Movie reviews

Ever gone to see a movie that everyone's been raving about, and come away disappointed? Ever been let down by all the hype surrounding a n...

Ever gone to see a movie that everyone’s been raving about, and come away disappointed? Ever been let down by all the hype surrounding a new release? Well, we were. So here’s some generous advice: don’t spend your weekend catching up with any of these "popular" but pretentious offerings. Fine, so some of them may have made a lot of money, others may have won a bag-load of awards. But believe us, they’re not the best company on a rainy Saturday morning…

David Dhawan may owe his entire career in film-making to this movie, which sky-rocketed him to instant fame, but fact remains that this amateurish double-role drama with Govinda and Chunkey Pandey is a real bother. Lunatic behaviour passed off as comical performances, and a nonsensical plot-line for a laugh-riot story. Thanks, but no thanks. We’d much rather watch Hero No 1 for the fourth time over.

KARAN ARJUN

A trashy reincarnation drama from hit-master Rakesh Roshan, this one is considered among the top ten moneyspinners of all time. But it’s a cliched story and doesn’t deserve a dekko. Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan fail to excite you, and Raakhee (as the patient mum who awaits her sons long after they’re nine feet below the ground) just gets on your nerves. The music is just about so-so, but the same can’t be said for this inane film.

TAAL

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Subhash Ghai may go hoarse in the face screaming that Taal is his finest effort, but the truth is completely the opposite. Ghai, who is yet to repeat the magic he created with Karz, delivered a limp, unsettling story with a lukewarm performance from Aishwarya Rai. Meanwhile, Anil Kapoor who received both kudos and awards for his supporting act, was loud and irritating. Please Subhash, can we have something better — and soon!

HUM SAATH-SAATH HAIN

No, Sooraj Barjatya simply couldn’t deliver a worthy follow-up to Maine Pyaar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun. Too many characters, too many lead players, far too much confusion. Hum Saath-Saath Hain‘s greatest fault lay in the fact that there just wasn’t as much chemistry between any of the three main couples, as there was in the Salman-Madhuri romance in HAHK. As a result, the movie may have made potloads of moolah, but the jaw has begun to hurt from all the pointless smiling.