| New York is the best Yash Raj movie after Chak De | | | | The pace of the movie is good and the |
| India. There were theories that New York is a movie | | | | performances are commendable. |
| that has come way too late, considering it is based | | | | Minus points of New York: |
| on 9/11. But more than dealing on 9/11 attacks, it is | | | | 1 The movie may not catch the fancy of the |
| about how South East Asians were detained and | | | | masses. At the cost of authenticity, New York may |
| treated like animals by the Bush government. One | | | | lose vernacular audience. The movie touches some |
| such person is Sameer (John Abraham). Read on to | | | | crucial points and the dialogues are delivered in English. |
| know more about New York movie review. | | | | In fact, 40 percent of the movie is English. So, New |
| Omar (Neil Nitin Mukesh) is arrested by the FBI as a | | | | York a movie with a universal theme may come |
| set-up. The whole deal is that the FBI officer Roshan | | | | across as a niche subject that may be patronized by |
| (Irrfan Khan) wants Omar to work as an undercover | | | | multiplex crowd. |
| secret agent and infiltrate the life of his friends | | | | 2. The movie is similar to Fanaa, Don-The Chase |
| Sameer (John) and Maya (Katrina) who were his | | | | Begins and Jannat in some areas. Though they are |
| friends 8 years back. Roshan has an inkling that | | | | not intended, you may experience a feeling of Deja |
| Sameer is running a sleeper terrorism cell and wants | | | | vu while seeing New York. |
| him caught red-handed. Omar agrees on the condition | | | | 3. The climax is a bit skewed and though there can |
| that there would be no harm done to Sameer. | | | | be 'n' number of ways at how the movie could have |
| The trio, Maya, Sameer and Omar were college | | | | ended, what is shown may not be agreeable to |
| friends and Omar used to secretly love Maya but the | | | | viewers. Also, Neil Nitin Mukesh does not say 'the |
| latter was interested in Sameer. When Omar came | | | | right urgent things' to John Abraham at the climax |
| to know about this, he discreetly backed out of their | | | | and his lines sound filmy and corny at the end. |
| lives and decided not to interfere in their married life, | | | | Best scenes of New York: |
| till the FBI made him enter the lives of the couple. | | | | New York had some amazing scenes that are worth |
| Omar is exposed to a lot of things in Sameer's life | | | | applauding: |
| that make him confused about whether he should | | | | 1. The frisking scene of Katrina Kaif by a cop at wee |
| really spy on his friend or back out of the plan laid by | | | | hours of midnight |
| the FBI. | | | | 2. Irrfan Khan's talk about why America is and always |
| Plus points of New York: | | | | be the land of opportunities. He tells why inspite of |
| 1. Well-researched film. Full marks to director Kabir | | | | being a Muslim, the US has looked at his credentials |
| Khan and his team for coming up with an interesting | | | | and given him the job to check on sleeper terrorist |
| subject. He proved that he was quality material with | | | | activities which were run by muslims. |
| Kabul Express and New York is yet another | | | | 3. The end credits which show information on how |
| confirmation. | | | | Asians were subjected to illegal detention after 9 |
| 2. Adherence to the subject at hand: New York does | | | | 11-really leaves an impact. |
| not deviate from its plot and keeps going steady. | | | | 4. The gory detention scenes really make you cringe. |