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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
Critic reviews and ratings
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In an industry obsessed by opening weekend business and box-office records, this is one of those rare films that doesn't compromise on its gracious objectives for the sake of becoming more box-office friendly.
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The high point of Gowariker's film is the fact that it combines high-octane drama with a high degree of restraint.
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...mixed feelings because of the execution, and because it's a perfect history lesson. A must-know story with dull narration.
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...the period picture is a valuable addition to the director’s oeuvre...
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Gowariker deserves full marks for picking a historic subject that's novel and unique.
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Movies like KHJJS reiterate our faith that there are still filmmakers out there who will not compromise on their vision and conviction.
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...a game well played by the director. But it is definitely not his best game so far.
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An earnest film which tells a tale of tragic heroes.
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...isn't a bad film but its slack pace refrains it from being a memorable film.
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Gowariker's attempt, however, is much too honest and humble to strike a chord with today's generation.
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...a noble attempt at restoring glory to long-forgotten heroes but honestly, I felt more charged and patriotic in the last 40 minutes of Lagaan than I did in this entire film.
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...a clumsily structured, unevenly paced film...
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The lack of flow in the narrative makes much of the film look like a collage of separate events, though they are all directed towards one goal.
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...the gaps between the intention and the final product : the book's gripping characters and its rousing patriotic tale never comes fully alive on screen.
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...fails to grasp your attention or convince you to invest our emotions. Which is a shame considering the potential of this story that's unique in so many ways and encapsulates a range of developments.
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The film captures the bravado of the revolutionaries, but not their unique madness.
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...despite its important subject, what’s missing in this film is drama, conflict and outrage.
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...a let-down.
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While the story is fabulous, KHJJS suffers majorly in its direction. The dialogues are stilted and wordy, the screenplay is needlessly repetitive and laborious, the music is average and the background score is poor.
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...while it may satiate the yearnings of a grossly ill-exposed audience, purely on the strength of telling a lesser known story and the impeccable production values, it is by far the most dishonest film to have come from Gowariker.
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The problem with Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey isn't its simple-minded straightforwardness. The problem is that not a single character in this story is brought to three-dimensional life - we get a parade of names and faces, and we could be staring into an illustrated history book.
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An unconvincing period film that fails to establish the setting, but nevertheless raises some essential points
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Extreme patience, not patriotism, can sail you through this wikipedia page.
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...one expected a sense of excitement, if not immediacy, when watching this saga unfold. Unfortunately, the film is only slightly better than a droning, boring old-style Films Division documentary.
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