Apun Ka Choice: A star-spangled film that starts off well, builds the plot nicely, but goes completely hay wire in the second half. New York is long, tiresome, but well intentioned. Director Kabir Khan tries to delineate the insidious process of the making of a terrorist. It all boils down to a climax so shoddily imagined and executed, that you cease to relate to any of the characters. Saddled with a plot-holed script and poor performances from half of its star cast, New York falls short of expectations. Watch it if you have three hours to kill.
Bollywood Hungama: New York, helmed by Kabir Khan, attempts to be as real as possible. A tale of friendship, with terrorism as the wallpaper, the film hits you like a ton of bricks at several points in the narrative. In fact, there was a possibility that New York may turn out to be a dry experience, a documentary perhaps. But the drama is so well structured and so gripping, that you get sucked into it’s plot. New York is a triumph for Kabir Khan, who deserves distinction marks for handling the subject with remarkable maturity. Go for it!
CNN-IBN: New York has its heart in the right place and its intentions are entirely honorable. The film wants to take up the issue of innocent people, who sometimes turn to crime or terrorism, as revenge against unlawful detention. It’s a relevant issue no doubt, but because the film is constructed from such a sloppy script, that point is lost under all the creative liberties and convenient short-cuts that the screenplay takes. Instead of this film, watch the excellent Pakistani film Khuda Kay Liye to see how a terrific script and convincing performances can go a long way in telling a similar story. This film, unfortunately, lacks both.
Glamsham: Everything about this film is first rate. The look, the cinematography, the songs, background score, script, dialogues and performances. All three friends – John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Katrina Kaif – give standoff performances. The end will blow you off your feet. You leave the theater, deeply disturbed and asking questions to yourself. What’s more, the film stays with you the morning after as well. Must watch!
Hindustan Times: The film argues that while the persecution complex of Muslim or brown minorities under Bush’s America was somewhat exaggerated, the persecution itself was quite real. It’s a neutral stand, quite bereft of an expected rhetoric. The central theme itself is closer to Shoaib Mansoor’s Khuda Kay Liye, and you can sense how the superior execution here makes all the film-making difference. Go for it!
Movie Talkies: Although, many have said that New York has come a few years too late, it – in fact – has released at the perfect time. The film is not only about the grave injustice that many South Asians – especially Muslims – went through post the horrific 9/11 attacks, it is also an attempt to give insight as to how sometimes a person, who is as normal as anyone else, takes up terrorism as an act to avenge personal injustice, not one which is necessarily revolving around religious fanaticism. New York is, for sure, a film which is entertaining and worth a trip to the theaters to watch.
Now Running: New York is a gripping dramatic thriller, that has all the trappings to finally end the drought that Bollywood has been facing for an entire year. Kabir Khan can take a bow because he has done exceedingly well in making a film that is not frivolous, has a message and still carries enough commercial ingredients to reach out to masses as well as classes. New York is a must watch!
Rediff: New York is a sham!
Times Of India: New York is an extremely taut and highly emotive piece of political drama, which begins with a bang. Kudos to Kabir Khan for tackling the most complex and sensitive problem of today’s world with disarming simplicity, without being insensitive to anybody. Go for it. It’s topical, meaningful and entertaining, all at the same time.
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best way to give a review… cheers !