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Jawaani Jaaneman
Critic reviews and ratings
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...is charmingly cool & poignantly emotional family entertainer...
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...comes out as the winner with its non-judgmental approach and an up-to-date story that showcases complicated human relationships with all its peculiarities, firmly in place.
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...comes out a winner with its non-judgmental approach and a contemporary story that showcases complex human relationships with all its quirks, firmly in place.
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...smartly directed movie that is a family drama pretending to be a romcom.
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What really works about this film is that it ditches all predictable tropes.
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...the well-acted and well-crafted Jawaani Jaaneman is a light-hearted treatise on owning up to life’s responsibilities. This frothy comedy is total paisa vasool indeed.
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It’s great to see Hindi cinema giving its audience what they have been asking for — some real characters who are all out to have fun. And yes, that includes leading a debauched adult life too!
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Some lovely scenes and inspired moments save the day for this family-comedy that never stoops to melodrama.
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...is fun but complaisant, reinforces the age old cliches associated with singledom.
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More in the moment than in your face, the humour has a refreshingly offhand quality to it.
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Saif will draw you into Jawaani Jaaneman. Alaya will keep you glued even when the pace of the film seems to flag a bit.
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...Kakkar steers clear of chest-thumping melodrama and old-school moralising. The content is mostly flippant with a few meaningful moments punctuating an easy-breezy coming-of-age story about a modern Indian family.
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...boasts of fine performances by Saif Ali Khan and newcomer Alaya F. But the direction is weak and emotionally, the film doesn’t work.
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A little more consistency with the writing, and a re-upping of the fun-meter would have made Jawaani Jaaneman super. As it is, it is fun while it lasts.
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...doesn’t become more than the sum of its parts. I’m a big admirer of Nitin’s first film Filmistaan, in which he combined humor, pathos and depth with a skillful lightness. I wish Jawaani Jaaneman had delivered more.
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It is funny, but not enough. It is a good one-line plot but stays just about that. It tries very hard to tug at your heart but eventually is a collection of carefully laid out tropes.
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Though Jawaani Jaaneman is backed by strong performances, it couldn't make the film memorable. It suffers from a slow-paced predictable plot and patchy editing.
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Having set itself up nicely in the first hour, Jawaani Jaaneman finds itself with little to say in the second.
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...is, like I said, a hangout film. It trims conflict for humour and chill vibes.
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...Saif is in good form once again, but saddled with the kind of material he knows inside out.
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...despite a star cast, and fairly decent performances, the film does not hold you.
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Saif Ali Khan plays an older version of a Saif Ali Khan role in an underwhelming dramedy.
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