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Guest Iin London
The suggestion that emotional tangles can be unravelled by putting on a diving suit is daffy, but Zoya Akhtar's talent lies in creating rich characters that you're likely to remember afterwards even if you don't recall what they actually ended up doing.
Jul 2011
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Ready
...an inoffensive but unmemorable comedy that rests entirely on Salman Khan’s very broad shoulders.
Jun 2011
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Ready
A tighter script and crisper running time could have vastly improved 404's chances, although the film manages to stay a few steps ahead of the usual over-long Bollywood product.
May 2011
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Luv Ka The End
If the film hits its target audience – undiscerning teenagers – then the poorly written characters and the script contrivances shouldn't matter.
May 2011
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Luv Ka The End
The movie is low on major plot developments but it's packed with nicely observed details and memorable characters.
Apr 2011
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Chalo Dilli
...loses the chance to create dramatic tension between the ill-matched leads.
Apr 2011
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Chalo Dilli
...a movie has to be much more than the sum of liquor-ad lighting, sharp clothes and tourism brochure locations.
Apr 2011
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Chalo Dilli
The baraatis are more interesting than the bride and the groom in Tanu Weds Manu...
Mar 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
The story could have been passionate, funny, creepy or even schlocky. Bhardwaj opts for tepid.
Feb 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
...has everything you can expect from a Bhandarkar production: tacky production values, barbs at the wealthy and Westernised, caricatured gay characters.
Feb 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
Mishra wants to be cool and quirky, like Guy Ritchie, but to paraphrase New Yorker critic Anthony Lane, he forgets the first rule of cool: don’t try to be.
Feb 2011
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Rakht Charitra 2
The law of diminishing returns catches up with Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra 2...
Dec 2010
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Rakht Charitra 2
The film captures the bravado of the revolutionaries, but not their unique madness.
Dec 2010
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Rakht Charitra 2
...Guzaarish points to a limited imagination that is so much in thrall to European costume dramas it lacks a soul of its own.
Dec 2010
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Robot
...treats suicide and people who want to kill themselves as one big joke. The movie could have been a black comedy, but the writing simply isn’t sharp enough. There is no character development worth its name.
Oct 2010
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Robot
...has some smart writing, many riveting action sequences and quite a few yawn-inducing moments.
Sep 2010
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Sep 2010
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Robot
Although it sags towards the end, Peepli Live is carried on the shoulders of its talented cast...
Aug 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...has a sharp beginning, a sagging middle and an inconclusive end that promises a sequel.
Aug 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...flies on many counts. The movie tackles its themes with sobriety and honesty.
Jul 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
In attempting to explore the issues facing the Kashmiri people through the prism of a thriller, Dholakia misses the wood for the chinars.
Jul 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...a flair for irreverence, sharp political humour and deliberate tackiness.
Jul 2010
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Red Alert
...an earnest movie that is low on melodrama but equally lacking in dramatic tension.
Jul 2010
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Raajneeti
Character development is sacrificed for Hallmark moments between the leads, which are just about the only entertaining bits in the film.
May 2010
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Paathshaala
The disconnectedness between scenes suggests that a big chunk of Paathshaala is lying on the floor of an editing suite somewhere.
Apr 2010