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Chennai Express
An individual opinion in such critic-proof films is like a smashed up secondary car in a Rohit Shetty convoy: it amuses momentarily.
Aug 2013
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Mr Joe B. Carvalho
...an over-the-top and loud slapstick comedy that you have to be in a large group and a really giggly mood to enjoy.
Jan 2014
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The Xpose
Intentional or not, this film gets away with it the same way Om Shanti Om does-not designed as biopics (Heroine) but as unwaveringly cringe worthy stories mirroring the era they represent...
May 2014
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Tevar
...there's not a moment that isn't formula-driven, which is why Sharma fails to stamp any kind of storytelling authority.
Jan 2015
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Ishkq In Paris
This film could've been so much more honest, real, gritty even. That would've been a worthy, valiant last stand.
May 2013
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Darr @The Mall
Within the confines of this stumbling genre, director Kirpalani does a decent job with a predictable script. There is only so much originality left to operate with; even the ghosts have begun to look alike.
Feb 2014
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Commando 2
...this recipe for disproportionate collateral damage trails along predictably, has a dozen loopholes in the plot and folds up with a few revelations and fewer thrills.
Mar 2017
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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
If the noble cause of this film was to train societal soch, the regressive characters could've at least gone through a mindset makeover by the climax. But the only transformation here, happens for those in the audience — greying guaranteed.
Nov 2017
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Paltan
A dialogue in this film goes ‘heroes don’t choose their destiny, destiny chooses them’. But if you were to pick Paltan, be rest assured, your destiny is doomed.
Sep 2018
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Bombairiya
...odd and impractical lapses in writing are meant to pass for hilarity in this supposed comedy of errors which can surely culminate in a headache.
Jan 2019
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Sixteen
...is let down by its execution with little attention to detail and drags in places.
Jul 2013
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Jal
...is constructed as the kind of expansive cinema that begged to be shot on pure film. Rather unfortunate, because Jal ends up as the kind of film that begged to be pure unadulterated cinema.
Apr 2014
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Ungli
...takes a chestthumping, crowd-pleasing concept and turns it into a preachy mess that might discourage future attempts at this genre.
Nov 2014
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Luv Ka The End
...has clear aspirations of fitting into a niche that its makers have identified, and within this framework it is a product that's been well thought and executed. How it measures up as an original work of cinema is of course an altogether different question.
May 2011
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Ladies VS Ricky Bahl
Sharma's film mirrors the chemistry between Ranveer and Anushka: faux, unconvincing, slapdash and hurried.
Dec 2011
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The Forest
...has a complex thought, an extraordinary setting, and a noble intent but it ultimately fails to fulfill any of this tremendous potential.
May 2012
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Half Girlfriend
When below average writing meets overenthusiastic hamming, it's like being simultaneously inflicted with a leg wound and a throbbing headache — you're reeling in pain from head to toe but can't tell which is more debilitating.
May 2017
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Vishwaroop II
The first part of this film had shocking twists such as the drastic transformation of an effeminate Kathak teacher who was a closet Bond tailing terrorists. This one is a watered-down version that barely draws on the veteran actor’s many talents and scripts its own demise.
Aug 2018
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Oct 2013
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
At various stages of this film, one wonders what compelled the makers to go ahead with this supposed horror-comedy.
Apr 2018
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Blood Money
...is generic mash up of Mahesh Bhatt’s productions, cannibalizing from his own films.
Mar 2012
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Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana
But it’s not just the plot, even the execution is below average and the cinematography leaves much to be desired.
Apr 2017
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Lanka
...attempts a stand on domestic violence. Unfortunately, it can barely sit up as a film. And as for the audience, they'll be flat on their backs by the end of it.
Dec 2011
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May 2014
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Kaagaz Ke Fools
...this one is presented in a dated and garish manner that makes you wonder if the filmmakers think this is actually a groundbreaking concept.
Apr 2015
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Fever
Director Rajeev Jhaveri attempts a Hollywood-style narrative with conviction but underestimating the audience's intellect and oversimplifying the plot makes it a tiring watch.
Aug 2016
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Haseena Parkar
Why director Apoorva Lakhia found this subject or the material compelling is a mystery.
Sep 2017