ROY

Director: Vikramjit Singh
Writer: Vikramjit Singh
Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arjun Rampal
Strength: Visual Style, Acting
Weakness: Weak story, Poor Direction
Runtime: 146 minutes
Rating: 2/5

Plot: A love story revolving around the lives of a film-maker, a thief Roy and their love interests 

Review: As far as Roy is concerned, debutante Vikramjit Singh steps into Bollywood with a film that is slow paced and long. His sense of storytelling needs to be more polished than this one. Credit goes to Singh for having captured the luscious beauty of Malaysia in its raw essence. He should have made some attempts to differentiate between the two characters which Jacqueline plays, as it might confuse the viewer between the two parallel stories. 

So far as performances go, it's Ranbir Kapoor who steals the thunder. He is adept and totally at ease when handling intense scenes. Even though he lends a fair share of mystery to 'Roy', he never allows himself to go off-guard. As far as Arjun Rampal is concerned, he delivers a very restrained and a very believable performance. Jacqueline Fernandez, who looks stunning in a couple of songs, is a 'newcomer' when it comes to double roles, but she still delivers a decent performance nonetheless. Anupam Kher excels in the role that seems to be tailor-made for him. 

The film scores heavily on its music. The songs 'Sooraj dooba hai', 'Tu hai ke nahin', 'Chittiyaan kalaiyaan' are already a rage everywhere and it stays with you for a long time even after the film is over. The film's background music adds some more additional spice. The film's choreography is good. Despite the film's genre, there are no over-the-top dialogues. Cinematography is very classy. Screenplay on the other hand definitely could have been better. 

On the whole, ROY is only watchable if you set your expectations nice and low. It's a slow movie but it does have very catchy tunes you'll end up humming long after you are done watching.