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Joker
...is very intentionally silly and gets cute at times. It keeps things simple despite the seemingly complicated situation it gets itself into and it is clean.
Aug 2012
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Jodi Breakers
There are a few moments where you begin to hope for chemistry between the lead pair only to see it fizzle away into a ridiculous story.
Feb 2012
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Jo Hum Chahein
An obnoxious, self-centered boy comes of age. And he cannot act. Neither can the women or men who help him come of age in their ways. And the women are a few of the most gullible ones I've seen in ages, even on screen!
Dec 2011
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Jism - 2
...does nothing to you. It has no material to invoke any kind of emotion from you. Except maybe for a few unintentional laughs.
Aug 2012
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
...initial set-up is hilarious and mucho fun. But, set that aside and almost everything is superficial, improbable, and many-a-time outright stupid.
Oct 2010
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Jazbaa
Warped and not in a good way. After a decent start, completely warps logic and the associated human element.
Oct 2015
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Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story
...doesn't have enough bhaigiri nor enough love. It doesn't engage, nor does it entertain.
Feb 2013
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Jawaani Jaaneman
It is funny, but not enough. It is a good one-line plot but stays just about that. It tries very hard to tug at your heart but eventually is a collection of carefully laid out tropes.
Jan 2020
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Jannat 2
...feels like a film that could've been a film worth watching once if it had a little better of everything, especially better actors to play the side characters and the villain.
May 2012
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Jail
...Madhur Bhandarkar has taken upon himself to sensitize his audience to the plight of the people who live in a world we know exists and choose to ignore. He does so in a matter-of-fact tone. He doesn't sermonize, he doesn't glamorize.
Nov 2009
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Jan 2014
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Jai Gangaajal
Engaging even if not new, while you are there and awfully ordinary once you are out of the theater.
Mar 2016
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Jagga Jasoos
Cute, fun detective story taking on huge issues of the world. Juggles all of that well but becomes long-drawn in the process.
Jul 2017
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Jabariya Jodi
...is not as much a romantic comedy as it is the story of a boy trying to come out of his father’s unsavoury shadow. But the need for a rom-com climax ruins whatever little it had tried to gain in the first two hours.
Aug 2019
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
...is a romance that does woo you at times you least expect it. But for most parts it doesn't let you forget that it is after all a film.
Nov 2012
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Jab Harry Met Sejal
A few lovely, honest moments; good performances but zero story doesn't work for this “boy meet girl” film.
Aug 2017
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
It tries to be funny, but is barely so. It tries even harder to be sweet and romantic and ends up being yucky-mushy.
Apr 2010
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Ittefaq
Hurried in its story-telling and a little too relaxed in its execution, Ittefaq makes the biggest mistake a thriller could make - it tells a gripping story instead of showing it.
Nov 2017
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Jul 2013
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Isi Life Mein
A misfit in the 00's despite being relevant, Isi Life Mein is as much an irony as it is a shame.
Dec 2010
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Ishqiya
Once you believe in the story, its well told. But even after the plot has unfolded there's a huge gap in understanding the characters.
Jan 2010
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May 2013
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Ishaqzaade
A love story we've gotten too used to over the decades to be interesting despite fresh performances and a slick, rustic treatment.
May 2012
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Irada
The details though aren't entertained. Many plot points seem like convenient ways to push the drama to the two-hour mark of run-time.
Feb 2017
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Inkaar
...has great, rusty-yet-chic atmosphere and good performances. But, the story cheats on itself in the last half hour.
Jan 2013
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Indu Sarkar
Intertwining stories of Indu Sarkar, the protagonist and Indira's sarkar leave the movie neither here nor there.
Jul 2017
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India‘s Most Wanted
Things move slowly for a thriller and not in a way that gets you concerned for your team. Doesn’t help that the slow story is dragged further with slow-motion!
May 2019
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I Hate Luv Storys
Was there any good reason why they had to give us one more reason to cringe at love stories? Sure, I hate luv storys makes for a decent date flick, but it's not perfect and neither is it the kind of imperfect which is out and out enjoyable.
Jul 2010