It feels like Deja Vu of a cross cultural family drama surrounding a game of Ice-hockey. It can be summed up as a one-time watch, but it sure is clichéd and not very impactful.
Our Rating: 2.5/5
The story is the age old formula, where the protagonist (Vinay Virmani) wants to make a career in Ice Hockey and is extremely good at the sport. But his father Darvesh Singh (Anupam Kher) is a staunch Sardar and wants his son to manage his transport company.
Rajveer, in the desire to fit in the society that he lives in cuts off his hair in spite of being a Sikh, much to the anger and fury of his father.
Rajveer decides to create an all Sikh ice hockey team without the knowledge of his father. Rajveer finds a coach to train the team (Rob Lowe) and also gets his uncle Sammy's (Gurpreet Ghuggi) trucking company to finance the team Speedy Singhs. Camilla Belle (Melissa Winters) adorns the role of the coach's sister and plays the love interest of Vinay Virmani's character.
Apart from the melodrama, Speedy Singhs has it's funny moments. At certain points, it even looks like a Rom-Com. The movie evokes laughter throughout and has good enough resons to keep the audiences glued to their seats.
Vinay Virmani – Does really well for a debutant, he certainly has potential
Camilla Belle - plays Vinay's love interest , is brilliant.
Russell Peters - funny at times but his character was not developed enough.
Anupam Kher - does his part well but he was a waste of talent
Rob Lowe - efficient
Gurpreet Ghuggi – at his charming best
Noureen DeWulf and Sakina Jaffrey - reasonably good.
Akshay Kumar - he makes a special appearance as himself
Sandeep Chowta's music is just okay and doesn't do much for the movie . But RDB's Sheran di kaum Punjabi is rocking and gives the movie a signature tune of sorts.
This formula has been attempted before by many movies . The struggle of the protagonist and how emerges as a winner despite all odds and without his family's support – all this has been seen in Goal, Bend it Like Beckham and Patiala House.