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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Somewhere Motwane gets too self-aware and conscious—be it the genre of superhero cinema he is playing with or the issue of corruption itself. The point gets belaboured and the film too protracted.
Jun 2018
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Ujda Chaman
The film is also unable to get its tone right. It can’t decide whether it wants to be funny, emotional or romantic or a mix of all. As a result it leaves the audience disconnected and confused as well. Should it laugh, cry or simply tear its hair out?
Nov 2019
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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
The story is evident in the title, so you expect other elements in the film to keep the interest going. Sadly there's almost nothing of it.
Sep 2011
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Wazir
Despite starting off promisingly with slick production values and good performances to boot Wazir unravels badly, especially in the second half as it heads towards the climax.
Jan 2016
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Kaalakaandi
Director Akshat Verma neither gives the film any freshness and novelty, nor any depth and deliberation. Even the supposed black humour isn’t pert enough to tickle consistently.
Jan 2018
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Agent Vinod
There is an incredible urge to run a fine comb through Agent Vinod, to straighten the several strands, trajectories, characters, locations that end up as one big clutter in the mind’s eye.
Apr 2012
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Rangoon
...is an ambitious but overblown, overlong jumble because Bhardwaj decides to take on too many strands. And he doesn’t knit them well as a whole.
Feb 2017
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...there is not enough dramatic tension which underlined the narratives of the ’70s and ’80s, no real big scenes to remember forever.
Aug 2010
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Children Of War
...an unforgiving film that is a strong reminder that horrors of history never leave us.
May 2014
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Ittefaq
...the old Ittefaq, despite you knowing the spoiler, can still hold you in thrall. The new one, despite making a marketing strategy out of a spoiler, just isn’t thrilling enough.
Nov 2017
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
Strikes a hugely wrong note by trying to be self-righteous at a time when sanctimony is under attack.
Dec 2013
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Kalank
You could say that I am being overly righteous and needlessly cautious here but the climax left me discomfited and disturbed.
Apr 2019
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Dhoom 3
Street food gone hopelessly bland, a papdi chaat that tastes more like cold porridge.
Dec 2013
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Kedarnath
A protracted climax and worn-out clichés come in the way of what could have been an interesting cinematic exploration of a social fabric in turmoil.
Dec 2018
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Khandaani Shafakhana
...may have a laudable message at its core, but gets bogged down by it’s own overly righteous attempt to “educate” — that sex is not gandi baat, ashleel aur aapattijanak (bad thing, obscene and unacceptable), nothing to be shameful about.
Aug 2019
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Jul 2011
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Cocktail
...feels like two different films. Pre-interval, it could have snatched 3 stars, but the post-interval bit spoils the show entirely.
Jul 2012
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Motichoor Chaknachoor
The rough humour, even the political incorrectness, of a few lines works given the context of the place and its denizens but the film doesn’t know when to stop and how to stay sharp and pointed.
Nov 2019
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Tevar
Despite its occasional flourishes and a basic competence of craft, you end up taking very little back home.
Jan 2015
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Housefull 2
Beyond the loud slapstick, it does have interesting situational humour but it gets more kiddish than genuinely mad.
Apr 2012
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Sameer
The much desired subversion gets far-fetched and messy than pointed and plausible. That’s where the film loses a grip on itself and its larger relevance.
Sep 2017
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Raid
In spite of these right noises things still don’t turn out rousing enough on screen. A messy climax and clumsy reveal further seal the deal.
Mar 2018
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Zero
The characteristic outstretched arms of SRK get smaller, as does his height, the creative ambition gets bigger but the film stays resolutely middling when it could have been much more.
Dec 2018
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Lafangey Parindey
Despite being "not too bad", it doesn't quite go beyond the lacklustre either.
Aug 2010
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Ek Villain
A clumsy mess of a narrative loop—stories within stories and backstories within backstories, all leading nowhere.
Jul 2014
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X: Past is Present
There is a big idea here, which gets communicated to the viewer at times and eludes at others.
Nov 2015