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Super 30
Were it not based on real-life, Super 30’s story would have been scoffed upon and the movie soon forgotten. Even with the “based on a true story” stamp and despite some decent insights, performances, and dialogue, it borderlines on simplistic and forgettable.
Jul 2019
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Sultan
...is one movie repeated twice – once before the interval and once after. Both are equally predictable and melodramatic.
Jul 2016
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Sulemani Keeda
Beautifully acted, with some crackling lines, it's the kind of bug you won't mind being bitten by.
Dec 2014
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Sui Dhaaga
Finesse comes through in language, costumes, and even performances. Not so much in the story writing or telling.
Sep 2018
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Student Of The Year 2
Wouldn’t saying, “SOTY 2 is predictable,” predictable in itself? Let’s just say, you get what you expect. Even if there might just have been some potential for change in dynamics between characters, ultimately they are only sly story-telling tactics.
May 2019
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Student Of The Year
...picks of several themes of love, friendship, parenting, unhealthy competition in society. But it does no justice to even one of them.
Oct 2012
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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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Street Dancer 3D
An excuse to choreograph a whole load of dances, though it seemed like one long dance broken by bits of story around empathy and international integration.
Jan 2020
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Stree
The comedy and social take work, even while the horror and romance are just about ok as a side. Put together though the genre mix gives the film a unique flavour making the smartly written script quite enjoyable.
Aug 2018
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Stanley Ka Dabba
...perfectly enjoyable because of its simplicity and how relatable it is.
May 2011
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Special 26
...is an unfair joke on the audience. If it were not for some witty dialogue delivered with great timing, Special Chabbis would've been a very frustrating experience.
Feb 2013
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Soundtrack
...starts unsurely, mildly irritates while casually displaying a wasted life amidst drugs, alcohol and sex and then grips you into a story that makes you want good things to happen to a person you didn't like much or worse, were indifferent to.
Oct 2011
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Soorma
A potentially uplifting story made ordinary and flat by this style of narration.
Jul 2018
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
To begin with the premise of characters manipulating their friends and significant others is not very engaging.
Feb 2018
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Sonchiriya
The story, the performances keep you engaged, yet the film drags making it predictable because there’s just too much time to think.
Mar 2019
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Sonali Cable
One of the rare cases where I allow myself to use the cliché, "Had it's heart in the right place, but..."
Oct 2014
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Son Of Sardaar
The exaggerated action sequences and silly comedy may entertain some of the audience, but as a film-crazy nation, we surely deserve far better.
Nov 2012
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Sixteen
...tries to be cool and the effort shows. The labour that such an effort requires shows through every department of the film and not in a good way.
Jul 2013
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Singham Returns
An action film which is actually trying to make a point through its story, even if it is an over-simplified one.
Aug 2014
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Singham
Comical action, filmy dialogue, awful flow make Singham's decent concept look laughable. It tries to make a couple of points but they are lost in the "coolness" that the film wants to be.
Jul 2011
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Singh Saab The Great
Honest man versus corrupt system. As novel as that one gets, only louder when we thought it wasn't possible.
Nov 2013
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Simran
...has a perfectly flawed lead character, played almost to perfection by Kangna Ranaut, the film has a close-to-perfect climax too. If only, the plot didn't accelerate to being outland-ish mid-way.
Sep 2017
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Simmba
When a Rohit Shetty film moves away from exploding cars to make way for forcefully imploding emotions–it is a step in the right direction. Only a teeny-tiny one though because the ‘women empowerment’ bit is still a huge charade.
Dec 2018
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Shuddh Desi Romance
...with all its zeal to be pertinent, comes across as rather random.
Sep 2013
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
In its attempt to keep things light, the film becomes loud and meanders. In its attempt to make a point, it breaks into spurts of short speeches. In the one aspect, it wants to create awareness about, it doesn’t go beyond a couple of wisecracks.
Feb 2020
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Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Intriguing topic: yep! Middle-class setting that reminds you of films from the 70s: yepp!! Great performances: yeppp!!! Good film: No :(
Sep 2017
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Jul 2013
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Shortcut Romeo
It doesn't feel like they take the audience for granted. Its just that the ability of the writer/director to engage us is limited.
Jun 2013