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Aladin
Aladin, directed by Sujoy Ghosh, is a reworking of a beloved children’s story but it’s so convoluted that you can barely follow who is doing what to whom and why.
Nov 2009
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Jail
Bhandarkar’s cinema has often been called hard-hitting but the trouble with Jail is that it simply doesn’t hit hard enough.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
...is engaging enough, as we say in Mumbai, time-pass. Go for it.7
Nov 2009
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Aao Wish Karein
All I asked for was a passably decent film but Aao Wish Karein couldn't even manage that. Steer Clear.
Nov 2009
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Kurbaan
Clearly Rensil is a talent to watch. He isn’t afraid to take risks but his ambition and good intentions aren’t matched by the sophistication that this project required.
Nov 2009
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De Dana Dan
And I finally understood why the credits in many Priyadarshan films say filmed by Priyadarshan instead of directed by Priyadarshan. Because there is little sense that someone is actually directing this circus.
Nov 2009
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Radio
...deliriously awful. Words cannot convey the experience. You have to check it out yourself.
Dec 2009
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Paa
...never becomes more than the sum of its parts but still I recommend that you make time for it. Just be prepared to be patient.
Dec 2009
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Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
...tries to combine a dance movie with a Bollywood-cinderella story and comes up empty-handed.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
If like me, you can find delight in the sheer delirium of a bad Bollywood film, then see Veer, otherwise do catch it on DVD. In a few years, this sensibility and swagger will be extinct.
Jan 2010
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Ishqiya
I know its only January but I think its safe to say that Ishqiya is the most crackling film you’ll see this year. It’s feisty and sly and very, very sexy.
Jan 2010
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Striker
...is the kind of film that fills you with regret. There is skilful direction here, some nicely etched moments and commendable performances and yet the film never gathers enough momentum to make an impact. Striker never becomes the film it could have been.
Feb 2010
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My Name is Khan
...never becomes the empowering, inspiring Forest Gump-like epic. Mainly because the connective tissue tying it together is deeply flawed and in places, embarrassingly naive.
Feb 2010
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Toh Baat Pakki
...feels like eating left-overs that have been reheated too many times. It’s not very appetizing.
Feb 2010
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Click
How hard can it be to make a reasonably diverting horror film if all you’re doing is copying? Well, if you’re Sangeeth Sivan, the answer is: very hard.
Feb 2010
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Karthik Calling Karthik
...is inconsistent with its own internal logic. When you backtrack and see how the pieces fit, it doesn’t hang together.
Feb 2010
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Teen Patti
...is a train-wreck of a movie. It's incoherent, lengthy and worst of all, agonisingly pretentious.
Feb 2010
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
...attempts to impart valuable lessons but the comic sugar-coating just doesn't crackle enough.
Mar 2010
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Mar 2010
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Hide & Seek
...could have been mildly diverting entertainment but it doesn’t make you scream or shiver.
Mar 2010