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Patiala House
Critic reviews and ratings
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It's a compelling watch, more for its drama and histrionics than anything else.
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Gattu finally finds his groove. The film never loses it.
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...the high points of the film sweep its shortcomings under the rug.
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Watch this family drama for its redefinition of patriotism in a going-global age, dominated by the growing Indian diaspora.
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Underdog-cricketer story meets emancipation saga in an inoffensive-enough drama that really should have been much better.
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Give the film a shot if formulaic melodrama is your thing.
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...is the 90's family melodrama at its best.
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...a heart-warming drama.
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...this is a family drama for the family.
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...a film that's surprisingly alright in spite of the obviousness of its generic plot and sloppy screenplay...
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...at the end of it, the film serves up enough happiness and drama to warm the cockles of your heart.
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...scores that cheeky single primarily because one approaches it with zilch expectations, given the recent outings of its helmsman and leading star. But cheeky singles are just that…cheeky singles, and it takes more than that to win a match...
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It is an old-fashioned Hindi movie with big drama, solid dialogue-baazi and moments that are genuinely moving and rousing.
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This one may not score a sixer, but it manages to dispatch one to the boundary.
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The situations of the film, especially father-son relationship, have been taken straight from life and that makes it identifiable for most moviegoers.
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...there’s enough that’s enjoyable in the film. The writing is smart, the lines are life-like, the characters feel right.
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...keeps the balance towards being light. But completely messes up the good, strong start that it gives itself by going the cliched route.
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...offers nothing new and takes itself too seriously without good reason.
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With its formulaic perspective and wishy-washy characters drawn from British sitcoms, this is no Bend It Like Beckham. Or even close.
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It's a decent cocktail, but how many times are viewers expected to order the same thing?
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It's all good, this Patiala peg. Just chug de phatte! We're all about Bollywood and cricket 'n' all, innit?
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...is dry of ideas as well as of originality.
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This film may work for those who miss old-fashioned melodramatic entertainers, but I was bored.
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...far-fetched and excessively melodramatic...
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