The film opens promisingly enough setting up the romance between Bobby and Lara with the minimum of fuss. When they get married half way through the first half you know there is trouble ahead. Sure enough this happens, after which except for stray surprises the film runs a predictable course finally going the Fida way.

Avinash (Bobby Deol) is a big businessman who is madly in love with Sanjana. They get married after love at first sight. Avinash is obsessed with Sanjana and hates her even talking to another man. His obsession turns into suspicion and he soon starts suspecting her of having an affair. Sanjana is suddenlymurdered and Avinash's current behaviour points the finger of suspicion at his overpossesiveness.

He hires his best buddy Rohit (Milind Soman) to fight his case. Rohit tries his best, but at every juncture he finds more and more clues which indicate that Avinash is the killer. Soon, one seems to realise that all these clues had been planted. The only one who trusts Avinash is the girl who loves him silently Sonia (Gul Panag). Sonia has liked him for a long time and is not happy with the way the defence of the case has been proceeding.

The protagonists soon realise that what they have been fighting for all this time has been null and void. Sorry, can't reveal anything more to you as the producer has thoroughly requested us not to tell you that Lara Dutta... and then Milind Soman and Lara Dutta... and in the end Gul Panag and Bobby Deo.

Bobby Deol, Bhatt's schoolmate, does his alma mater proud with his controlled performance. There's a sense of maturity about his candour, which is good news. Lara Dutta has a meaty role; she sizzles in the songs on the first half, goes a bit over the top toward the end but overall turns in a commendable performance.

Milind Soman plays the villain with panache. Still a little rough at the edges, Gul Panag's screen presence is enviable. The leading four are ably supported by Ashish Vidyarthi, Milind Gunaji and Shakti Kapoor.

Director Vikram Bhatt has shot the film stylishly, but the predictable screenplay as well as the fact that there's nothing new to look forward to takes the graph of the film down. Besides, the characters of FIDA are too fresh in the minds of the viewers and that's another factor that goes against JURM.

Music [Anu Malik, Anand Raaj Anand] is a mixed bag. The best three tracks are placed in the first half of the film ['Nazrein Teri Nazrein', 'Meri Chaahaton Ka' and 'Aksar Ye Hota Hain Pyaar Mein'], while the tracks in the second half are plain gap fillers. Cinematography [Pravin Bhatt] is alright. Action scenes [Abbas Ali Moghal] are striking. Dialogues are commonplace.

On the whole, JURM worthy enough for a weekend watch.