the characters being well written.

 'New York' does stay with you after you leave the hall. You do get the impression that an attempt has been made to explore both sides of the story,  but it leaves you with the impression that the conclusions are in the favor of the Government, despite bringing to light the suffering of the innocent due to the policy. Based on what is shown, the conclusion does not seem well justified. The film could have been better served by concluding with a question, not an answer.

the movie is pretty decent watch, its a story of 3 friends who have studied together, with the tinge of love triangle they separate from each other. now 7-8 years after that they are destined to meet, but its no co-incidence, its all planned and has the thrill factor in it. i wont go into details as it will be spoiling the story. it involves one friend trying to uncover the truth for himself and everyone else.

some good things about movie

1. good performances by neil, john, katrina (dude, she acted this time!) and irrfaan.

2. decent music, not great but good, khwam-khaah, bevajah is pretty good.

3. good storyline

though, i found the storyline not so convincing at times and conveniently assumed at others. especially the way things move so fast after the friends unite, end was reasonably filmy also. but still would recommend the movie for everyone. worth the money, its clean and can be watched with family :-).

the movie is pretty decent watch, its a story of 3 friends who have studied together, with the tinge of love triangle they separate from each other. now 7-8 years after that they are destined to meet, but its no co-incidence, its all planned and has the thrill factor in it. i wont go into details as it will be spoiling the story. it involves one friend trying to uncover the truth for himself and everyone else.

some good things about movie

1. good performances by neil, john, katrina (dude, she acted this time!) and irrfaan.

2. decent music, not great but good, khwam-khaah, bevajah is pretty good.

3. good storyline

though, i found the storyline not so convincing at times and conveniently assumed at others. especially the way things move so fast after the friends unite, end was reasonably filmy also. but still would recommend the movie for everyone. worth the money, its clean and can be watched with family :-).

EVERYBODY WHO IS SAYING THAT THE MOVIE NOT THEY DNT KNOW HW TO WATCH REVIEW A MOVIE.......WHAT A MEANING TO WATCH A MOVIE........

ITS A ALL TIME GREAT MOVIE.........EVERYONE SHUD WATCH THIS... JOHN-KAT ROXXXXXXXX........LISTEN TO ME DONT MISS IT.........

Well......dis theme has already been created by a Pakistani movie"KHUDA K LIEY'' in much better way den dis NEW YORK.The attention n attraction is gained by starring da most famous actors in da movie!! But a story can not becom gud by cast!

Any wayz picture wz jst ok!!

I enjoyed this film a lot, though I felt it was spoiled a little by the ending, which was in my opinion rather weak. It was thought provoking, in that I knew quite a number of people had been detained after 9/11, but I hadn't realised it was as many as 1200. Nor did I know how many of those were kept for long periods without any reason being given or charges made. It also made me wonder what I would do if I found myself in the position the main characters found themselves, which I guess was the main point of the film. 

The love triangle was handled well, (as you would expect from Bollywood :-) and the music was good, if a little long at times, and the three main actors were excellent. I wasn’t quite convinced by the way the main character’s reason for doing what he did was handled, but this may be a style thing more than anything. I also felt that the ending was a bit bland. Yes, life should go on, despite the horrors of 9/11, (or the bad guys win) but it just came across as being a bit weak after what was after all a film based on a very serious subject. 

Now, had the head of the FBI ‘extended the hand of friendship’ and thanked our hero for all the emotional stress he had just been put through over the previous couple of hours, that would have made for a stronger ending. Instead it came across as ‘Isn’t America the best?’ Well, actually, it does have its own problems, like recovering from 8 years of GWB in the White House. As someone who happened to be in Boston on 9/11, I still haven’t recovered from the crass manner in which that man acted. ‘We’re declaring war’ spouts George. OK. On anyone in particular, or just everyone who isn’t white and well off? It took him three days to realize that he might have been a little more diplomatic! Sorry, time I put away my soapbox! J 

This was a good film and well worth seeing in my opinion.

As we know that this is based on 9/11 incident , toucj=hing the heart of the ppl around the world New York is really a nice movie.

One shuld go and see the Kats on the screen with chappy atts and shuld also go for this movie for a gud story

it was a really good movie . i appriciate the effort of entire film staff........although it was a nice movie but a happy ending to it could have been better......

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        What I had to do to see this movie?As I reside in West Bengal..My friend Tanuj had planned for d movie.I had agreed to make his plan a successful one.On this 29th the show was at 1 pm.We all planned to leave early bt may be be it was our bad luck that it started raining like cats n dogs.My sister n friends had to miss first 15 mins of the movie as our Dad was not allowing us to leave..They made sure that  we leave when the rain stops n the rain stopped at 12:45..We got the bus at 1 pm...There in the theatre one of our frn was waiting with the tickets..

My Dad didn't want us to leave home in dt heavy rain but it was Tanuj's Dad who finally permitted us n my supporting mother..Now at 1:30 when we reached n d movie hall we couldn't understand d head n tail of d movie..Later we had changed our places due to the sound problem..

Now if I have to talk about the movie then i would say I was literally feelin to leave the movie hall.The movie was dam boring..Only d son  of Jon N Katrina was cute..Neil Nitin Mukesh didn't do justice with his role..N other movies Katrina looks hot but her she looked very pale..There was nothig gr8 about John..Ony fact u all will know by watching d movie s dt more then 1000 ppl were tortured for suspect n bombing of  world trade centre.Even the same happened with JOn..N neil was also working as anti terrorist officer...

There was seriousy no need of killing Katrina...but to talk sth good abt d movie is dt d song s gud "yaaron ji bharke jilo pal"..it's awesome n it reminds of remaking a cool video wit my hostel frns..

If u all can trust me pls dn't watch dis movie but u really want  to go den for tym pass pls do buy popcrn,chips,nachos,burger n coke watever u lyk den atleast  u cn  sy u njoyed....

I hope u liked my review.Pls feel free to write ur comments..

Hey Folks

New York is not a kind of movie any person in india would hav expected to come.It is altogether a completely different movie which is worth watching.John's acting was perfect for the movie.