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Aladin
...it's a worthy watch, especially for the kids. It's also a rare reminder that you can have good, clean fun at the movies.
Nov 2009
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London Dreams
For its dim-witted writing and sloppy direction, London Dreams is ultimately a tiresome watch.
Nov 2009
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Jail
Because it's well-intentioned and settles for a hopeful message, you stay with the film despite the fact that it's never quite compelling.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
...if you must, watch it for Ranbir Kapoor whose performance alone justifies the price of a ticket.
Nov 2009
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Tum Mile
...you may survive the floods, but Emraan and Soha's bak-bak will most certainly kill you!
Nov 2009
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Aao Wish Karein
...to be honest, I've seen fifth standard students put up school-plays more entertaining than this!
Nov 2009
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Nov 2009
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De Dana Dan
...carry ear plugs with you, or a Saridon. Or both. A migraine is guaranteed.
Nov 2009
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Paa
Few filmmakers stick their necks out to tell difficult and different stories in these days of mindless entertainers making potloads of money. For their intentions alone, the makers of Paa deserve a thumbs-up.
Dec 2009
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Radio
It requires patience to appreciate it fully, but deserves a viewing because films like this are hard to find.
Dec 2009
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Radio
The film, in the end, is a broad entertainer that plays to the gallery, well-intentioned but sadly muddled.
Dec 2009
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Radio
...has the ingredients for a movie one would probably enjoy very much, but somehow they never come together.
Jan 2010
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Radio
doesn't work because it's hard to empathize with any of the characters and because the actors fail to rise above the flawed script.
Jan 2010
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Radio
...well-worn, formulaic fare that might appeal to viewers who find comfort in the familiar, and who are still excited by those hackneyed stories about righteous Indian girls who show materialistic NRI boys the error of their ways.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
doesn't work because you feel no empathy for its protagonist. The film's writers -- if you can call them that, considering there is no script to speak of -- fail to invest even a hint of vulnerability in Sameer.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
Watch it if you're a die-hard Salman fan. It's an epic-sized period film with tacky special effects. Unacceptable in these times.
Jan 2010
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Ishqiya
...a delicious little film that teeters dangerously between saucy comedy and suspenseful noir. Unapologetically adult in its relationships, its language and its humor, the film sparkles for its inspired writing and uncompromised direction.
Jan 2010
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Rann
What ultimately comes in the way of Rann achieving the potential of its premise is the over-use of cliche in the absence of original writing.
Jan 2010
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Striker
Remarkably shot and competently performed, the film is let down by a confused script that can't decide what point to make.
Feb 2010
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My Name is Khan
The film shamelessly tugs at your heartstrings and on more than one occasion wallops you to weep. Aided by solid camerawork, tight editing and a layered story, Johar crafts an engaging, stirring saga that is earnest and noble. With this message movie in the mainstream format, the director takes a step in the right direction.
Feb 2010
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Toh Baat Pakki
The inherently offensive nature of the film's central premise is shrouded under the director's feel-good treatment of the same.
Feb 2010
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Teen Patti
is an incoherent mess of logic-defying scenes that never come together as a fluid script. It's got snazzy camerawork and occasionally hip production design, but none of that matters in the end.
Feb 2010
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Karthik Calling Karthik
...appears confused and half-baked, and it commits that deadly unforgivable cinematic sin – it bores you!
Feb 2010
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Road, Movie
Unpredictable and occasionally charming, Road, Movie has its moments. But in the end it feels too long, a tad boring, and pretentious even.
Mar 2010
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
With better writing it might have been a crackling piece of comedy. As it is now, it's a reasonably enjoyable weekend watch.
Mar 2010
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Hide & Seek
Apart from the promising premise, there isn't a kind word I can think of for this one!
Mar 2010
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Right Yaaa Wrong
Cleverly plotted and never revealing all its cards at once, the film is a smart thriller. And yet the director fails to deliver a tight, slick Bollywood entertainer on the lines of those Abbas-Mustan whodunits, because his treatment's so archaic.
Mar 2010