Boss (2013)

Boss is better than its promotion might imply (and if you think that poster art is bad, you should see the others). It stars Akshay Kumar as an estranged son who is taken in by a local gangster. Boss grows to be as feared and respected as his mentor/father figure, but he hasn't forgotten his roots nor his prideful father (Mithun Chakraborty). When contracted by a corrupt minister to kill an innocent man, Boss gets an opportunity to act upon what's still in his heart.
The exuberance of Bollywood is in every facet of Boss' character, which gives the film and its lead a truly bigger than life feeling. And slow-mo heavy finale aside, the action scenes are some of the best that I’ve seen from there, even if they are mostly stolen ideas from popular US, French and Thai movies. It takes a dive once or twice (the awful party song), but mostly it keeps buoyant.

3 rocking chairs out of 5