As a long-time fan of the Jurassic Park/World series, I was excited to watch Jurassic World Rebirth on the big screen. While I enjoyed the dinosaur thrills and a few edge-of-the-seat moments, the storyline felt repetitive and predictable, once again featuring a greedy corporation, an expedition team, a forbidden island, and a survival race after things go wrong.
A remake of the 2018 Spanish film Champions, the story follows Gulshan (Aamir Khan), an assistant basketball coach who, after a drunken hit-and-run incident, is sentenced to coach a team of neurodivergent players. Though reluctant at first, he learns to appreciate their unique strengths, with help from the facility manager, Kartar Paaji (Gurpal Singh). The film challenges the notion of “normal” and redefines what it means to win.
Abhishek Bachchan delivers yet another deeply impactful performance. For those who have written him off, perhaps you're measuring an actor’s success solely by box office numbers. But if you value range, conviction, and memorable portrayals, Abhishek Bachchan is a fantastic actor. The film is based on a real-life figure - Arjun Sen (a fact I only learned after the movie ended) - a man who underwent nearly 20 life-altering, often life-threatening, surgeries. You’ll understand the full weight of this line once you watch the film. Why did he endure so much pain, one surgery after another? This movie tries to answer that, quietly and powerfully.
