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Allah Ke Banday
Critic reviews and ratings
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The high point of the film are its strong performances and its authentic backdrop.
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...has a strength and conviction about it that is unmistakable.
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...a gritty, stimulating and provocative cinematic experience...
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Notches above the run-of-the-mill entertainer...
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There is hardly anything wrong with the direction. It's the incoherent writing that is the issue. The narrative shifts between being very engaging to very ordinary.
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The style of story-telling isn't great, and the film could have done with a tighter script.
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...tries real hard. You can't say it succeeded...
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Faruk Kabir handles the sensitive topic of juvenile delinquency with maturity and compassion. Strong performances and engaging moments make the film truly memorable.
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t is a decent first effort, the performances are efficient, but it's the lack of novelty that lets the film down.
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...is not a noir and neither is it a true drama - because the drama never builds.
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What does work for Allah Ke Banday, though, is an overall earnestness to the proceedings -- the film is pretty watchable for the first hour and then gradually loses steam -- and the performances.
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The gangs and their slums are not the same anymore. This would be a minor issue if the picture's setting wasn’t completely the point itself. It unfortunately is. There is no other story. Well. Too bad.
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...well-intentioned but sloppy.
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In the taut first half, first time director Faruk Kabir gets most of it right. The second half is scattered...
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...well-meaning but misguided movie...
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...makes an interesting start, then rapidly descends into the usual mix of guns and goons, each more bloody and violent than the other.
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