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Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Watch Ramaiya Vastavaiya only if you have the stomach for unbridled lunacy.
Jul 2013
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Rakht Charitra 2
Rakta Charitra 1 had an urgency that kept the narrative moving despite the clumsy voice-over and mind-numbing violence. The sequel has some powerful scenes but lacks cohesion.
Dec 2010
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Rakht Charitra – I
...how much you relish Rakta Charitra is directly connected to your threshold for gore.
Oct 2010
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Rajjo
The old-fashioned plot is completely at variance with the present-day realities of the Mumbai underbelly that the film seeks to project.
Nov 2013
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Aug 2014
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Rahasya
This is a dark, desperate, sinister, gutsy and gripping thriller which may not tilt you to the edge of the seat. But you do want to know who killed the teenaged girl Ayesha Mahajan.
Jan 2015
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Jan 2017
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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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Radhe
The film dumps a whole lot of dross on us, albeit with a certain degree of surface gloss.
May 2021
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Race 3
...with the lead actor strutting around like a clueless stuntman in the midst of flying bullets and exploding cars, all the high-voltage action is about as exciting as a three-hour-long sitting at the dentist's.
Jun 2018
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Race 2
To be fair, some of the implausible action sequences are startlingly good. However, they do not add up to a convincing enough whole that can paper over the holes in the narrative.
Jan 2013
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Raazi
The stakes feel dramatic but unreal, and the film feels slow as a result. It certainly doesn't earn its running time of two hours and twenty minutes. By the time the shrill climax comes around, dullness has set in.
May 2018
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Sep 2016
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Raaz 3
Vikram Bhatt springs a spook spree that offers viewers the irresistible bait of horror and sex. You wait for the horror to get sexy. Instead the sex gets progressively horrific.
Sep 2012
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
...pitched as a romantic comedy but is neither very funny nor very romantic.
Jan 2010
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Raanjhanaa
The vibrant, recognizable human tableau that unfolds in the background gives Raanjhanaa a distinctive feel.
Jun 2013
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Raajneeti
...a mixed bag. The film has moments of ferocious power and just as many flaws.
Jun 2010
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Raag Desh
...blends details drawn from extensive research and some amount of fiction to rustle up a narrative that has enough drama to keep the audience engaged through its run time of two and a quarter hours.
Aug 2017
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Jun 2017
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Ra.One
It delivers more than your money's worth in terms of pure entertainment. It is impressively shot, technically good enough to pass muster and the hi-jinks drama has the pace to keep tedium at bay.
Oct 2011
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Qissa
'Unique' and 'distinctive' are two words that repeatedly spring to mind as the contemplative, splendidly well crafted Qissa unfolds on the screen.
Feb 2015
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Qarib Qarib Singlle
The unhurried rhythm of Qarib Qarib Singlle might put off average filmgoers but if you see value in a film that breaks away from norm and derives strength from understatement rather than flashy storytelling methods, your search ends here.
Nov 2017
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
...does pretty much the same, but the novelty has worn off and it is saddled with an insufferably inept screenplay.
Oct 2015
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama
The plot is inert and the dialogue, vacuous. The film feels like it's in slow-motion. Nothing much happens for a very long time.
May 2011
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Prince
...is the funniest Bollywood movie I've seen this year. I laughed so hard that my sides hurt. Only I don't think that's the reaction debutant director Kookie V Gulati was aiming for.
Apr 2010
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
The overwrought PRDP might not be that bad, but it is syrupy to the point of being unendurable. Only for Salman Khan fans.
Nov 2015