To begin with, Jung is a no-holds-barred, shameless remake of the Andy Garcia-Michael Keaton thriller Desperate Measures. And despite the potential to be an interesting Hindi potboiler, the movie fails to generate any appreciative responses mainly because it is clearly an incomplete effort.It's the story of a happy family of three: inspector Veer Chauhan (Jackie Shroff), his wife Naina (Raveena Tandon) and their seven-year-old son. All's going well, until the couple discover that their pyaara beta is suffering from leukemia, and is not likely to survive unless he undergoes an urgent bone marrow transplant. That's not all. The bone marrow required is of a particularly rare order. Only one in a million people is likely to posess the same type. Just as luck would have it, the only person with the required bone marrow type they are able to locate, turns out to be a fearful criminal Balli (Sanjay Dutt) who has been imprisoned for committing multiple murders. Naina is able to convince Balli to go through with the transplant for the sake of her son. But Balli seizes the opportunity, and escapes from the hospital. Another inspector (Aditya Panscholi) is now entrusted with the responsibility of nabbing Balli - dead or alive. That leaves Veer with two important duties at hand: not only must hemake sure that Balli goes through with the transplant, he also needs to protect Balli from the sadistic cop who's all set to kill him.A thrilling premise, the movie simply fails to make an impact because of poor post-production and because, evidently, extensive portions of the movie have simply not been shot. Director Sanjay Gupta who has been shouting from the rooftops that the film has not been finished, accusing producer Satish Tandon of releasing the film incomplete, has made his point. Not only are more than a handful of scenes poorly cut, many just hang meaninglessly and are difficult to understand because establishing shots are nowhere in the film. A song (She gives me fever) intended to be shot entirely on Dutt and Shilpa Shetty (who plays Dutt's faithful love interest in the movie) features the two stars only in glimpses. Instead, the song is completed with two B-grade actors, both of who don't feature in the film at all.Possibly because of non-cooperation on the part of Dutt, his voice has been dubbed by someone else. Also, background music by Bappi Lahiri is inappropriate and atrocious.But in all fairness, the blame can't rest with the producer alone. Gupta, who on the one hand has canned some stylish shots, once again picks up scenes and shots from Hollywood movies (Sanjay Dutt running his hand over Shilpa Shetty's face reminds you distinctly of a scene from Face/Off, while one in which Shetty seductively charms a villain into a car is obviously inspired from Payback).Also, the film isn't rid of such illogical situations as one in which a much sought-after Balli breaks into a dance at a public bar. Neeraj Vora brings with him his tacky brand of humour, and adds to the confusion. Anu Malik's music is nothing to write home about. Aaila re is a smashing number, but little else on the soundtrack lives up.Of the performances, Raveena Tandon has little to do, but plays her part without any glitches. Jackie Shroff is his usual dependable self, shining in some moments. Shilpa Shetty, also in a minuscule role, delivers a decent performance. Sanjay Dutt stands out for his delivery, which is impressive and inspired.Sadly, the same can't be said of this Junk which is unlikely to lift your spirits this weekend.
