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Boss
I've had my fill with these South Indian action-comedy remakes and I suspect you have too.
Oct 2013
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Damadamm
There is sensitivity and earnestness in the writing that the actors - specifically both women - are able to translate into something identifiable.
Oct 2011
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I M 24
...needs a suspension of belief that simply does not hold, especially given the semi-realistic setting.
Sep 2012
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May 2013
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Pappu Can't Dance Saala
Despite the odd couple's performance, some pleasant moments on-location in Benares, and the attempt to put a twist on an old subject, Pappu fails to win you over.
Dec 2011
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Grand Masti
...is unabashedly gross, vulgar, crass, shameless and fearlessly adult. But for a moment one has to step back from the noise of dissent - from the guardians of Indian culture and their histrionic fatwas - and ask yourself one simple question: Who are we to choose for others?
Sep 2013
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Vishwaroop
...the film is of a massive scale, well shot, the action set pieces are up to scratch; but it feels long, is occasionally tedious and performances are way too over the top.
Feb 2013
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Tezz
If it weren’t entirely inspired (remade? ripped-off?) by The Bullet Train and Speed, I’d have been happy to give Tezz more credit, but two stars is how it chugs.
Apr 2012
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Chennai Express
An individual opinion in such critic-proof films is like a smashed up secondary car in a Rohit Shetty convoy: it amuses momentarily.
Aug 2013
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Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!
Like so many recent Rajshri films, any conflict or provocation mildly difficult to solve is scrubbed away, resulting in a sanitized script. It's all just so easy, makes you wonder what sort of cocoon the Barjatyas lead their charmed lives in.
May 2011
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Khiladi 786
I felt it is the least cheesy movie in the cheesy category this year because it had moments of self-deprecating humour, and the women here are treated nicely. Let’s hope it doesn’t cost them.
Dec 2012
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Dabangg 2
...aren’t we tired of watching the same film in its various avatar over and over again? It’s the same gimmicky action sequences, same item numbers, with the same actors telling us the same unoriginal story.
Dec 2012
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Always Kabhi Kabhi
It's hard to make any kind of connection with Always Kabhi Kabhi, no matter if you're a teenager or the parent of one, let alone everyone else.
Jun 2011
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Murder 3
It is supposed to be a story about the consequences of mistrust and jealousy, it turns out instead being a simplistic, plot-driven B-movie that depends much too heavily on a single twist.
Feb 2013
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Game
...a rocky, unconvincing gamble for such a massive canvas. The culprit is a usual suspect: the screenplay.
Apr 2011
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Singh Saab The Great
This would've been a wonderful story if it had been more subtly told.Singh Saab the Great, however as you might imagine, is anything but.
Nov 2013
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Chaalis Chauraasi
...an inconsistent, formulaic, generic caper-heist with little new to offer...
Jan 2012
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Enemmy
...had some potential as a thriller of with a Rashommon-esque touch as it entirely revolves a single key incident and has three parties trying to figure it out. But it fails, ultimately, to showcase its strengths.
Jun 2013
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Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story
It’s a sweet little film that must’ve sounded great on paper, but just doesn’t quite keep you engaged the way it should’ve on screen.
Feb 2013
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R... Rajkumar
As a businessman, Prabhu Dheva has mastered the formula. But how long will the audience want to watch the same content - the same old fight and dance - repackaged over and over with different actors? Ask yourself.
Dec 2013
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Sadda Adda
Should you watch Sadda Adda? Well if you're willing to endure 90 minutes of twaddle for 25 minutes of goodness, go right ahead.
Jan 2012
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Love Breakups Zindagi
...should serve as an example for stars aspiring to turn producers - there is no reward in playing safe. There is reward in risk.
Oct 2011
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Jism - 2
...a slow, oversimplified and boring film with minimal action (of either kind).
Aug 2012
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Nasha
...unselfishly makes an attempt to stay away from unnecessary sex and tell a story, but ultimately, like school in summer, it's not got class.
Jul 2013