Having seen Bol Bachchan, I knew what to expect..kind of. Like David Dhawan before him, Rohit Shetty seems to have a brand of humour mixed with action, of his own. It works, mostly. Leave your brains behind, and it's fun.
A Don whose lovely daughter runs away from an unwanted marriage, and is abducted by his goons (and her cousins!) to be brought back to his 'territory' sounds corny enough, but in the days of khap panchayats and honour killings, it is believable. Trouble is, our hero gets embroiled in it, and despite many attempts to get away, he remains embroiled. Until he falls in love, that is.
There is a lot of humour, and though it's not as sparkling as some other films old and new, it's probably the best one can expect in today's age. The LOL days (Angoor, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Padosan, Bombay to Goa, Chashme Baddoor) are long gone, I presume. But Shah Rukh, whose last few films I had boycotted for obvious reasons, does a pretty decent job of this courage-lacking character for the most part. Deepika actually steals the show, and looks great in her South Indian avatar. Satyaraj, the Tamil villain, acts his part well as her dad.
Dudhsagar falls, Goa, ( I presume) where the train stops for the goons and their catch to get off, looks spectacular. The village where the lead pair take shelter later on also looks beautiful. The action is a bit hackneyed, but provides a change of pace.
All in all, not a bad way to spend 2 hours plus. The pace is pretty decent. Songs are OK.
A Don whose lovely daughter runs away from an unwanted marriage, and is abducted by his goons (and her cousins!) to be brought back to his 'territory' sounds corny enough, but in the days of khap panchayats and honour killings, it is believable. Trouble is, our hero gets embroiled in it, and despite many attempts to get away, he remains embroiled. Until he falls in love, that is.
There is a lot of humour, and though it's not as sparkling as some other films old and new, it's probably the best one can expect in today's age. The LOL days (Angoor, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Padosan, Bombay to Goa, Chashme Baddoor) are long gone, I presume. But Shah Rukh, whose last few films I had boycotted for obvious reasons, does a pretty decent job of this courage-lacking character for the most part. Deepika actually steals the show, and looks great in her South Indian avatar. Satyaraj, the Tamil villain, acts his part well as her dad.
Dudhsagar falls, Goa, ( I presume) where the train stops for the goons and their catch to get off, looks spectacular. The village where the lead pair take shelter later on also looks beautiful. The action is a bit hackneyed, but provides a change of pace.
All in all, not a bad way to spend 2 hours plus. The pace is pretty decent. Songs are OK.
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I saw some terrible reviews of the movie. But I found that it was not so bad in the end. Might not be a bad idea to plant some bad reviews so the overall reaction is better. Human nature and all that.
Yeah, bad reviews are a good idea. Having low expectations does keep you happier..in the hall and elsewhere.
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