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Ghanchakkar
Critic reviews and ratings
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...the plot is exhilarating and unique.
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...the pace is slow and when the situations and jokes start getting repetitive, you want to pull your hair. There is an unusual climax to look forward to. Yet, the ground rule for thrillers is that they cannot unfold at such a languid pace.
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Where Ghanchakkar falters is in its basic premise - comedy.
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...gets you interested and leaves you there. It doesn't move forward and soon enough, gets repetitive and thus predictable.
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...builds up and builds up and builds up magnificently before collapsing in a bloody silly heap.
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...has splendid performances by its principal cast, but the bland and tedious narrative plays spoilsport.
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...has a few memorable scenes, but on the whole it feels like a rushed effort.
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This could have been a hoot, but the execution lets down the premise, and the film remains one of those that could have been edgier and funnier.
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...is at heart a languid and quirky comedy, but even laidback movies need momentum.
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...a half-baked, self-indulgent comedy, which strives to sprinkle some dark film noir elements towards the finale.
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...is all very well as it flags off, but it's mostly downhill after it hits its high point in the first fifteen minutes.
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But film that could have been cheeky and fun turns into a yawn inducing fare, all thanks to a lazy, half-baked script and screenplay. What a pity.
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...all this would have made for a memorable comedy of misadventure but Rajkumar Gupta chooses the tread the thriller road. Sadly, he chooses to do so at a lethargic pace and hence, the punch when it does come loses impact because by then you’ve given up on the film.
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It's a pity - given the collective talent on display – that the film never quite rises above its potential.
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...after an impressive set-up, there are entertaining bits and pieces in the second half of the film, and the last couple of minutes of the climax are not bad at all, but it just doesn’t add up.
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...lazily scripted film that leaves you bored and searching for the nearest exit.
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Raj Kumar Gupta is a tasteful filmmaker with an eye for colourful detail and the archly droll moment. But he cannot rein in the various dimensions of the story, and the film feels like it’s stuck in a loop.
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...though it is fun as you watch it unfold, it is also mostly forgettable, offering us very few moments to hold on to.
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There is nothing interesting about the conversation between the four people in this movie.
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The fundamental concept of Ghanchakkar is intriguing all right, but it simply isn’t sturdy enough to bear the weight of an entire two hour-plus film.
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...in a bid to make a comedy on memory loss, the filmmaker himself forgets his script.
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...is one very predictable, unfunny and boring suspence comedy around memory loss.
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A laboured comedy and lukewarm thriller come together to make an irritating two hours.
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...relies on the age-old Bollywood idea of the fading yaaddasht, and leaves you feeling as lost as its characters. The hunt — for money as much as for memory — moves with a chaotic frenzy. But it goes around in circles till it drops.
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