Soorma Reviews

The film keeps that crucial spirit to the fore when it starts off.

Soorma doesn't rouse as much as it should. It doesn't stop to feel its own heart beat. It tick-marks all the boxes and explores none.

Diljit Dosanjh's striking self-possession, like the champion he's portraying, doesn't let it come in the way of a performance that screams g-o-a-l, says Sukanya Verma.

Soorma is more drag than flick, a hockey film sans genuine impetus. It is nowhere near the league of Chak De India despite telling a story that is no less intense than a wrongly victimized coach’s struggle for redemption.

Considering the fact that Singh – an Arjuna awardee - created a world record for the drag flick, led the Indian national hockey team, and have 2012 Summer Olympics to his credit, the hockey matches shot for Soorma lack the power…

Soorma just makes you happy for the unsung heroes whom cinema has the power and reach to put on a pedestal.

Soorma is more a drag than a flick. It is a shame because this was Bollywood's chance to regale the audience with an inspiring story of a sportsman, whose return to hockey after a life-threatening incident was nothing less than…

All said and done, despite remarkable performances by everyone Soorma is a disappointment as a movie. The story of Sandeep Singh needed a detailed narration which gets narrowed down to a paper-thin plot in Soorma.

The flaws notwithstanding, I would recommend 'Soorma'. This is an inspiring story that needed to be told and needs to be watched. The movie may lack the sheen of some recent biopics, but I'd still say you go and watch it.

With Soorma, Shaad Ali confidently gets to the centre, keeps his impulses under check, and plays it totally narrow, and fully straight. And, yes, he hits home, alright. This is possibly his best work yet

If you are looking for an unusual story of an unsung hero, go and watch Soorma. Promise, it's not a glorification of an Indian sportsman on silver screen.

Unlike most Hindi biopics, Soorma doesnt unnecessarily romanticise poverty, racism, tough parents or broken families as major struggles in hockey champ Sandeep Singhs fight to be our national hero.

Soorma (which means €œwarrior€) does that to a certain extent, but just when it needed to give us an inside view of Sandeep Singhs life, it inexplicably decides to become an aloof observer.

After a string of box office misses, Shaad Ali takes up the task of telling a story of a hockey legend in a cricket-crazy country and manages to keep us glued.

A captaincy of the national hockey team, an Arjuna Award recipient and a man who was accidentally shot – Sandeep Singhs journey sure merits a biopic.

Soorma is designed as a story of good yet tough guys: good players, good Samaritans and good administrators. There isnt much of a conflict.