After remaking all the commercial potboilers Bollywood has checked Tamil's classic romantic thriller movie - Kaakha Kaakha. The film’s producer Vipul Shah has had mixed success in the recent past with the blockbuster Singh is King to the Flop London dreams. Nishikant Kamat is a very promising director who has impressed all with his Dombvilli Fast and Mumbai Mere Jaan. Can he impress us once again? Will Force do justice to the Jyothika-Surya Chemistry and Surya- Jeeva (villain) chemistry that spiraled Khaakha khaakha’s success?

Lets analyse the film to see if it impresses.

Force is a cop- chasing-gangster action thriller. Yashvardhan (John Abraham) is a fearless senior cop who is out with his narcotics Force to obliterate the drug mafia. His mission brings him face to face with the ruthless villain who is out to avenge the damage wrought by the Force. In the midst of this, the loner Yashvardhan meets Maya (Genelia) who enraptures his heart through her outgoing and bubbly nature. For the first time in his life, Yashvardhan dreams of bringing normalcy into his action packed life. But even before the dream starts, the nightmare begins.

Unlike many action thrillers, Force brings out the fight between equals. It is a case of brain and brawn vs brain and brawn. John Abraham’s delivery of Yashvardhan is near perfect. He excels in the action and romantic sequences. The emotional sequences however, do not work for him. Genelia is convincing as Maya, though she does overact in many scenes. Vidyut Jamwal is a brilliant villain. He exudes the ruthless arrogance of a criminal out to destroy his enemy. His role has reflections of joker from the Batman series.

Nishikant Kamat is impressive once again as the director. While the film is largely inspired by the original version, Nishikant does innovate in many sequences especially in the action scenes. The scene where John threatens a doctor and walks out from the hospital injured was well executed and received a huge round of applause. He has made extensive use of parallel timeline shots which after a point become overused. The climax could have avoided certain clichés which have been done to death in most films today. The story portrays John as a tough and reserved cop, but his dialogues show him as a preachy and talkative person in many scenes which does not justify his character sketch.

The music by Harris Jayaraj and Lalit Pandit is pretty good. The main number Khwabon Khwabon is already topping the charts. The background score by Harris Jayaraj complements the screenplay and has music extracts from Batman which add to the character sketch of the villain.

Action by Allan Amin is commendable. He has used brute force to heighten the action effects. From the beginning to end he showcases the villain’s talents in martial arts. This however, could have been cut down in some places.

Aayanka Bose and Aarif Shaikh have done well with the camera and editing.

Overall, the film is a well directed and well acted entertainer. A good watch this weekend with friends and adult family.

Verdict: A Force that will take the box office by storm