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Daddy
The problem with making yet another gangster film is that somebody has done it before and, in all probability, done a better job.
Sep 2017
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M.S. Dhoni
...there aren’t many cinematic highs and lows in Dhoni’s life so far, which is why Neeraj Pandey is hard put to bring drama into a bland story.
Oct 2016
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Raman Raghav 2.0
...it’s a difficult film to watch, not entertaining or edifying in any way.
Jul 2016
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Udta Punjab
What Abhishek Chaubey has done with Udta Punjab is broken the image of Punjab that Bollywood has so carefully built, as a state of happy-go-lucky, bhangra-dancing, family-loving people.
Jun 2016
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Kapoor & Sons
Shakun Batra’s film has no plot, just the problems of getting a family together so that grandpa can get a family photo for his 90th birthday.
Mar 2016
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Vicky Donor
...a quality comedy that entertains while punching gentle holes at India's hypocrisy and squeamishness about sex.
Apr 2012
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Bittoo Boss
...the film is neither a love story, nor a comedy, not as bold as it wants to be and certainly not an incisive view of small town India and its growth pangs.
Apr 2012
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Housefull 2
Nobody would object to a mindless comedy, if it was done well. But since Housefull was a hit, and audiences have proved to be woefully passive when making their ‘timepass’ choices, Sajid Khan can wilfully pass off this excessive silliness as entertainment.
Apr 2012
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Agent Vinod
...no wit, no sense of fun, no tongue-in-cheekiness and a pace slower than an old vsnl dial-up connection.
Mar 2012
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Mar 2012
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Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
It's sheer ebullience that saves the film from the formula bog, and the real sparks between the lead pair. It turns out quite enjoyable in the end, even with irritants like a really bad item number!
Feb 2012
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Ekk Deewana Tha
...already seems like the worst film of the year. An outdated plot, old-style narration and actors so bad, they ought to be arrested for causing trauma.
Feb 2012
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Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Can't say EMAET disappoints; in fact it comes up to the generally low expectations of a romcom. It is just meant for keeping your eyes on the screen for the running time, and then leave behind with the empty popcorn tub.
Feb 2012
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Agneepath
Karan Malhotra's "reimagining" of the old film, is a technically sound, but otherwise uneasy mix between old and new Bollywood.
Jan 2012
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Chaalis Chauraasi
Hriday Shetty has made a very ordinary caper comedy, and the best thing to be said about it is that it has as many irritants, as it has twists. And the non-linear format lends it some sparks of suspense.
Jan 2012
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Don 2
From Farhan Akhtar one expects more. And don’t even get started on the awkward plotting and the lapses in logic...nobody watches a thriller with those expectations.
Dec 2011
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Dec 2011
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Lanka
...film plods on to a predictable end, while its slow pace forces the audience to keep waiting for something to happen...
Dec 2011
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Ladies VS Ricky Bahl
...the film just never gets wickedly humorous, or achieves a sense of challenge and risk; neither does it get sympathy for the girls, so the viewer is never absorbed in the story completely.
Dec 2011
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The Dirty Picture
It may do well commercially, but it will remain a wishy washy and yes, exploitative film, redeemed entirely by Vidya Balan's bravura performance...
Dec 2011
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Desi Boyz
If Rohit Dhawan who has inherited his father David Dhawan's style and, unfortunately, also his cinematic vacuity wanted to take up a mature subject like this, then why did he have to dumb it down so much?
Nov 2011
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Rockstar
...a boring, disappointing film, saved only by the rigour Ranbir Kapoor brings on - he is let down by the film's lack of depth, originality and artistic vision.
Nov 2011
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Ra.One
Not only does it fail to impress beyond the usual low expectation, 'timepass' levels, it was pipped to the post by Endhiran/Robot.
Oct 2011
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My Friend Pinto
In trying to make Prateik fit that hat Raaghav Dar's My Friend Pinto suffers from a spectacular case of miscasting.
Oct 2011
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Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge
...a light romcom—the formula is tossed energetically and spiked with wit. The young people it is about will probably relate to it.
Oct 2011