Sriram
Raghavan's
latest
directorial
venture
Agent
Vinod
is
a
action
spy
thriller,
which
features
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Kareena
Kapoor
in
the
lead.
The
movie
has
received
average
reviews
from
Bollywood
film
critics.
Saif-Kareena’s
wonderful
performance,
Sriram’s
story
and
directions,
stunts,
music
and
camera
work
have
been
admired
by
reviewers.
The
film
has
been
rated
2.7
out
of
5.
Continue
to
read
film
critics’
verdict.
Glamsham
-
Martin
D'Souza's
Rating:
4.5
Saif
Ali
Khan's
Agent
Vinod
is
more
Nick
Carter
in
its
approach
than
James
Bond.
Sriram
Raghavan
who
showed
glimpses
of
his
brilliance
in
JOHNNY
GADDAR
has
clearly
managed
to
merge
the
two
secret
service
agents.
The
cocktail
is
dynamite!
There's
the
flamboyance
of
a
James
Bond
in
Agent
Vinod
and
the
careless
fearlessness
of
a
Nick
Carter
in
his
gait.
And
to
Saif's
credit
he
comes
up
trumps
portraying
his
character
of
a
Secret
Service
Agent
on
a
mission
to
save
his
country.
Suave
and
sexy
would
best
describe
how
he
carries
his
character.
Flawless
would
define
his
performance.
Bollywood
Hungama
-
Taran
Adarsh's
Rating:
4
Agent
Vinod
is
a
hi-octane
espionage
thriller
with
a
heart.
It
is
not
just
brawny
and
dynamic,
but
witty
and
crazy
too.
Ultra
slick
and
stylish,
this
desi
Bond
movie
adheres
to
the
formula
and
succeeds
in
meeting
the
humungous
expectations.
Agent
Vinod
has
all
the
potential
to
develop
into
a
triumphant
franchise!
OneIndia
-
Rating:
3
Saif
Ali
Khan’s
wonderful
performance
is
the
major
highlight
of
the
film.
Sriram
Raghavan’s
story
and
narrations
are
its
USP.
Pritam
Chakraborty’s
music,
CK
Muraleedharan’s
cinematography,
Peter
Heins-Parvez
Khan’s
stunts,
Pooja
Ladha
Surti’s
razor-sharp
editing
and
panoramic
locales
are
the
other
attraction
of
the
film.
A
little
amount
of
trimming
could
have
made
it
better
flick.
Rediff
-
Raja
Sen's
Rating:
2.5
Agent
Vinod
is
more
of
a
video
game
material
than
a
film.
If
only
Agent
Vinod
were
a
video
game.
It
has
all
the
hallmarks
of
a
classic:
from
explosive
wall-to-wall
action
to
various
levels
of
globetrotting
mayhem,
from
challenging
moments
of
hand-to-hand
combat
and
clue-hunting
to
an
eclectic
slew
of
fascinating
side
characters,
from
a
helluva
background
score
to,
quite
vitally,
the
fact
that
it
doesn't
end
where
it
should
and
instead
keeps
giving
the
protagonist
more
to
do.
Times
of
India
-
Gaurav
Malani's
Rating:
2.5
The
film
starts
with
an
interesting
prologue
in
Afghanistan
and
ends
with
a
witty
epilogue
in
London.
How
we
wish
the
globetrotting
in
between
was
as
much
compelling.
The
film
is
entertaining
but
not
in
entirety.
Agent
Vinod
gets
the
nod
though
not
whole-heartedly!
Mid-Day
-
Shaheen
Parkar's
Rating:
2.5
During
the
screening
for
the
media,
Saif
stepped
into
the
auditorium
during
the
interval
to
say
that
if
you
have
sat
through
the
first-half,
you
will
surely
sit
through
the
second
half
as
there
was
lots
more!
Hope
the
audience
does
too.
But
that
apart
there
are
those
moments
to
make
Agent
Vinod
a
one-time
watch.
Koimoi
-
Mrigank
Dhaniwala's
Rating:
2.5
Agent
Vinod
is
a
bold
experiment
gone
wrong;
certainly
not
something
that
entertains
in
its
entirety.
India
Today
-
Kaveree
Bamzai's
Rating:
2.5
For
most
part
Agent
Vinod
manages
to
be
cool.
But
sorry.
It
doesn't
work.
And
it's
because
Raghavan,
the
master
of
cool,
doesn't
keep
it
cool
enough.
He
makes
the
time
honoured
mistake
of
succumbing
to
the
considerable
charms
of
his
lead
pair
and
makes
it
mawkish.
CNN_IBN
-
Aniruddha
Guha's
Rating:
2
Sriram
Raghavan’s
Agent
Vinod
is
brilliant
in
bits,
and
incredibly
asinine
in
others.
It’s
probably
the
most
inconsistently
good
film
I’ve
watched
lately,
and
a
massive
letdown.
Which
is
a
pity.
It
could
have
made
for
a
rare,
looked-forward-to
franchise.