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Barfi!
Critic reviews and ratings
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...indulge in the magic of Barfi!
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...it's truly path-breaking for Bollywood.
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...is akin to a whiff of fresh air. Its foremost triumph is that it leaves you with a powerful emotion: Happiness!
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If I was so delighted by Barfi, why not five stars? Because it’s very good and that’s saying a helluva lot. So go ahead make your matinee.
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...an emotionally stirring yet joyous ride that will make you fall in love with love and life.
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Every once in a while, along comes a movie that urges us to look beyond its trappings. To lose ourselves in the lives of its characters, and the simple, but powerful, emotions that touch their lives.
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...is that rare film that can make you smile and make you cry in the same scene.
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I was trying to think of another film that’s so sad that made me feel so happy watching it. I still haven’t come up with a name.
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...is warm, tender, spirited and really funny –a truly delightful film.
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Subtle, delightful, sensitive and thoughtful with some wonderful performances.
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It is funny without being irreverent, charming without being superficial, and when the time comes, incredibly moving without being melodramatic.
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...a pleasantly different film, only it isn't an extraordinary one. That's because despite the brilliant characters and setting, the film doesn't have an extraordinary story to tell.
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And yet so impressive and earnest are most parts of Barfi! that one is inclined even to forgive its flawed centre; we want badly to overlook the film's peach-seed heart, and concentrate on the rest of its juicy joys.
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...is gourmet - probably not to the liking of fast-food lovers, but still worth developing a taste for.
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For mainstream Bollywood, a film like this is nothing short of a miracle in all its manifestations.
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...relax and surrender to Barfi!’s varied charms.
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The three star rating is not for the brilliance of the film; it's for the genius of Ranbir Kapoor. A performance worth a watch!
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...has its heart in the right place, and doesn’t waver from its intentions.
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...had the potential to be great cinema, but as it stands it’s a respectable film that’s still better than a lot else you’re likely to see.
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...for me, Barfi was a singularly frustrating experience there was so much to like, but the film never became more than the sum of its parts.
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...is refreshingly skillful, feel-good cinema.
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Much too crafted and self-consciously gorgeous; feels eminently facile and plastic—tries way too hard to please.
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Priyanka Chopra’s exceptional performance lifts an otherwise boring film.
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