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Inkaar
...could have been truly radical. But it becomes a film that prefers to cop out, rather than deliver on the promise it held out so bravely in its initial passages.
Jan 2013
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Mardaani
The resolution, showcasing bloody vigilante-ism, is problematic. Is that the only definition of ‘mardaani’, and is that something to be celebrated? Something more pragmatic, and yes, more real, would have served its consistently watchable leading lady, better.
Aug 2014
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War
The chief trouble with War is that all the space is divvied up between Hrithik and Tiger, and they are so busy strutting across the screen, in all their glory, so ripped, so brawny, that the poor baddies don’t really get a chance.
Oct 2019
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
...has a lame plot and that the supporting cast has more heft than the lead players.
Oct 2010
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Life Goes On
Some subtlety would have done this film, which had potential, a world of good. The performers strive to be credible, particularly the seasoned trio of Tagore-Karnad- Puri. It's a pity the film lets them down.
Mar 2011
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Hate Story
...what we get is an oomphy, oozy femme who is uninhibitedly fatale, and capable of steaming things up, but stuck in a story which starts off as credible but all too soon plunges us into a pit of disbelief.
Apr 2012
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Oct 2012
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I Me Aur Main
This could have been a slap-up rom com. But the trouble with this good-looking movie is that it is patchily written and performed, and often feels contrived.
Mar 2013
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The Xpose
The murder mystery set in the backdrop of big bad tinseltown should have been pacy and cheesy and racy, but ends up being a bit of a drag. Despite all the fun and games.
May 2014
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Aug 2015
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Raman Raghav 2.0
There are some mesmeric bits in here, which belong to Siddiqui. But those are not enough. Without those crucial elements, the film is rendered atmospheric yet hollow...
Jun 2016
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Teen Patti
The trouble with `Teen Patti’ is not that we’re all too familiar with its central idea. It lies in the patchy way the plot is laid out, and in the characters who do not, at any point, feel completely filled out.
Feb 2010
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Jul 2010
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Luv Ka The End
...there's so little else in the film that it all flattens out in an alarming sit-com like fashion, as this very now film is reduced to using the creakiest comic devices from old-style Bollywood—itching powder, and laxatives.
May 2011
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May 2013
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Timeout
...raises a subject that is usually not tackled with any seriousness in our movies, places it at the heart of the story. For that alone it deserves props.
Sep 2015
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Toilet
The moment a film succumbs to being the carrier of a Message as opposed to a message, it becomes burdened.
Aug 2017
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Jan 2019
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We Are Family
It's all so contrived that you despair of this film having a single genuine emotion.
Sep 2010
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Force
But 'Force' is not a tour de force it could have been because Abraham doesn't cut it all the way.
Sep 2011
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Baby
...the niggling discomfort caused by the pandering to stereotypes ( and the requisite nod to tokenism) colours our viewing. There’s also the fact that though this film looks always to be on the move, it frequently stalls.
Jan 2015
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Apr 2017
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Manto
There is a gap, a curious distance, between the vision and the execution, and much of the film, including Nawaz, resides in it.
Sep 2018
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The Sky Is Pink
...barring some passages, it feels both constructed and sentimental. With the material at hand, you expect a legitimate heart-breaker ( how else can you look at a young life threatening to be cut short?) but this one left me mostly unmoved.
Oct 2019
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Jan 2010
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Apartment
Apart from the fact that it is stolen, `The Apartment’ suffers from bland acting, and superfluous songs...
Apr 2010
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Monica
...has the intention, and a couple of effective performances but doesn't keep up with its execution.
Mar 2011
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
This could have been a 'DCH' with a bite; it ends up being a good-looking but bland touristy delight.
Jul 2011