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Sab Kushal Mangal
...insults the audience’s intelligence. It wallows in mediocrity and believes that non-Metros (where they hope this film will have a good run) are stuck in the 1980s to lap up anything that’s lobbed at them.
Jan 2020
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Right Yaaa Wrong
...a fairly interesting story, except that the average direction and clumsy casting quite lets it down.
Mar 2010
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We Are Family
...has a weepy, forced, set-like air about it, with poorly translated dialogue and pre-packaged situations.
Sep 2010
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Jan 2011
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Ready
When stars the size of Salman use such self-deprecating context-less humour, there is little chance of the audience not empathising.
Jun 2011
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Gali Gali Chor Hai
...seems not only incomplete in thought but also technically: Basic scene to scene transitions missing, uneven sound.. the film leaves you deeply unsatisfied.
Feb 2012
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Roar: Tigers Of The Sundarbans
...ends up as an ill-conceived tribute to an animal that deserves a more majestic showcase.
Oct 2014
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Shab
Onir recently argued that he doesn't fancy himself as an indie filmmaker but a commercial one. And that his 'treatment' lends his films to be deemed otherwise. But here, he stereotypes homosexuals, sex workers and everyone in between.
Jul 2017
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Aazaan
If only a more generous fraction of these tens of crores was spent on hiring writing talent and a little more time spent with the actors, we might've had a half-decent action film.
Oct 2011
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Dozakh
The climax, potentially a brave black-and-white triumph of humanity over religion, must have looked iconic on paper. This depth, however, is dissolved by an archaic display of craft.
Mar 2015
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Housefull 3
...they only go on to prove that if laughter is the best medicine, this film will make you beg for euthanasia.
Jun 2016
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Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
There’s not one situation that’s setup to induce laughs, and the writing is listless, witless, and ultimately humourless.
Sep 2012
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The Attacks Of 26/11
But it is RGV who has the last laugh as he guilt-trips you into standing up through his reversescrolling end titles in memory of the lives lost in 26/11. And even though you’ve battled through this personal assault of a film, you have no option but to comply.
Mar 2013
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Hamne Gandhi Ko Maar Diya
The approach is almost academic, but it’s a class for slow learners as every message is tossed about, repeated and hammered down.
Mar 2018
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Mohalla Assi
...Mohalla Assi’s trivial issues and laboured execution only manage to leave you feeling sedated and groggy — its 120-minute runtime doesn’t even allow one to complete a single sleep cycle.
Nov 2018
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Super Nani
Mr Kumar has created a world that will instantly take you back to the regressive ways of the 18th century-the kind of attitude you battled to break norms and set the stage.
Nov 2014
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Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Even if you have an appetite for saas bahu sagas, the grade of chest beating this one endorses would be inappropriate if not fatal for your brain cells.
Mar 2017
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Mumbai Mirror
...the trailer felt like one long B-grade item song. Arre, the whole film is like that!
Jan 2013
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Feb 2010
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May 2011
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Veerey Ki Wedding
...there are B-grade films that have more plot and purpose than Veerey Ki Wedding.
Mar 2018
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Hotel Milan
If Roy Kapur doesn’t get a kick out of self-harm, it’s difficult to imagine why he would agree to be a part of Hotel Milan. It’s the kind of project you’d not wish on your worst enemy.
Nov 2018
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Aladin
Aladin is a good example of how to take a beautiful fairy tale, and proceed to fairly destroy it.
Nov 2009
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Hostel
...gets a very flat, grim, unidimensional treatment from the director, which ends up making the story more morbidly filmy than dramatically real.
Jan 2011
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Ekk Deewana Tha
Lazy filmmaking, repetitive endless conversations, arbitrary songs, and weak protagonists are its undoing.
Feb 2012
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Jaanisaar
One can only imagine the atrocities Indians braved during the British occupation. But occupying a seat to watch this film would be counted as self-inflicted torture, as you now know what you're signing up for.
Aug 2015