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Banjo
Critic reviews and ratings
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While the story is pretty formulaic (a bunch of street musicians making it big by winning against all odds), the execution and supporting performances are heartfelt.
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Show patience in the second half, and it may work for you. There’s a lot to like in Banjo.
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...hope Riteish stops acting in the awful sex comedies and gives us such happy frothy romances.
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Banjo at the most and in all generosity is a TIME PASS only if you love Riteish Deshmukh more than anything else.
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Looks like, the filmmaker was trying hard to match up to the standards set by 'Rock On' but fails to do so.
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...fails to strike the right notes on account of its low hype, confused second half and bizarre culmination.
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Watchable for the energy that visuals can add to the upbeat, festive music. Else, very passable.
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...makes a winsome start but takes an awfully tedious route to achieve its happily ever after.
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The underdog story is a proven winner in cinema, but this movie just misses the right note.
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...the notion of a film about an undervalued genre of musicians is more compelling than "Banjo" itself.
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Riteish's signature line, which his character mumbles throughout the film, has a consistent prefix, "Life tumhe do choices deti hain..." For the audience, there's an option to skip this film or perish in a multiplex near you.
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...is an over-cooked mess.
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...is a sincere and well intentioned film that has some watchable sequences, but fails eventually, as the sum of its parts just don't add up.
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Some nice touches cannot salvage a trite story.
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The movie takes too long to make its point, and says little that is unusual or unique along the way.
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...is a stodgy, sluggish film that makes a great deal of noise about giving true performers their due. It barely gets its noble point across.
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...for a film that looks good, but has such little material to justify its screen time — besides a couple of decent songs alone.
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A lot of heart-strings are tugged at, but not a *single* tear comes out.
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If you're going to watch Banjo, make sure that you do not buy a recliner seat, because you'll be signing up for a sleeping fest.
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With a premise that could have turned into a rock solid story, this could have been a winner all the way. Sadly, the film attempts, to its detriment, to cover more ground than it can, in its 138-minute runtime.
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...has practically no redeeming features.
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