12th Fail movie review

12th Fail 

Summary: 

Watched 12th Fail movie in the theater. Its based on the real life story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma who had failed 12th standard first time and passed on 2nd time. He came from an ordinary background and became an IPS officer facing several obstacles. Good film. Worth a watch. 7.5/10 IMO. Definitely not as good as made out to be in some places.

Details:

Not much of suspense. So no need to worry about spoiler per se. Details:

1. The real story is pretty inspiring.

2. The character/story of his then girlfriend, now wife, Shraddha Joshi is well sketched out. Especially the scene where works out things with her father ensuring she retains his trust.

3. Acting is good from all the characters, film shows stark moments of reality and there are some good moments of comedy.

4. The first half I found irritating to quite an extent as there are multiple logical flaws and smh moments. Like showing wasting 3 years by working 10+ hours a day and studying lesser while preparing for IPS - instead of going all out in 1 year. taking a loan from friends and planning to return it immediately. isse khudgarzi nahi, bewakoofi kehte hai ek limit ke baad. Another one is Manoj (played by Vikram Massey) doesn't even know what IPS is when he comes to Gwalior and then decides to go to Delhi to become an IPS officer. Really?

5. Luckily better sense prevails in the 2nd half for the 4th and final attempt. Along with that, honesty, perseverance and help from friends lead Manoj to his dream of becoming an IPS officer to reform the system.

6. I think film stays on track as long as it showcases real life stuff. The Bollywood fictious stuff does tend to go haywire at times, more so in the 1st half.

7. Vikrant Massey's performance is good, but nothing great as made out in some quarters and definitely getting over-rated IMO. His performance shows the nature of his/family's circumstances, but doesn't show that extra spark or inspiration that makes him get over the line in the end.

8. The film is worth one watch as well checking out the real life details of Manoj Kumar Sharma and Shraddha Joshi.

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