By Sulekha, December 18, 2006 - 09:47 IST
12 of 15 people found this review helpful this movie is a must watch
i give it a five on five..
john doesnt have dialogues but h's good
the director has done a gr8 job..
humourous scenes also have some message in them..
tells us the real story of whats happening
worth watching
By Rediff, December 18, 2006 - 09:50 IST
6 of 9 people found this review helpful Kabul Express is a good-looking film but it refuses to get its hands dirty. Instead of having a gritty and rugged feel, it is too spic and span. Technical finesse is one thing, but in these rugged terrains, the feel should be more like the look of a commercial film like Black Hawk Down to get the viewer more involved. Kabul Express should have had the look of Omkara.
By Andhracafe, December 19, 2006 - 06:02 IST
3 of 6 people found this review helpful IN terms of sheer performances the non Indian actors show greater class and add flesh to the roles. John sleep walks the journey. Arshad believes a few quips are what a film is about and you cannot blame him when the director also perpetuates the same belief.
Like in the past this Yashraj films tempt you to a new spot on the atlas. Do not mistake that for a good film. Give this Express a miss. Not worth the while. In case you conjure images of the Kite Runner you could not be more embarrassed.
By Apunkachoice, December 19, 2006 - 06:06 IST
3 of 5 people found this review helpful ‘Kabul Express’ has a raw and rugged feel that verily complements the film’s story and setting. The movie has several nail-biting moments, all of which are peppered by impeccable humour by Arshad Warsi.
By Indiatarget, December 19, 2006 - 06:12 IST
3 of 6 people found this review helpful There was very tough for shooting in Kabul. There is no two ways about it. The weather was difficult. It was scary too. Food was an issue. Then there is so much of desert. In every way it was difficult.
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, December 19, 2006 - 06:35 IST
5 of 8 people found this review helpful Good intentions. Inadequate film. If debutant director Kabir Khan wanted to give the innovative cinema buff a taste of exotica, he somehow succeeded.
For Kabul Express is a travelogue — rarely made in India — set in the badlands of Taliban country. Afghanistan has grabbed the headlines for so long now that any attempts to set up a camera there should be able to grab eyeballs.
By Times Now, December 19, 2006 - 06:38 IST
4 of 7 people found this review helpful Everything is deftly reined in – nothing ever goes over the top or becomes preachy – be it the America bashing, the Pakistani duplicity or just the stereotype of the Islamic jehadi. The reason Kabul Express works is because it is not finally a political film- it is a human film – clichéd as that may sound! The characters reach out to you, especially that of Imran, the talibi who yearns to meet his daughter – Salman Shahid is a super actor who gets in the right mix of pathos, desperation & bestiality. And even has a sense of humour! Hanif Hum Ghum is very good as well, and the tension between the two men of honour, playing for different sides is brought out well.
By Indiaglitz, December 19, 2006 - 06:40 IST
4 of 6 people found this review helpful Kabir Khan, the director scores successful points due to the effortless coming-together of entertainment and an objective world view. He doesn’t impose his own point of view that the Taliban is bad or Americans are good or Pakistanis are opportunists. The unfolding of truths happens through the conversation between Khyber and Imran as to how Taliban was a creation of America to fight the Russians and later Pakistan promoted them to further their interests within Afghanistan. And now the same Pakistan was fighting Taliban tooth-n-nail just to remain in American Good Books. It’s been a full circle. A game that nobody has won. But the country of Afghanistan has been totally devastated. And nobody seems to understand that it takes ages to build something while in so little time a whole civilization has been destroyed.
By Bollyspice, May 7, 2007 - 13:33 IST
Kabul Express is based upon the personal and real-life experiences of director Kabir Khan in war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. Spanning over 1.5 tension-filled and thrilling hours, it tells the tale of Indian journalist Suhel Khan (John Abraham) accompanied by his camera-man Jai Kapoor (Arshad Warsi) on a journey to capture...
