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Guddu Rangeela
Critic reviews and ratings
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The film works, albeit on some level, because of its gritty writing.
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A lighthearted film about a deadly serious subject could have easily gone horribly wrong. Guddu Rangeela doesn't. It is lively, droll and occasionally thought-provoking.
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...is entertaining no doubt, but lacks that special Kapoor touch!
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Kapoor tries so hard to make sure his film is quirky that he doesn’t care about how clever or funny it actually is, and Guddu Rangeela could well have fallen flat -- except for the actors.
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...is quite 'colourless' and offers nothing new.
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...starts off on a wholly different note from the one on which it ends.
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...attempts to build a narrative around 'passionate crimes', but fails to hit the right crescendo because of flawed writing.
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The film might have seemed an interesting, ambitious, black-humoured take on crime in the menacing hinterlands. But what we get is a watered-down version of the above.
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Kapoor demonstrates a growing assuredness, which is clear in the robust, cracking portions of the film: all he now needs is a solid hole-less plot with lines to match.
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The story lacks consistency.
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A thick plot that throws in surprises but ends the usual way – blah. An overwhelming sense of wanting to send a social message, even if understandable, doesn't help the cause.
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...could've been so much better had Subhash Kapoor stuck to his guns and made a satire that actually tried to do something about the appalling backwardness of our hinterlands.
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A good start and finish. Shame, the middle doesn't hold up.
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...characters and performances that keep us engaged when the writing loses its bite. Not as jolly as Kapoor’s last outing but has enough meat to last a meal.
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Kapoor doesn't manage to establish the same mood he did in his previous directorial venture, Jolly LLB, but does enough to keep you hooked for almost 75 per cent of the film, before it begins to drag.
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For the most part then, Guddu Rangeela remains engaging because of the balancing act it achieves between its grim subject and its light touch.
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...works in parts. Disjointed fragments of the film stand out instead of the whole story.
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...has flashes of the originality we saw in Kapoor's earlier films Jolly LLB and particularly Phas Gaye Re Obama. But it's weighed down by a lousy script that squanders all potential.
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...Subhash Kapoor's film is well-made. But it's also severely flawed. His films are usually noticed for their writing and that's exactly where Guddu Rangeela falls short.
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...is well-made. But it's also severely flawed.
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Some films that don’t quite work, you dismiss outright. Guddu Rangeela is the kind of film you grapple with. You wish it were better.
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With the exception of an amusing song, this ‘Jatland’ comedy has little to offer.
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...lackluster and colourless...
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Logical sinkholes keeping opening up along the surface of the plot; the humour is mostly SMS-level...
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