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Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
Debutant director Vinod Kapri was astute in picking a subject that tabloid headlines are made of. But in execution, he couldn't convey the mood of the story.
Jun 2015
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May 2010
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Khap
...a film that looks like the mangled matrimony of Moulin Rouge and Peepli Live. Both dreadful versions of. To think that this is what was intended from the very start: mass entertainer meets issue-based film is ludicrous.
Jul 2011
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Miley Naa Miley Hum
The same old characters and their not-as-attractive sidekicks, the same old rehashed events.
Nov 2011
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Apr 2014
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Creature
Over the years, technicalities in Bhatt's films have evolved-but the incompetent writing continues to blur the lines between horror and (unintentional) comedy.
Sep 2014
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Rough Book
...is tiringly slow, lazily written and offers no novel insight into the acute crisis that our educational system presently faces.
Jun 2016
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Namaste England
Lack of conflict or chemistry between the lead couple, tedious dialogue and a mumbling monologue on how being an Indian is a matter of well-deserved pride (similar to the one in Namaste London (2007), minus the impact) restrict this story from taking any definitive direction.
Oct 2018
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Zanjeer
"It is better to fail at originality than to succeed in imitation." Zanjeer manages neither.
Sep 2013
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Tamanchey
Eventually, the film turns into a self-conscious anti-tribute of everything it attempts to pay homage to.
Oct 2014
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Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai
The plot had tremendous potential, had it been backed by intelligent writing.
Jul 2012
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Ab Tak Chhappan 2
This sequel will only dilute memories of the original. Unless you're looking for 56 shades of dull, dated and contrived grey.
Feb 2015
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Julie 2
Modestly-budgeted sleazy fests of the kind rarely invest in story and plot and get right down to delivering the goods. Julie 2 shatters this notion and packs in so much plot, it will make your brains rot.
Nov 2017
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III Smoking Barrels
...the film fails to rise above clichés and the maker seems more obsessed with technique and treatment than the cumulative effect it would have on the viewer.
Sep 2018
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Issaq
...requires tremendous effort and patience to get through (let alone like), and in the end, it is simply not worth it.
Jul 2013
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22 Yards
The incestuous relationship shared between sports agents, players and journalists offered enough fodder for an inspiring story. This film chews on that fodder and spits it out without a thought.
Mar 2019
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Tees Maar Khan
...is full of just stupid incidents zanily stitched up with elaborate songs in between.
Dec 2010
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Ragini MMS
Props for the lead actors, who give their best, but are undone by an inept director
May 2011
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Heartless
...lacks any sort of pulse and does much harm to Suman's television legacy, something that he must conserve wholeheartedly.
Feb 2014
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Chal Bhaag
...may have looked like a screwball crime comedy on paper, but you'd be hard pressed to come across a more awfully-executed production this year.
Jun 2014
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Hate Story IV
This one has it all—murders, conspiracy, deceit and enough lace and leather to keep front-benchers glued to their seats. But by the time we reach the climax and motives and plans are revealed, the only niggling issue is why go through such a winding scheme, when badla could be avenged through a couple of bullets?
Mar 2018
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Paharganj
While seedy underbellies have and will continue to fascinate filmmakers across geographies, the audience has seen enough to not be fooled by films that trade sex and drugs for an actual plot.
Apr 2019
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Aao Wish Karein
...it’s the dull screenplay once again. Even though it is fully inspired by Big, Aao Wish Karein manages to be overstretched and boring.
Nov 2009
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Anjaana Anjaani
...a film full of set up situations without a real story to tell, and ends up as a slow, dragging and painful experience.
Oct 2010
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Will You Marry Me?
If only the makers had stuck to a single genre - either romance or drama or comedy and not this foolishly ambitious all encompassing idea of Will You Marry Me?, would have been a better film to watch.
Mar 2012
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Shortcut Romeo
The film tries so hard to be slick, you wonder that if it was shot in a realistic manner with real characters, it'd might have worked. Instead the movie is replete with pathetic production values.
Jun 2013
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6-5=2
The first rule is that these films should be scary and the actors, naturalistic. Their deaths should invoke horror, not glee and relief that they're finally being bumped off.
Nov 2014