Mary Kom
Saturday, September 6th, 2014The obviously questionable casting of Priyanka Chopra as the lead actress and the choice of the principal shooting locations (Manali, Dharamshala, et al) are the least of the numerous glaring problems that mar first-time director Omung Kumar’s well-intentioned but excessively effusive Mary Kom. The film presents a preposterously strident re-enactment of a real-life blood-and-sweat tale. […]