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Well Done Abba
There is much to appreciate about this film, but it demands solid patience on your part.
Mar 2010
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost
...suffers primarily on account of its inconsistent tone. The film might have worked as an irreverent comedy, but much of it is treated as an emotional drama...
Mar 2010
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Shaapit
Horror films are meant to get your heart racing pumping. At the end of this film, you'll have to check for your pulse.
Mar 2010
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
You will be shocked, you will be startled, but walking out of the theatre, you know you have just seen what is possibly the most important Hindi film since Satya and Dil Chahta Hai.
Mar 2010
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Lahore
It's well-intentioned, has its heart in the right place, and it's an engaging enough watch. But it never rises above that to become a film that could truly make a difference.
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Veer
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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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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Dulha Mil Gaya
...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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Pyaar Impossible
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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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
...has the ingredients for a movie one would probably enjoy very much, but somehow they never come together.
Jan 2010
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3 Idiots
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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Rocket Singh
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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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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De Dana Dan
...carry ear plugs with you, or a Saridon. Or both. A migraine is guaranteed.
Nov 2009
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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