Oct 24, 2010 03:16 PM
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How bad can a film get? How low can it stoop? When it comes to pathetic cinema, I thought I had seen it all. But Hisss arrived and changed all my beliefs. Here’s a film where anything happens anytime. Moreover, that anything happens long after it should have happened! When a list of ten worst films of Bollywood will be prepared, Hisss would definitely be on numero uno position!
The story of the movie: George (Jeff Doucette) suffers from brain cancer and has only 6 months to live. He has heard about the legendary naagmani of icchadhaari naagain and wants to acquire it in order to become immortal. He penetrates deep within the jungles of India and captures the mate of the naagin. In other words, he kidnaps the mate and will release him when the naagin gives him the naagmani. The naagin transforms into a stunning woman (Mallika Sherawat) and enters the city of Naichi where George has kept her mate hostage. She fails to find him and hence starts killing rapists, wife-beaters et al. Her ways of killing people are most extraordinary, which baffles inspector Vikram (Irrfan) and his sidekick Navin (Raman Trikha). To find out how the naagin finds her partner and the kidnapper, watch Hisss!
What could have been told in precise 30 minutes is stretched into a 100 minutes affair. The direction is the worst I have ever seen (not to forget, the director is from Hollywood). Even the introduction of characters which should have been simple is done in an extremely weird manner. The director anyway didn’t have much scope here as there’s hardly any plot. The villain abducts the mate, provoking the naagin to transform into a woman to find the mate. While doing so, she kills some people and hence even the cops get involved in her adventure. Finally, she kills the villain, releases her mate. That’s it! Still the director (Jennifer Lynch) could have added some interesting and thrilling sequences to make it a watchable fare. But alas, that doesn’t happen.
Further, one fails to understand what exactly was the cop (Irrfan) doing in the whole movie? There was no need for the character at all as he was merely the onlooker in most of the scenes, even in the climax. His mother-in-law’s characterization was damn interesting. But in the end, she dies and no one bothers to arrange for her funeral. The cop gets to know about her death, mourns for few moments and then goes to work! Only 2 scenes were watchable-the chase sequence and Navin invited for dinner at Vikram’s place.
It’s the performances that are the sole saving grace in Hisss. Mallika Sherawat has no dialogue in the film but leaves a mark in several scenes. Irrfan seemed disinterested at several places but still does a fine job. Divya Dutta pitches in a nice performance but gets very limited scope. Raman Trikha was good and so was Princess Lakshmi Bai of Travencore (who plays Irrfan’s mother in law). Jeff Doucette looked villainous. Others were okay.
There was no scope for music in the film. There were reports that Mallika Sherawat has sung a song in the film but it didn’t make it to the final cut. Alexander Van Bubenweim’s background score was good especially in the chase sequence. Special effects could have been better.
There are instances where directors have come up with a great product even with predictable, ordinary storylines. Jennifer Lynch also had a simple revenge saga in her hand but messes it completely. In fact, it’s shocking that producers even came forward to invest money in such a passable flick.
On the whole, Hisss will surely pissss you! Stay miles away from it!
My rating-0.5/5!
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