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Omerta
The staccato storytelling style and the constant shift between past and present is distracting at best. Unfortunately there is no emotional takeaway from the story, so you watch the stabbings and the kidnappings wondering 'what was that?'
May 2018
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102 Not Out
...if you step away from the casting coup, the loud violins that accompany the moralising and the mawkish sentimentality could put you off. Should have been a Sunday afternoon theatrical production, with a family hug afterwards...
May 2018
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Daas Dev
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's classic but simple love triangle of Paro, Devdas and Chandramukhi is turned on its head and complicated needlessly by setting the story in a lawless, political background in Uttar Pradesh.
Apr 2018
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Beyond The Clouds
Majid Majidi comes to India and falls for the poverty is beautiful trap. After that, he simply rolls from one cliche to another and another until you just shake your head in despair.
Apr 2018
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
Let's just dump this film into the vault of ignominy where it belongs after asking this question, 'Why Abhay Deol, why?'
Apr 2018
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Baaghi 2
It's full of corny manufactured situations and characters, and dialog that make you choke on the cheese nachos. So bad, it's good.
Mar 2018
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Baa Baaa Black Sheep
Every action is so exaggerated and so needless, you feel your brain cells die slowly.
Mar 2018
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Hichki
The film checks all the boxes of stereotypes and yet only a couple of scenes manage to touch you. It's neither Dangerous Minds, nor is it To Sir With Love. Rani Mukherji needed a stronger, smarter script.
Mar 2018
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Raid
The dialog is tight, the good guys are as smart as the bad guys are clever, the danger seems real and it's money well spent when you watch this film. If only the thrill of watching money tumbling out of walls was not marred by silly songs and a whiny wife.
Mar 2018
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Dil Juunglee
...one part of your brain is already dead. And no amount of cute posing for selfies by the lead pair is going to convince you that you made a good decision in buying a ticket to this ridiculous film. If you are not asleep in the theatre, you are facepalming.
Mar 2018
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Hate Story IV
The acting is so poor your nerves will be jangled. Supposedly erotic, the on screen kisses will put you off kissing for ever.
Mar 2018
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3 Storeys
It's almost good, and then it isn't because you've read the story somewhere. It's an idea that's not new and yet, a decent effort. Would have been smarter move to put it straight to Netflix or Amazon.
Mar 2018
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Veerey Ki Wedding
The characters of the shaadi are so many, and so predictable, it would be better to stay in and sleep.
Mar 2018
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Pari
This movie is slow to create the scary world, and even though you enjoy it, it takes too long to actually make you gasp for air. But what an awesome beginning for Anushka Sharma and Parambrata Chatterjee.
Mar 2018
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Welcome to New York
When you watch award shows, you know the stars in the audience are cheering and clapping for something else. They use the footage from the IIFA show and include it on terrible green screens and edits to make a terrible copy of Mel Brooks hit film The Producers. This film fails to extract even half a guffaw, and proves that Karan Johar is better off behind the camera and not in the front of it.
Feb 2018
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Although it feels misogynistic to paint women the way they have in the film, it is so delightful and frothy and fun, you come away smiling.
Feb 2018
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Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz
The film is about connecting with a wrong number, whatsapp forwards, and really bad life advice. In other words, 'Hashtag One Tight Slap' for wasting the audience's time.
Feb 2018
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Aiyaary
You wish someone would teach Indian directors to tell their stories simply and quickly. They'd be so much more thrilling.
Feb 2018
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Pad Man
If you can endure the slow, unmoving first half, this film is socially relevant.
Feb 2018
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Kuldip Patwal
The concept is good: the common man always gets caught in the crossfire between politicians and big money. The execution, plain awful.
Feb 2018
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Vodka Diaries
The whole film revolves around him, and even though Shutter Island did the same, there can be no comparison of that prison of the mind story with this ghastly, cheap remake that ends up looking like an episode of a TV crime show.
Jan 2018
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My Birthday Song
It's a great attempt. But the film had a long way to go on script level before it became awesome.
Jan 2018
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Kaalakaandi
Only the person who did the special effects earns his salary. The rest is self-indulgent silliness.
Jan 2018
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Mukkabaaz
...puts its fist in many pies: boxing, romance, caste wars, defiance and revenge. Anurag Kashyap brings alive small town Uttar Pradesh brilliantly. But the fist through so many pies laced with too many songs becomes a feast too difficult to digest.
Jan 2018
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Tiger Zinda Hai
Salman Khan fans will love the action-packed corny cheese fest that makes for a decent if predictable watch.
Dec 2017
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Fukrey Returns
This film alas has none of the original humor, the jokes seem forced and out of really bad whatsapp forwards, the characters have no redeeming qualities and despite a bigger budget the story seems forced.
Dec 2017
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Tumhari Sulu
...Vidya Balan's talent shines through and you are happy to let the warmth of the film envelop you like your favorite quilt.
Nov 2017