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OMG Oh My God!
Critic reviews and ratings
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...a wonderfully irreverent, courageous and life-affirming film...
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...conveys a serious message this festive season - God is to be found in human beings. And, rather like Hindi films of an earlier age, it does so in a light and unusual way.
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A movie tackling a sensitive and an untouched subject matter, it will find its share of advocates and adversaries, but the social message the movie conveys comes across loud and clear and that's one of the prime reasons why OMG Oh My God! becomes a deserving watch.
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Kudos to director Umesh Shukla and his entire cast and crew and those behind the scenes for illustrating the pointlessness of all religious beliefs and driving the message straight to the heart.
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...an honest film with a strong message which should be encouraged and seen especially for the brilliance of its script and the delightful acting of Paresh Rawal!
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...a brave and absorbing blend of satire, fable and fantasy that brings our attention to the misuse and commercialisation of religion.
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...despite the minor blemishes, OMG Oh My God, still is a delightful watch and should be shown especially to the blind followers of religion.
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It is not one of those movies that leave you in splits or in tears, but it will entertain you while compelling you to think over the interesting concept of godhood.
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A logical yet over-simplified take on the arguments against blind faith. The attempt is to keep the arguments balanced yet the film's events are way too convenient.
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...makes its point without fuss and without going over the top.
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...the film serves up quality content, as it successfully emulates the intelligence, insight and humour of the original play.
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...there is a certain tackiness to the film that undermines its class. However, its commitment to its subject and the means it takes to drive down simple truths of our religious habits are non-facile and convincing.
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The way the film pans out is mostly a lot of fun. And almost all the credit for that goes to the terrific Paresh Rawal who single-handedly makes us gloss over the weaker parts.
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...the film is below par in terms of production values, has an outdated look, and several characters are over-the-top caricatures. But you will be keen to sidestep these flaws, as the film’s content is so exciting and subversive
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...a strong idea packaged rather shabbily.
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...Rawal pulls it all together.
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...even at its worst, does not ever deteriorate into WTF, thanks to the wondrous presence of Paresh Rawal. It's certainly not a waste of time.
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Sadly, here, a terrific play makes for limp cinema.
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Great idea. It's worked very well as a play. But the concept hasn't translated so well on film.
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...could have been a taut, edgy take on organized religion. But it stops short, almost scared to really question religion, and turns into a verbose and silly film.
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...in a sea of dumb Bollywood comedies (many starring Akshay Kumar himself), this one at least starts off a debate. For that alone, it’s not entirely a write-off.
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Highly entertaining, this film is a refreshing demolition of India’s never-ending divinity.
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...it is much too self-consciously clever. Worse, it is so raucously narrated that you wish you had vegetated instead on your couch.
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