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Main Aur Charles
...investing time to watch this one will only mean making a 'oyal' buffoon of yourself.
Oct 2015
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Drishyam
...could've been crisper and woven in a few more tricks and surprises. But it is only a lazy remake and a lot is lost in translation.
Jul 2015
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Bombairiya
...odd and impractical lapses in writing are meant to pass for hilarity in this supposed comedy of errors which can surely culminate in a headache.
Jan 2019
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Sep 2015
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Monsoon Shootout
...there's little intensity as it all seems constructed and trite. Also to be pinned for this half-baked product would be the film's editing which is embarrassingly choppy—not in an indie way—but like the-editor-dozed-off-on-the-keyboard way.
Dec 2017
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Dabangg 3
Salman Khan, at 53, pulls off his cocky cop avatar with excessively smug dialogue, devastating dropkicks and by packing a dance number while getting jiggy with his belt. After all, his ardent fans couldn’t care less for the conventional metrics of evaluating a film. And when the going gets painfully formulaic or predictable, toss in an item song for good measure.
Dec 2019
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Irada
...the film has a noble irada. But the laboured lecture that it ends up becoming ensures the message is spelt out repeatedly until it becomes a tiresome affair.
Feb 2017
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Marjaavaan
In this film, someone refers to a “dedh kilo ka dimaag” which is supposedly the most fierce weapon of all. If only it had been utilised, we wouldn’t have had to succumb to this crusade against better sense.
Nov 2019
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May 2016
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FryDay
This would also cater to those who want to avoid the blazing heat and spend a couple of hours in an air-conditioned environment.
Oct 2018
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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
If the noble cause of this film was to train societal soch, the regressive characters could've at least gone through a mindset makeover by the climax. But the only transformation here, happens for those in the audience — greying guaranteed.
Nov 2017
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Paltan
A dialogue in this film goes ‘heroes don’t choose their destiny, destiny chooses them’. But if you were to pick Paltan, be rest assured, your destiny is doomed.
Sep 2018
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Aug 2019
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Vishwaroop II
The first part of this film had shocking twists such as the drastic transformation of an effeminate Kathak teacher who was a closet Bond tailing terrorists. This one is a watered-down version that barely draws on the veteran actor’s many talents and scripts its own demise.
Aug 2018
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Blank
Writer-director Behzad Khambata seems to have a healthy appetite for police procedurals and is aware of the basic construct required to make them tick. But in 2019, sticking to tropes can hardly trigger an exciting watch and the supposed turn in the climax seems more ridiculous than rational to be palatable.
May 2019
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Laal Kaptaan
It’s debatable whether this story could be told in a more compelling manner or not. But it’s surely one that didn’t warrant the runtime (155 minutes) and the action scenes could’ve used some aesthetic flourishes.
Oct 2019
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Sunshine Music Tours and Travels
Even as an investment if not a creative piece of work, this one's lousy. A moment of silence for those who've already booked their tickets.
Sep 2016
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Commando 2
...this recipe for disproportionate collateral damage trails along predictably, has a dozen loopholes in the plot and folds up with a few revelations and fewer thrills.
Mar 2017
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Rocky Handsome
...a film so mindlessly gory that we even forget what triggered it all.
Mar 2016
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Ghost (2019)
It’s the sheer lack of ingenuity in storytelling and treatment that keeps this horror from being even remotely horrific.
Oct 2019
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Aksar 2
...for those looking for a suspense-thriller, the twists and turns here seem more unnecessary than unexpected and the predictably painful expressions inevitably culminate in a headache.
Nov 2017
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Pagalpanti
Much like the graphic PSAs warning us about the consumption of tobacco, this film needs to be flagged as injurious to the brain.
Nov 2019
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Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana
But it’s not just the plot, even the execution is below average and the cinematography leaves much to be desired.
Apr 2017
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1921
Relying on jaded tropes such as flickering lights, grisly halls, smoky corridors and chalk-faced spirits, there's little here that we've not seen in desi horror films in the last few decades.
Jan 2018
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Race 3
If you felt the previous Race films were cocky, this one resembles a poultry farm.
Jun 2018
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Namaste England
Lack of conflict or chemistry between the lead couple, tedious dialogue and a mumbling monologue on how being an Indian is a matter of well-deserved pride (similar to the one in Namaste London (2007), minus the impact) restrict this story from taking any definitive direction.
Oct 2018
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22 Yards
The incestuous relationship shared between sports agents, players and journalists offered enough fodder for an inspiring story. This film chews on that fodder and spits it out without a thought.
Mar 2019
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Haseena Parkar
Why director Apoorva Lakhia found this subject or the material compelling is a mystery.
Sep 2017
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Housefull 3
...they only go on to prove that if laughter is the best medicine, this film will make you beg for euthanasia.
Jun 2016