Flucht zu dritt (1984)

Flucht zu dritt: Directed by Gillian Armstrong. With Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann. Diane Keaton stars as a prison warden’s wife who falls in love with a death row convict (Mel Gibson.) Believing he’s innocent, she helps him and his convicted brother escape.

“Reading through many of the reviews for u0026quot;Jhoom Barabar Jhoomu0026quot;, I assumed that the film was 100% awful from start to finish. Well, I disagree–itu0026#39;s only partially awful. The first half is impossible to believe but is likable. The second half is truly horrible and all the good will I had early on vanished as the film continually assaulted my senses. Subtle and romantic are two words Iu0026#39;d never use to describe this film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt all begins with a nice song and dance number by Amitabh Bachchan. He appears in the film periodically–though I have no idea why other than heu0026#39;s the father of the leading man in this film, Abhishek Bachchan. Oh well, I really enjoy seeing Amitabh and at least I got a few glimpses of him even though his character was ill-defined and vague.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSoon Rakesh (Abhishek Bachchan) bumps into a gorgeous woman, Alvira (Preity Zinta). They are waiting to greet someone arriving by train and it is late. So, they sit and begin talking. He talks at length about his fiancé and she does the same–though in reality both are unattached. This really made no sense nor did it make sense that Alvira would soon fall for Rakesh because he seemed so very obnoxious and full of himself. However, I have noticed that this is a BIG theme in a lot of Indian romances–the obnoxious pretty-boy–and itu0026#39;s a cliché I really hate. For me, you have to like people for the romance to work. Still, despite its flaws, I found the first half of the film watchable and interesting. It could have worked well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnfortunately, once the train arrives, the film is pretty dead. Both are in love with each other but donu0026#39;t know what to do since theyu0026#39;d been lying. Well, sadly, the same can be said for the writers as most of the final portion of the movie is set at a dance contest which totally assaults your senses. Itu0026#39;s loud and looks like a 30 minute Indian music video and the costumer appears to have been Liberace!! Itu0026#39;s tacky, loud and pointless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy the time the end occurs and the inevitable occurs, you are exhausted and just want it to end. Itu0026#39;s a shame, as the film was not horrible initially and had it been, I would have turned it off and saved myself from the second half! So, first half of the film Iu0026#39;d score a 5 and the last a 1. Overall, a score of 3 seems reasonable as I have seen quite a few movies (both Indian and non-Indian) that were worse….though not a lot worse.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy the way, I am shocked that the IMDb goof section didnu0026#39;t include this one. At one point, Alvira exposes the top of her left breast to show a tattoo. Later in the film itu0026#39;s moved to her right breast!!”