Story
A daredevil travels from the streets of Mumbai to an extreme sports venue in Poland where he plans to win a championship in tribute to his dead brother.
Review
Crakk begins with Siddharth ‘Siddhu’ Dixit performing electrifying stunts on a moving local train in Mumbai, but while director-writer Aditya Datt initially delivers what he promises an edge of the seat ride the film lacks depth. Visually stunning action sequences aside, story and screenplay credited to Datt, Rehan Khan and Sarim Momin follow a familiar script.
Krakow becomes the backdrop for Siddhu’s (Vidyut Jammwal) journey as he navigates not just the treacherous extreme sports arena that is Maidaan but also his own heart and mind in order to honour his brother Nihaal’s (Ankit Mohan) memory. There are predictable clashes with the villain Dev (Arjun Rampal), romance with social media influencer Alia (Nora Fatehi), all these boxes are ticked along with camaraderie between contestants.
But even though Amy Jackson adds her trademark charm as Patricia, a cop chasing after plutonium smuggling, this subplot feels like an unnecessary detour. It is always great fun watching Vidyut Jammwal kick butt, but it’s time Bollywood gave him better films.
Despite its narrative shortcomings, Crakk shines when it comes to action choreography by Kerry Gregg who has worked on films such as Mad Max: Fury Road as well as cinematography by Mark Hamilton which captures gritty Mumbai streets against Mad Max inspired landscapes beautifully. There’s no doubt that some of these moves will make you gasp or hold your breath, daredevils evading swinging wrecking balls or escaping deadly hounds etc, are captured well enough however there might be too much going on at once here because sometimes all those stunts look very overwhelming and overshadow the plot itself.
Vidyut Jammwal is in great shape and owns these pulse-pounding sequences and Mumbai slang though he might not convincingly pass off as a lower middle class guy. Arjun Rampal brings menace to his villainous Dev and gets enough opportunity to show off his brawn/stunts while Nora Fatehi is just about passable in her limited role although there are few action sequences where she performs well, Ankit Mohan looks good but doesn’t stand out much apart from doing what is expected from him when it comes to action department. Amy Jackson delivers serviceable performance.
Crakk: Jeetagaa Toh Jiyegaa delivers on the thrilling action front, offering a refreshing glimpse into the world of extreme sports on the big screen. However, its reliance on predictable tropes and a somewhat underwhelming storyline might leave you wanting more.
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