Moor- Movie Review by Shoby

Moor- Movie Review by Shoby

0.5 Stars out of 5...

Lollywood is going through the most critical phase. According to me, (you may agree or not), its make or break point for our cinema. A culture of cinema is grooming and after a long time, families have started enjoying theaters and recently we have seen packed houses for many Hollywood and Bollywood releases and even in some Pakistani movies like Waar, Wrong Number, Bin Roye. You make a good entertaining flick and people will surely come to watch your cinema. On contrary, there is no chance for you to survive. Similarly, if you keep on making good flicks, Lollywood will surely gain momentum and with the passage of time, will establish its image as a great industry. on the other hand, a couple of bad movies and people will definitely lose their faith on your cinema.

After this long intro, now let’s come to the point. Director Jamshed Mahmood (Jami) who enjoyed a status of (almost) an icon when it c comes to Pakistani music video industry. He worked with the best of Pakistani music industry artists and gave the industry many hits. Then he made his debut in Lollywood by making one of the most pathetic and senseless film of all times (Operation 021), which almost bombed in the box office.

A couple of year ago, he launched a teaser of Moor (Pashto word for mother). With breathtaking cinematography, it grabbed an instant notice. Trailer was launched few months back and 14 August 2015 saw the release of this much awaited flick, which turned out to be much more pathetic than his debut.

Moor has literally nothing to offer as far as entertaining cinema is concerned. Although, it has a message that has its roots in the heart of the country, as it is based on the decline of Pakistani Railway System, however this film lacks the basics of being a good attempt (leave the word good, it does not deserves to be called a film by the way).

With almost no script in the heart, three stories run parallel throughout the proceedings and till the very last scene, you still remain unaware of what the heck is going on. If you are not getting entertained by the ongoing, it becomes very hard to enjoy other technical aspects of cinema. Even some specular cinematography and camera work becomes boring and not that enjoyable if you cannot grasp the crux of the story.

Acting is good by the lead cast but once again, you cannot praise their acting, if they are not provided with the required standard of script and dialogues.

Apart from cinematography, I reckon only Strings have done full justice to their role, as music composer. A beautiful background that goes seamlessly beautiful with the proceedings.

To me, Moor is a sheer waste of cinematic resources at its fullest and this is one of the most regretful attempt in filmmaking as far as Lollywood is concerned. Save your money and above all your crucial time and do not watch Moor, even if someone else is sponsoring you a ticket.