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Laal Kaptaan
...an overlong film that takes a circuitous route to its climax and spends an awfully long time to get there...
Oct 2019
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Dil Dhadakne Do
It is an overly caramelised and flaky dysfunctional family drama that strives - and fails - to strike a balance between the sly and the syrupy.
Jun 2015
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Jul 2011
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Murder 3
...has plenty of visual flair, but at times all its labour might seem wasted on a tale that strains too hard for effect. It is steamy all right but tends to run out of steam at crucial junctures.
Feb 2013
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Shamitabh
Dollops of stylistic flourishes and narrative sleights are added to the mix and stirred with utmost vigour. The result of the exercise is too uneven to be consistently enjoyable.
Feb 2015
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Force 2
It's the sheer predictability of this narrative form that drags Force 2 down a few notches. Be that as it may, it is an entertainer that passes muster.
Nov 2016
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Why Cheat India
What it does, and does reasonably well, is address a subject that is real in a manner that, despite its adherence to many of the broad rules of popular Hindi cinema, does not stray too far from the tangible.
Jan 2019
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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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Gippi
For all its attempts to look and feel different from the run-of-the-mill, Gippi is pretty obviously not the ultimate film about adolescence.
May 2013
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The Ghazi Attack
Much water has flown down the Bay of Bengal since the 1971 Indo-Pak war changed the face of the subcontinent, but the PNS Ghazi mystery, at best a 1971 footnote, persists. This film does not do much to increase our desire to dive deeper and learn more about that obscure chapter.
Feb 2017
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Hichki
Rani Mukerji's energetic, engaging performance apart, Hichki is a huff-and-puff show marked by too much mush and fuss. But it has just enough to keep tearjerker junkies interested.
Mar 2018
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost
...muddled script, which veers between rom-com, drama and high emotion, in the most meandering way possible.
Mar 2010
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Sarbjit
...is a film trapped in no man's land. Based on a newsy real-life story, it takes cavalier liberties with reality. The result is a disappointment of monumental proportions.
May 2016
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Mubarakan
The rigmarole is enjoyable up to a point but once the idiocy quotient peaks, the overlong Mubarakan goes somewhat haywire. Yet, if it isn't as insufferable as other average Bollywood romantic comedies, a part of the credit goes to the actors.
Jul 2017
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Blank
All the spiffiness, sadly, stays on the surface, leaving Blank groping for purpose.
May 2019
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Housefull
There is no craft or narrative or characterisation to speak of. Random events and characters, lies and misunderstandings serve to create a low-IQ comedy.
Apr 2010
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Roy
A film lavished with dollops of visual style and aural sophistication, Roy would have been a runaway cinematic delight if only its makers had coupled its impressive surface gloss with a modicum of substance.
Feb 2015
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Noor
With Noor, for example, I cannot for the life of me figure out why the film's heroine wants to be a journalist.
Apr 2017
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Kaccha Limboo
...could have broken new ground but its insights are few and far between.
Feb 2011
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Sep 2012
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Bang Bang!
...is strictly for Hrithik Roshan fans and for those that do not want an action flick to be anything more than just that.
Oct 2014
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Zubaan
...stretches itself too thin at times in trying to raise its narrative tempo. In its quieter moments, however, it does manage to get its voice heard.
Mar 2016
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Mar 2018
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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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Chalo Dilli
...strains hard to be uplifting and poignant but it doesn't quite make it.
Apr 2011
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One By Two
There is no dearth of perspiration in screenwriter Devika Bhagat’s directorial debut. She packs quite a lot into the film. Yet it feels wafer-thin.
Jan 2014
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ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - 2
For dance freaks, there is much on offer. For lovers of cinema, ABCD 2 is a hazy blur of a movie.
Jun 2015