I like this film! I have watched the DVD 3 times now and every time I like it better. The film to my mind is intended to portray the life of the ordinary soldier who gets sent wherever to do whatever. It honors the dead and is very anti-war in the sense that it shows how senseless and damaging war is. So right away I like that.
This is not a chick flick - although Ajay's thing for the landlord's daughter is sweet and sexy! There is one really gruesome scene that I tend to fast forward through and I recommend you do the same. I liked Bobby Deol here. The director figured out that Bobby has an innocent side which plays very well to the camera and makes him quite likable. I even saw tinges of his Dad for the first time in one of the Deols....
Sanjay and Suniel are good and fun in their nosy observer roles as they read the diary. Their humor together in the face of so much danger is cool.
But - as the critics said - this is Ajay's film. He is just awesome here. From the beginning of the film in the way that he mentors Bobby to the very end as he stands alone on the bridge taking bullets, Ajay is a standout. Unlike INSAN where you can plainly see that he is bored silly - Ajay puts his heart and soul into Tango Charley and comes up with the kind of performances he is becoming admired for.
The entire episode with the landlord is my favorite and I loved the scene where the daughter thinks Ajay is her wedding-dress tailor! He's hilarious shyly measuring her....
Their semi-steamy scene in the cave is also nice. But what I like is the way he always treats her with respect and how protective of her he is, first as duty and then for love. The look on his face as she hands him all her jewelry is wonderful, compassionate and tender.
Of course Ajay's last scene in the film is classic John Wayne stuff. OMG - please don't shoot him again! I actually like to slow-motion these violent scenes and watch 'how they do it' - which helps me detach a bit and just observe the 'craft'.
I recommend Tango Charley for Ajay fans and for those of you who are interested in the personal side of war. This film is intelligent, well-acted, well produced with lovely camera work, neat locations, and nice songs. The gals are OK, nothing spectacular. The film is Ajay and his superb evolving talent as a creative artist.
This is not a chick flick - although Ajay's thing for the landlord's daughter is sweet and sexy! There is one really gruesome scene that I tend to fast forward through and I recommend you do the same. I liked Bobby Deol here. The director figured out that Bobby has an innocent side which plays very well to the camera and makes him quite likable. I even saw tinges of his Dad for the first time in one of the Deols....
Sanjay and Suniel are good and fun in their nosy observer roles as they read the diary. Their humor together in the face of so much danger is cool.
But - as the critics said - this is Ajay's film. He is just awesome here. From the beginning of the film in the way that he mentors Bobby to the very end as he stands alone on the bridge taking bullets, Ajay is a standout. Unlike INSAN where you can plainly see that he is bored silly - Ajay puts his heart and soul into Tango Charley and comes up with the kind of performances he is becoming admired for.
The entire episode with the landlord is my favorite and I loved the scene where the daughter thinks Ajay is her wedding-dress tailor! He's hilarious shyly measuring her....
Their semi-steamy scene in the cave is also nice. But what I like is the way he always treats her with respect and how protective of her he is, first as duty and then for love. The look on his face as she hands him all her jewelry is wonderful, compassionate and tender.
Of course Ajay's last scene in the film is classic John Wayne stuff. OMG - please don't shoot him again! I actually like to slow-motion these violent scenes and watch 'how they do it' - which helps me detach a bit and just observe the 'craft'.
I recommend Tango Charley for Ajay fans and for those of you who are interested in the personal side of war. This film is intelligent, well-acted, well produced with lovely camera work, neat locations, and nice songs. The gals are OK, nothing spectacular. The film is Ajay and his superb evolving talent as a creative artist.