Rare is the film which truly lives up to its name... This one is asal bheja fry. I really did not like it!The cast may remind you of Khosla ka Ghosla. But the movie is pointless, plotless and (mostly) witless. Vinay Pathak has acted well. The rest of the cast simply irritate, irritate and irritate.
Most of all Sarika.
So why did I see the film? Because Gaurav Malani - a guy whom I know and trust - wrote the review for JAM, recommending it highly.
"I can't believe this!" I smsed him after the show. "This is one of the most faltu films I've seen in recent times... How could you give it 4 stars?"
"Lol.. I thot the same when you reviewed Fanaa," he replied back.
So there you have it - if you violently disagreed with my review of Fanaa you may like this film. I get the feeling there will be two camps here - of the 20 odd people in the 1000 seater Regal cinema who paid to watch the show, a few were laughing. A lot.
The rest of us came out with a headache.
Oh, by the way, it's a remake of a French film. Which explains a LOT of things. There are some things which are best left untouched by remake artists. Anything French is one of them!
Other films releasing this weekend, reviewed by JAM:
- Bandidas
- Eragon
- Perfect Strangers
you've given so much hype on 'Perfect Strangers'.. i couldn't stop pukin by the time i was out of the hall. it sure burnt my pocket, 180 bucks-PVR & nothing else yaar!!
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ReplyDeleteI some how disagree with your review of this movie.
Yes, the movie lives upto its name but its fun.
The way he carries his scrap book, neatly packed
or
The way whenever he is making a call he seyz "its ringing"
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When he cuts the call after the conversation among other things.
The funpart is abt how vinay pathak ends up in trouble or creates trouble for others.
Its a good movie.
this was an awesome movie !! Strongly recommend it to anyone !The simplicity and innocence of Vinay Pathak's character as opposed to Raj's sophisticated businessman and the perfect use of situational humour - just loved it
ReplyDeletebtw hated Fanaa, like the JAM reviewer - one of the worst Hindi flicks ever made in recent times I thought; no rhyme or reason , very fake- shot in Poland passed off as Kashmir- intolerable despite having Aamir,Kajol and great music. I remember i looked at my watch at least 30 times during the same ;-)))