Bijoy Nambiar, who made his directorial debut with SHAITAAN, has now delivered a vissually thrilling piece of art-"DAVID". David opens to grip your senses but takes entire first half to establish the lead characters. It is towards the end of first half that you feel the need of speed despite the presence of some wonderfully shot action scenes. Second half moves swiftly, but you can't ignore the length that proves to be demanding on your senses. However, climax holds a convincing surprise that makes you think.
As far as performances are concerned, Neil Nitin Mukesh delivers outstanding performance. In short, Neil nails the character. Monika Dogra looks gorgeous, but, her accent works against her in emotional scenes. Vikram's comic timing is great and shares superb chemistry with Tabu and Saurabh Shukla. Tabu is awesome as always. Vinay Virmani looks fresh and does a decent job.
The story lacks content and consistency. In terms of filmmaking, David is an uncompromised experiment and steers clear of comfort zones crediting its viewers' capability to join dots without excessive spoon-feeding, a practice that eludes mainstream Hindi cinema. Camera work is top class with almost one third of the movie shot in black and white.
DAVID is a strict no no for masala movie lovers. At times, it is too long & slow and demands patience. A shorter, snappier DAVID with a little less rambling and randomness may have led to a better payoff. There’s no denying Nambiar’s promise as an experimental, adventurous & aesthetically-sound filmmaker but his weak spot remains the same. His eye for dynamic visuals is yet to find its match in stories that speak. Watch it for an excellent camera work (Some scenes are shot so brilliantly that it's worth to watch this film for them) , Hatke approach to story telling and some marvelous performances. David has enough sinew to offset its share of flaws.
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