U Me aur Hum

I begin my movie review exercise with this one. The movie directed by Ajay Devagan potrays impressively the dilemma's faced by individuals when faced with a spouse suffering from a serious disease. The movie is about an Alzheimer's patient who keeps forgetting who she is and the efforts of her husband to take care of her. The first part of the movie was very badly done. It was painful the way the love story is picturised. However, the real movie begins only in the second half. So, if you intend to watch the movie be prepared. The second part is when the heroine is detected with Alzheimer's. The instant reaction of the spouse is that he will take care of her at home. But when the case of taking care becomes a huge burden the husband realizes how difficult it might be to take of his wife. The conflict of emotions of the husband whether to take care of the wife on his own or leave her at a care facility were depicted well. Ajay Devagan acted that part very well. There is a scene of about 5-7 minutes where he discusses the issue of self vs love of others that was extremely well done. For me the movie was worth watching for just that scene. Also, there were some scenes that were handled pretty well in terms of camera work. But there have been many scenes (especially in the first half) that are very badly done. Another point worth mentioning is how good Kajol looks. She was simply stunning!!

Overall, U Me aur Hum attempts to address a very nice emotional conflict. The movie achieves the purpose it set out for pretty well.

My rating: 7/10