Review of Beta

Beta (1992)
7/10
Strong dramatic performances weakened by inept comedians(?), over the top writing, and implausable ending.
24 June 2004
Warning: Spoilers
I totally agree with the reviewer who said that this is Madhuri's film. I only wish she could have had even more scenes, a better script, and been more involved in the climax. Her performance and the performances of all the dramatic stars caused me to give the film a 7 instead of a 5. Anil Kapoor did his best in a thankless role where, at times, he is extremely immature and a big momma's boy. His character was frequently tedious. The comedy(?) was grating and frequently brought the tension and story to a complete halt. Do the masses really like this kind of stuff? INDIRECT SPOILER. The ending was both implausible and unoriginal and left me shaking my head wondering what really happened.

Music and photography were all top notch, especially some great shots of Madhuri by herself and with Anil.
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