Speedy Singhs : Movie Review

Actors tagging their names to films just because their content is good are a very common thing in Film industry now. Salman Khan did it with Chillar Party and so did Akshay Kumar with Speedy Singhs. This crossover cinema would've gone unnoticed completely had it not been for Akshay driving it all by himself. Despite the name attached to it whether this film works for the masses or not remains to be seen.

Set in Toronto, Speedy Singhs is about Rajveer Singh (VinayVarmani) a 21 year old deviant youngster who prefers playing ice hockey than work drive trucks for his father Darvesh Singh's (Anupam Kher) transport business. Raised as a traditional Sikh, Rajveer was forbidden to cut his hair but he does so, his father never wanted him to take to a sport that was patented by the firangis but he does so again. How Rajveer eventually lives his dream of becoming a professional hockey players, forms his team Speedy Singhs going much against his father is what follows through the rest of the plot.

There have been zillion films about rising from ashes or about sports or even about the conflict of Black and White skin. There have also been many films using sports as a medium to show this conflict like Chak De India, Bend It Like Beckham, Goal etc. However, despite the done to death plot, what makes Speedy Singhs stand apart is the wit, humour and the celebration of one's being. Each and every character revels in being a Sikh Punjabi and that's what makes it appeasing. The dialogues are extremely witty and intelligently written making you laugh every minute.

Filmmaker Robert Lieberman delightfully brings out a crisp, smart and brilliantly executed film. The film doesn't stray even for once and sticks to the plot throughout. Even the love track between Camilla Belle and Vinay Virmani is shown subtly without wasting film's run time. The sequence of Ice Hockey matches are handled well too. The dialogues are intelligently written and do not come across as slapstick even for once.

But it's not just the dialogues that do the trick. They work more only due to the brilliance of the actors and their near perfect comic timing. Debutant actor Vinay Varmani makes an impressive start. Russell Peters is humorous at best while other actors like Anupam Kher, Guggi, Naureen Dewulf are perfect as NRIs. The way they revel in their Punjabiness is very pleasing. Rob Lowe and Camilla Belle act well too.

Music of Speedy Singhs deserves a special mention too. Composers Meet Brothers and RDB along with international artistes like Ludacris and Drake too have contributed well to the album.

Despite the clichéd plot and predictable storyline, Speedy Singhs works for its humour and acting.

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