Rating:
3.5/5
Star
Cast:
Vicky
Kaushal,
Yami
Gautam,
Paresh
Rawal,
Kirti
Kulhari,
Mohit
Raina
Director:
Aditya
Dhar
Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike
Movie
Review
:
Vicky
Kaushal
|
Yami
Gautam
|
Paresh
Rawal
|
FilmiBeat
'Farz
aur
farzi
mein
bas
ek
maatra
ka
antar
hota
hain,'
as
you
watch
Vicky
Kaushal
as
Major
Vihaan
Singh
Shergill
quips
these
words
to
his
senior,
his
steely
determination
leaves
you
in
awe.
He's
our
new-age
angry
young
man
on
a
mission,
who
is
best
described
in
one
of
the
scenes
as,
"Yeh
naya
Hindustan
hai.
Yeh
ghar
mein
ghusega
bhi,
aur
marega
bhi." Aditya
Dhar's
Uri
is
based
on
the
surgical
strikes
conducted
by
India
against
the
militant
launch
pads
in
PoK.
To
begin
with,
the
film
has
been
divided
into
chapters
which
ultimately
culminates
in
the
surgical
strikes.
Major
Vihaan
Singh
Shergill
(Vicky
Kaushal)
is
a
valiant
army
man
who
aces
in
strategic
operations.
However,
when
his
mother's
(Swaroop
Sampat)
Alzheimer's
starts
progressing
rapidly,
he
bids
goodbye
to
his
border
adventures
and
requests
for
a
transfer
to
an
army
base
in
the
Capital
so
that
he
can
spend
some
time
with
her.
Unfortunately,
during
that
period,
Vihaan's
brother-in-law
Karan
(Mohit
Raina)
who
is
also
his
fellow
army-man
gets
killed
in
the
Uri
attack.
This
incident
triggers
Vihaan
to
join
the
surgical
strike
operation
and
go
all
guns
blazing
to
avenge
the
loss
of
his
slained
fellow
officers
in
the
Uri
attacks.
Debutant
director
Aditya
Dhar
needs
to
be
patted
on
his
back
for
his
well-researched
work
before
transferring
his
vision
on
the
big
screen.
In
reality,
while
India
and
Pakistan's
version
of
this
'surgical
strike'
have
always
differed,
the
film-maker
mixes
fiction
with
the
facts
available
in
public
domain
to
present
a
gripping
narrative
about
this
covert
operation.
Without
resorting
to
forced
patriotism,
the
emotions
flow
naturally
in
the
film.
On
the
flip-side,
the
film-maker
spends
a
little
too
much
time
in
building
up
the
drama
to
establish
a
personal
connect
with
the
characters
in
the
first
half
of
the
film.
This
tends
to
slow
down
the
pace
of
the
narrative
leaving
you
a
bit
dry
as
you
eagerly
wait
for
the
action
to
begin.
Talking
about
the
performances,
Vicky
Kaushal
is
in
a
terrific
form
as
the
man
in
uniform
and
proves
yet
again
why
he
is
one
of
the
best
from
the
current
crop
of
Gen-X
actors.
Pull
this
man
out
of
his
comfort
zone
and
he
never
fails
to
surprise
you
in
a
pleasant
way!
Watch
out
for
the
scene
where
his
character
is
supposed
to
hold
back
his
emotions
at
a
funeral.
The
actor
doesn't
utter
a
single
word
and
effectively
lets
his
facial
expressions
do
the
talking.
Mohit
Raina
makes
an
impressive
transition
to
the
big
screen
and
has
a
commendable
screen
presence.
Coming
to
the
women
power,
Yami
Gautam's
character
begins
on
an
interesting
note.
However,
Aditya
Dhar
fails
to
explore
more
sides
to
it.
Same
holds
true
for
Kirti
Kulhari
who
thankfully
gets
her
own
'bravura' moment
before
the
climax.
Paresh
Rawal
as
the
National
Security
Advisor
falters
at
places
due
to
the
clumsy
writing
of
his
character.
Rajit
Kapur's
role
which
seems
to
be
loosely
based
on
PM
Modi
might
evoke
a
mixed
response.
Mitesh
Mirchandani's
cinematography
is
neat
and
leaves
you
at
the
edge
of
your
seats
especially
in
the
last
20
minutes
of
the
film.
Shivkumar
V.
Panicker's
editing
blends
well
with
the
story-telling.
Stefan
Richter's
action
sequences
are
top-notch
and
well-choreographed.
Uri's
background
score
adds
intensity
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
action
scenes.
Right
from
the
blast
of
grenades,
the
gun-firing
to
the
clanking
of
the
empty
shell
cases
on
the
ground,
the
sound
is
a
character
in
itself
in
the
film.
Every
time,
Vicky
Kaushal's
Vihaan
screams,
'How's
the
Josh?'
to
his
battalion
of
soldiers,
you
feel
the
adrenaline
rush
as
you
hear,
'Very
high,
Sir.'
Keeping
all
the
debatable
aspects
aside,
Uri
manages
to
make
your
heart
swell
with
pride
for
the
armed
forces
who
are
always
ready
to
sacrifice
their
lives
for
the
nation.
I
am
going
with
3
and
a
half
stars.