Raincoat (2004)

Stylish but barely mediocre overall

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

The movie is very slow, but the audience is thrilled in the end. the audience gets annoyed when both the main characters of the movie pretend to be well off for a very long time.

Another excellent Bengali direction..This movie is a must see for all drama lovers.Rituparno Ghosh's expert handling of a delicate thread is commendable.It perfectly portrays the emotions and feelings of Neerja and Mannu played by Aish & Ajay.Neerja is lured to marry an apparently rich person leaving behind her love Mannu. They meet after six years and what follows is an excellent piece of story telling.Wonderful screenplay and amazing performances by Ajay &Aish. Soundtrack is astounding and so is the director's attention to detail in all other aspects of this movie.This is one of the very few movies that would remain green in your memories weeks after you have seen it.Kudos the entire team....

I saw this movie long time ago, but never really got a chance to review it. It is a brilliant film with perfect casting. Clearly, Aishwarys Rai is a very beautiful actress but does not have the greatest acting talent. However, this movie definitely is one she has acted very well in and I think she was perfect for this type of film. The entire movie is basically shot in a room; hence it is a very low budget movie. Subsquently, it may not appeal to the routine movie watchers or those expecting a typical bollywood film...which is changing its dimensions, just slowly. The other central character of the film, Ajay Devgan, is also one of my favourites simply because of his acting calibre, which he clearly demonstrated in this film. With the type of story, the sets, the casting, the costumes, and everything else was just right!!! If you are one those people that like Black, or ever My brother Nikhil, I am preety sure (well at least hoping) that you will enjoy this one as well. A MUST SEE (9 out of 10)

Being an Indian American, I have seen many Indian movies, and this one is different in many ways. First of all, it is short - but being based upon a short story, that is understandable. Second, since it is not a musical (which most Indian movies are) it is even more understandable.Raincoat is something more along the lines of something that you might see in a film academy's final project viewing, as opposed to something that was released to the public - and yet, even as simple as the movie seems superficially, the acting and character portrayal by both main characters are superb.I was advised to watch this for the express reason that it was *not* a musical, and that the dialog was very riveting, and I have to say the recommendations were correct. I was mesmerized by the movie within 2 minutes, from the time that Manu's mother tells him not to beg, to maintain his own dignity. From that point on, I was captivated by the plot, imaging all sorts of sub plots and ideas here and there - some of the themes I was right on the money and some, well, let's just say I have a good imagination.The plot descriptions for this movie, especially by rAjOo, are right on the money, and give you a good idea about the characters - however, the meeting between Manu and Neeru takes place several years since they last saw each other, and it takes the interference of a third character to bring Manu up to speed about the way things are now.In the end, the characters show just how much they mean to each other, albeit deceptively, and yet, as the first review by Invisible Man states, they talked and talked and said nothing.Watch the movie - and if you cannot understand Hindi, watch it with someone that can - the subtitles are about 95% effective, but there are still some things that get lost in translation.