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Lucknow Central
It’s all by-the-numbers storytelling, particularly the big escape plan and the way it unfolds. There is literally no surprise, no unpredictability in how things go down.
Sep 2017
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Simran
There’s ample meat in the story, yet the writing itself is weak. The film’s second half feels particularly sloppy, and don’t even get me started on the caricaturish villains. But it’s a testament to Kangana’s full-blooded performance that Simran works despite these complaints.
Sep 2017
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Poster Boys
Comedy writing is fun, but it’s also serious business. The writers of Poster Boys forgot the rule while working on the film. They clearly didn’t put in enough efforts to get the rewards.
Sep 2017
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Daddy
The craft is admirable and the big denouement is thought provoking, but pacing issues cripple the film to the extent that you’re exhausted by the time the lights come back on.
Sep 2017
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Baadshaho
15 years ago Baadshaho might not have been an awful film, but today it feels sexist, formulaic and completely outdated.
Sep 2017
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Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
...rises above its minor problems to deliver plenty laughs. It’s one of the year’s most enjoyable films.
Sep 2017
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A Gentleman
It’s a harebrained set-up and over the next 132 minutes, the makers manage to offend everyone from gays, to African-Americans, to fat people, and just about anyone with a modicum of taste and common sense.
Aug 2017
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Sniff
It’s a slim idea, and unfortunately the script never feels adequately developed.
Aug 2017
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Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
It’s a guilty pleasure at best, provocative and titillating. But it’s also overlong and derivative, and gives one of our finest actors little room to do much more than repeat himself.
Aug 2017
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Bareilly Ki Barfi
There is a lot to enjoy here but the script contrivances rankle. This is a movie that works on account of the trimmings: the acting, the clap-trap dialogues, and the authentic texture of the world that it’s set in. If only there was more meat to the main dish.
Aug 2017
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Toilet
It’s clear the film has its heart in the right place but the blatant pandering gets tiresome.
Aug 2017
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Jab Harry Met Sejal
There is just not enough meat on the bones to keep you invested in the protagonists’ journey, or in their relationship, which feels clumsy and muddled but not in an interesting, honest way.
Aug 2017
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Mubarakan
In the end the film is the same old comedy of errors that we've seen so many times before.
Jul 2017
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Indu Sarkar
...is at best an average movie. It's the cinematic equivalent to one of those training manuals…think The Emergency for Dummies.
Jul 2017
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Munna Michael
The film, in entirety, lacks any logic and coherence in its plot. The story is predictable and will often have you looking at your watch.
Jul 2017
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Lipstick Under My Burkha
It’s accessible and entertaining; that rare film about empowerment that delivers plenty laughs.
Jul 2017
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Jagga Jasoos
...is never more than the sum of its parts. The film’s heart – the moving father-son dynamic – is buried somewhere under all the manic Tintin-like adventure and the sensory overload it triggers.
Jul 2017
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Mom
...is a far from perfect film, but it’s never boring. Sridevi’s terrific turn makes up for many of the script problems.
Jul 2017
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Tubelight
...is well intentioned but overtly manipulative and doesn't so much tug at your heartstrings as it punches you in the face demanding that you care.
Jun 2017
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Bank Chor
...what's wrong in this film is not the casting or the acting, but the decision of basing a full-fledged film on a theme so trivial.
Jun 2017
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Raabta
...is one part lighthearted rom-com, one part deathly serious reincarnation saga, and all parts ridiculous.
Jun 2017
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Behen Hogi Teri
You’d wish the makers had trimmed its flabby bits; there was potential here.
Jun 2017
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Half Girlfriend
...is a misfire of epic proportions. Blame it on the book, or the script that it spawned, but this movie is excruciating to endure.
May 2017
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Hindi Medium
Despite its shortcomings, the film is never unwatchable and benefits enormously from a winning performance by Irrfan Khan who makes his every moment on screen count.
May 2017
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Meri Pyaari Bindu
There are moments and sequences in the film that are moving and funny and quietly heartbreaking. But those are few in an overlong film that never quite finds its groove.
May 2017
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Sarkar 3
...is an improvement on many of Varma’s recent films, which, quite frankly, were unwatchable to say the least. Yet it’s steeped in familiarity and an overwhelming sense of repetition and pointlessness.
May 2017
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
The last film felt more organic, this one throws everything at the screen, and it’s hard not to submit.
Apr 2017
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Maatr
...disappoints on many levels despite being a relevant film. A veteran or experienced director would’ve turned it into a masterpiece as it had all the element of a hard-hitting, entertaining crime-drama thriller.
Apr 2017
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Noor
Although handsomely mounted and evocatively shot, Noor lacks a sense of genuine urgency. The protagonist’s journey from flaky to fully reformed is never convincing...
Apr 2017
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Begum Jaan
There is a strong feminist statement here, but unfortunately, it’s drowned out by all the noise.
Apr 2017