Being ... ALI HASSAN

Madhur Bhandarkar's cinema is always hard-hitting and has a message in them so when he came up with Jail all of us thought it would be on the same lines as his other reality based flicks in the past and to some extent this is true but if you look at the movie as a whole some-how it does not stay with you primarily because of the fact that it has made out to be a little too dragging with many sub-plots.

Its an honest attempt and a sensible flick and the good thing about Jail is that it does not take sides and it tells the story of one character who has been wrongly accused of the crime, we can debate that it has been made out to look a little silly especially the way the movie ends and certain situations in the movie but the director had the heart in the right place while making this one.

Neil Nithin Mukesh has put in an honest and looks the part, Mugdha Godse looks good and under plays her character very well. Arya Babbar is very effective and after Neil his character really stands out and Manoj Bajpayee is alright.

Jail could have been a winner if made with a tighter script but this flick has its loose endings which crop up every now and then but atleast its not as stupid as APKGK..

Stars: **

-Alstar