Questo è un film che attendevo da tempo. Jolly LLB,
commedia satirica che punta il dito contro il sistema legale indiano,
segna il gradito ritorno alla macchina da presa di Subhash Kapoor,
regista del delizioso Phas Gaye Re Obama. Nel cast il talentuoso Arshad Warsi,
finalmente in un ruolo da protagonista (applauso, per favore),
affiancato da un cattivissimo Boman Irani e da Saurabh Shukla. La colonna sonora, composta
da Krsna Solo, è uno spasso. Vi segnalo i video dei brani Jhooth Boliya - Boman in mood danzereccio segna sempre uno dei punti più alti della produzione cinematografica indiana, ammettiamolo - e Law Lag Gayi. Ne approfitto per proporvi anche la locandina e il trailer. La leggenda recita che il ruolo principale fosse stato inizialmente offerto ad un certo Shah Rukh Khan...
Aggiornamento del 16 marzo 2013: vi segnalo di seguito alcune recensioni.
- The Times of India, 15 marzo 2013, *** 1/2: 'Rather like its protagonist, Jolly LLB's first half meanders a bit, (...) but boy, does its second half hammer things home. With crackling scenes between Jolly versus Rajpal (Irani deadly smooth, like velvet soaked in blood) and Rajpal versus judge Tripathi (Shukla in a brilliant show), (...) the action becomes electric. Drama builds as Jolly (Warsi, highly endearing and impressive) finds his voice. (...) Jolly LLB works because of its bigger point - decency is for all and worth fighting for. Using bittersweet satire and plot twirls, the film shows corruption even used against the corrupt. Despite that weaker first half, this truly becomes a Jolly good show'.
- Anupama Chopra, Hindustan Times, 16 marzo 2013, ***: 'Jolly LLB is a feel-good satire in the best sense of the term. (...) Writer-director Subhash Kapoor tells his story with conviction, skillfully creating a theatre of the absurd. (...) Parts of Jolly LLB are laugh-out-loud funny, but underneath the humour is an angry critique of the system, so easily manipulated by the rich and so difficult to penetrate for the poor. You go in expecting a comedy, but the story takes some unexpected turns and ends in a rousing climax that is moving and inspiring. My trouble with the film was that Jolly's path is almost too easy. The clumsiest track is his love angle, which forces some unnecessary songs on us. (...) Thankfully, three key actors shoulder the film - Irani, Warsi and the excellent Saurabh Shukla. (...) Despite the uneven writing, Jolly LLB works because it has heart. Make time for it this weekend'.
