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Jun 2017
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Kites
...the plot is sufficiently interesting and complex, with a distinct darkness and a foreign flavour.
May 2010
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Game
For its entire obsession with ambiance, Game is, at heart, a frustratingly old-fashioned murder mystery.
Apr 2011
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The Forest
If only Kumar had established and probed more of the beastly side of man, The Forest could have been something. After all, isn't 'man is the worst animal' at the core of this movie?
May 2012
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Happy Ending
...at its core, is pretentious and doesn’t quite live up to expectations, save for Govinda, who lights up the screen with his mere presence and those legendary moves.
Nov 2014
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Chalk N Duster
Mistaking intent for quality, Chalk N Duster’s greatest drawback is that it tries to take the high moral ground without substantiating its material or projecting the least bit of depth
Jan 2016
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Dear Dad
Though elegant composed and filled with warm possibilities, Dear Dad stays awfully impersonal communicating only from a distance to tread a tediously linear path.
May 2016
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Banjo
...makes a winsome start but takes an awfully tedious route to achieve its happily ever after.
Sep 2016
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Time to Dance
You can miss Time To Dance in the theatres. Yes, the music and the dance sequences do register, and Sooraj holds his own too. But this one is worth a digital dekko.
Mar 2021
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Khatta Meetha
...projects itself as a witty satire with reference to someone as reputed as Laxman but its uneven mood shift from ironical to intense augmented by cheesy dialogues like 'Keechad mein baithe suwar ki tarah sust kyon ho?' begs you not to be taken seriously.
Jul 2010
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Feb 2012
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Mary Kom
I would have liked something much more than this mediocre account of a magnificent reality.
Sep 2014
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Rock On 2
Sure, it's a good-looking film featuring several long shots of people blessed with ridiculously gorgeous balcony views but its deadpan emotionality renders it bland. Soulless.
Nov 2016
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3
Out of place wit, flimsy motives, clumsily picturised songs, dispensable characters, phony instances of adultery and a parody of a climax ensure there is no hope for Dhulia's depthless, disappointing, drama.
Jul 2018
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Jan 2011
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May 2013
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Ab Tak Chhappan 2
...is so terribly obvious in its deviousness, there’s not even a smidgen of surprise to expect.
Feb 2015
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Judwaa 2
Judwaa 2’s balloon of recycled gas soon goes phus and what’s left is tedious buffoonery of the brainless, for the brainless and by the brainless.
Sep 2017
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Shakeela
...is not unbearable, it's just not the kind of movie you would recommend to family and friends.
Dec 2020
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Ishaqzaade
There is much craft on display, and some lovely moments, but the immense promise shown by the first half turns out as hollow as a politician's. Soaked in sloppy sexism...
May 2012
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Luka Chuppi
Between not taking itself seriously and spewing gyaan over how to win youth votes, Luka Chuppi cannot decide what it wants to hide and where it needs to look.
Mar 2019
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Love Aaj Kal
A poorly conceived reboot that's overlong, overdramatic and overdone, Love Aaj Kal simply cannot differentiate between pyaar and parody.
Feb 2020
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Other than its amateurish logic and moronic action, the screen is devoid of any chemistry or vigour in its wit.
Jun 2013
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Besharam
...is so unbelievably sloppy and senseless, not even the best actors in the business can redeem it no matter how hard they try.
Oct 2013
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Holiday
...three hours long and incredibly yawnworthy, it's the kind of mess that makes you miss scenery-chewing villains like Prakash Raj and long for item songs.
Jun 2014
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Sonali Cable
...disconnects itself from the point of the film incredibly fast, littering itself with one-note characters stuck in cinematic cliches.
Oct 2014