directorsriram raghavancastsaif ali khan kareena kapoor he tries to be a bondcumbourne kind of a secret agent more than an intelligence officer he comes across as an action hero a singham over a spy more than clothes he changes countries he can open any door barge any security escape every attack and kill any person he has instant access to database of spies and terrorists across the globe at his fingertips he is the man agent vinod all of that is acceptable as long as the intended espionage thriller has an inventive storyline but after a world tour across half a dozen countries the film culminates with a traditional climax where the indian capital faces a nuclearthreat the time bomb has to be detected decoded and deactivated the only novelty in the narrative is that our neighbouring country is not the perpetrator its not the terrorists but some elite business community who spread terror around the world so that they can gain out of the sudden stock market fluctuations across the world ludicrous as it may sound this is the film agent vinod agent vinod saif ali khan is an indian intelligence officer who is on a mission to unearth a global conspiracy a suitcase bomb is being stealthily shifted across countries to finally reach new delhi where its targeted en route vinod meets iram kareena kapoor a pakistani agent who has her own agenda but subsequently helps him on his operation the spy thriller isnt essentially designed as a suspense flick like his last film johnny gaddaar sriram raghavan ensures that the viewer is aware of the villains identity at the very onset the film is more about the heros journey to reach the rogue moreover there are so many of the scoundrels in the story spread out across several countries that you lose track of the mastermind the writing by raghavan and arijit biswas after a point gets convoluted and manipulative to suit the scheme of things moreover the exaggerated action often overpowers the aptitude you expect from an espionage film also the action is more brawn over brain thankfully the romance track between saif and kareena isnt overblown their camaraderie is buildup amidst the central plot and the narrative never strays from its core genre however at one point you do feel that the film is going offtrack when the stylized spy flick ponders on the trials and tribulations in the life of an undercover agent further it attempts to explore their latent aspirations he wanted to be a painter she a doctor ah such pragmatism doesnt work in the largerthanlife picture mercifully their past isnt explored through actual flashback footages but is merely described through dialogues verbosity is better than visual atrocity beyond some sporadic moments the film lacks any underlying tone of humour despite the potential that makes the proceedings somewhat dry the dialogues are plain functional pooja ladha surtis editing is smart and sassy and the long runtime doesnt hurt