I think this is one of the best real story based movie, The story appears to be very commonplace in Bollywood but what makes it interesting is the fact that it is a real-life incident involving KM Nanavati that took place in Mumbai in the’50s.
Where Akshay Kumar plays the character of the Naval Officer(Rustom Pavri) while Ileana D’Cruz is seen as his onscreen wife(Cynthia Pavri).This is a good but not best romantic thriller movie I have ever seen but the story is very good.
While the first half of the movie is gripping, certain portions of the second half of "Rustom" might shift your eyes to your watch. The narration gets somewhat sloppy at certain points but the director manages to accelerate the pace soon again. After films like "Baby" and "Airlift, " the audience had expected similar, if not more, action and thrill from Akshay in "Rustom."However, the film has a strong storyline and some pleasant surprises that will keep you glued to the seat.
Akshay has played his part very convincingly. The actor is known for leading a disciplined life and that perhaps makes it easier for him to carry out such roles without much effort. Ileana does not have much to show as an actress in the film except shed tears, and look good. She has managed to do both well.
I think "Rustom" is good enough to be watched once but viewers who walk into the cinema theatre expecting a well-made movie in all departments may step out a tad disappointed.
And finally I want to say the performance of both actors are very good and the narration as well as direction also good but there are some silly flaws and slow at certain points.