Excellent

Rating: 9/10 (9 November 2007)

Like other sporting movie such as Apne, I find bollywood always rush things to accommodate different stories in one film along with unnecessary songs.
Shimit Amin must have read my mind; CDI has everything you look for in a sporting movie. The whole film is based around the love for the game of hockey. The time provided in the build up, SRK missing the penalty in a world cup final and being branded a traitor to his country, only for him to come back to the game he loves so much, even if it meant to become the coach of a bunch of undisciplined girls branded hopeless by their families and the hockey board.
He challenges himself to instill patriotism and team spirit even if it means making unpopular decisions against individuals who think they are a one man team.
The time given to the actual competition is very good as the audience gets to feel the emotions of the players as if they were right there on the pitch as a member of the team.
Performances were fantastic all the way through and hats off to the direction of the film.
All in all a great entertainer, don't miss it.
9/10 from me.