Starring Ranvir Shorey, Gracy Singh, Rajpal Yadav, Simran Sharma, Arif Zakaria, Mahesh Thakur, and Yatharth Ratnum, Blue Mountain is a movie about those who dream big, but lack self-confidence. The movie is about a hill-town carefree boy, Som who accidentally gets selected in a singing reality TV show. His mother, a yesteryear’s lead singer tries to push him and fulfill her lifelong dreams through him. But he returns home after failing, and dejected. But, his family and friends boost his morale and tries to bring back his passion once again. ‘Blue Mountains’ gets its name from the majestic peaks where Som lives. The first half is a bad attempt at recreating a singing reality show. At least those shows entertain and can hardly be termed as boring, but that is aptly done in the movie. You’ll have to keep reminding yourself that this is not a parody. Sadly! The second half is confusing not because it requires you to exercise your brain muscles but because what's happening seems pure nonsensical. Despite having a topical storyline, here’s a movie that never even once looks like it is inspired from a real place. The story of the movie could have been more relevant. We would suggest watching it on TV, if you really wish too!

Teenage depression is a serious issue that needs to be addressed and not many Indian films talk about it. So, full marks to ‘Blue Mountains’ for trying to portray a young boy dealing with depression. But have they been successful in making any meaningful impact? Unfortunately, not even close. To educate the audience on such a sensitive topic through a film, the story and more importantly, the actors need to depict its devastating effects and what it does to a young mind. When someone in your surroundings suffers from mental illness, their support system plays a major role in aiding the healing process. However, the supporting cast here seems to be lifted straight from the soap-opera universe. Som’s friends ham it up galore for the screen and worse still, his mother played by Gracy Singh, is completely over-the-top. This ends up being a distraction from the real issue at hand and the movie doesn’t make any effort to deeper to explain the effects of such a dire condition. The only credible performance is by Ranvir Shorey as the concerned father, who comes around to recognise the talent in his son. Sadly, he’s lost among the rest of the parodical portrayals. ‘Blue Mountains’ gets its name from the majestic peaks where Som lives. He believes he’s destined to reach those lofty goals, like this film intends to achieve. While the intent is noble, the execution is far from satisfactory especially when the screenplay is so weak, and the acting so unrealistic. What could have been a good and extremely relevant story, ends up being a frustrating, and often confusing watch.