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Toh Baat Pakki
A wannabe-Hrishikesh Mukherjee film. It’s one of those simple one-line plots that if told well could be both entertaining and insightful. But, this is neither, mainly because its loud and tries too hard to keep it light.
Feb 2010
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My Name is Khan
The constraint is really appreciated both in terms of Karan Johar's direction and Shah Rukh Khan's performance. But unfortunately, in the last hour the movie leaves the US and enters K-Jo-land. And in both worlds Kajol intolerably shrieks her way through.
Feb 2010
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Striker
The sharp dialogues support a fragmented plot. The smart visuals are accompanied by jarring background music. The story is neither about carrom nor about the communal riots. The movie is neither here nor there.
Feb 2010
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Feb 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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Rann
In an arena where character's dilemma should have battled within, the camera and sound fight for attention. Ace, touching performance by Big B tries its best to win the war against an interesting yet predictable plot.
Jan 2010
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Veer
I don't know about bravery and courage, but I recognize the attempt in making an epic entertainer and I see partial success. Unfortunately, only partial. And yet, Salmaniacs can rejoice!
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
...if the characters are going to behave like you'd expect them to, and if they are going to spout lines, ad verbatim what's playing in your mind, the story is bound to be predictable. There's no attempt to deviate from the norm.
Jan 2010
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Pyaar Impossible
Though they had enough maturity to touch upon some very valid issues revolving around love, it's a shame that it translates into a highly typical screenplay with the lousiest dialogues there could be!
Jan 2010
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
...there is a nice build-up. But unfortunately it's towards an unworthy climax. So much so that everything thus far seems in vain.
Jan 2010
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3 Idiots
...little more slapsticky than the Munnabhai series, the crass humor seems to be with a purpose. What remains fascinating is the blend of comedy with his social messages, as usual.
Dec 2009
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Paa
...invokes thoughts on varying subjects from single parenthood, rare diseases to politics. And it does so successfully. As if that weren't enough it is all put together in a relatively unusual plot and has one superb performance...
Dec 2009
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Kurbaan
Predictable to the minutest detail and utterly-butterly s..l..o..w. You sure have better ways to induce yawns now, don't you?
Nov 2009
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Tum Mile
Love, calamity, death all taken way too casually in a drab, still-life sort-of a way.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
A rom-com that is half-baked comedy and a quarter-baked romance.
Nov 2009
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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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Nov 2009