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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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Rocky Handsome
...a film so mindlessly gory that we even forget what triggered it all.
Mar 2016
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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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Saat Uchhakkey
If you have the capacity to endure much gaalis (almost every dialogue ends with a ‘BC’ or equivalent) and have an appetite for Priyadarshan-like no-brainers, here’s 140 minutes of just that.
Oct 2016
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Kaalakaandi
Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma is brave to embark on this celluloid experiment which has a few well-imagined sequences. If only he would have invested more in storytelling and character development, this could have been a memorable watch.
Jan 2018
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Brothers
Director Karan Malhotra has a unique ability. He can douse anything into a tub of glycerine and make even a movie about MMA into one about loving your parents.
Aug 2015
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Half Girlfriend
When below average writing meets overenthusiastic hamming, it's like being simultaneously inflicted with a leg wound and a throbbing headache — you're reeling in pain from head to toe but can't tell which is more debilitating.
May 2017
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Setters
...the film attempts to ‘expose’ the manic mayhem and desperate measures that some adopt to clear competitive entrance tests for engineering, medical and management courses. But what it actually manages, is a scramble of fickle ploys, predictable scams and obvious turns.
May 2019
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Bhaag Johnny
Khemu's big dialogue in the film has a hidden message for those who've got their tickets for this film, "I'm not out of my mind, but you're out of luck."
Sep 2015
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Veerappan
It's upsetting that Ram Gopal Varma fans have to put up with this. Even the very few and far between visual flourishes are merely reminders of an auteur that was.
May 2016
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Calendar Girls
About 10 years dated, the excitement that bikini models in uncomfortable positions drew once, feels a bit misplaced today.
Sep 2015
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Mitron
...this comedy-of-errors had the potential to snowball into a surprise hit. But a predictable plot and clichéd turns and twists reduce this two-hour watch into one that can be either skipped and caught later — when it airs on the telly or that digital streaming provider which hunts for such weekend afternoon comedies.
Sep 2018
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Commando 3
...every time you hope to get immersed in the story, a jarring slip-up drifts your attention.
Nov 2019
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Mirza Juuliet
Some love stories are written in heaven, but this one promises to make you endure the flames of hell.
Apr 2017
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Vodka Diaries
...at best, leaves one mildly confused and occasionally concerned about its erratic proceedings. It also weaves an elaborate ruse to rationalise the scattered plot.
Jan 2018
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All Is Well
...fails on every count: in telling a story that demands undivided attention, crafting memorable characters or earning a laugh in a film that is supposedly a comedy.
Aug 2015
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Satyameva Jayate
...caters exclusively to those who relish blows and jabs and the sight of humans being roasted and toasted.
Aug 2018
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Lupt
Hindi films featuring aatmas and pretaatmas have forever stuck to a clichéd construct — creaky chairs, flickering bulbs, plastic dolls that bleed from their frozen eyes and a symphonic crescendo that culminates in a chalk-faced apparition appearing with a jolt. Lupt is hardly any different...
Nov 2018
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Kaun Kitney Paani Mein
With time one forgets where this film was supposed to head and wraps up with a predictable end. It labourously and repeatedly drills home each point till one exits the screen.
Aug 2015
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The Legend of Michael Mishra
With aspirations of lampooning a lovestruck 'bhai' from Bihar, it sways from supposed comedy to unintentional tragedy and culminates in a headache from hell.
Aug 2016
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Hanuman Da Damdaar
An animated retelling of a mythological epic would seem an appropriate vehicle to apprise millennials of the significant yet lesser-known tale. But for Bajrangbali's sake, the visuals are so sketchy, it trivialises the tale of bravado.
Jun 2017
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Julie 2
Modestly-budgeted sleazy fests of the kind rarely invest in story and plot and get right down to delivering the goods. Julie 2 shatters this notion and packs in so much plot, it will make your brains rot.
Nov 2017
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III Smoking Barrels
...the film fails to rise above clichés and the maker seems more obsessed with technique and treatment than the cumulative effect it would have on the viewer.
Sep 2018
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Sep 2019
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Ishq Forever
If you're keen on exploring parts of South Africa, off the B'wood map, this one's for you. But that's just one reason.
Feb 2016
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Hate Story IV
This one has it all—murders, conspiracy, deceit and enough lace and leather to keep front-benchers glued to their seats. But by the time we reach the climax and motives and plans are revealed, the only niggling issue is why go through such a winding scheme, when badla could be avenged through a couple of bullets?
Mar 2018