Movie Review HERO Is Complete Bore Featuring Unimpressive Debutantes
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Friday, 11th September 11:40 AM IST
HERO Is Complete Bore Featuring Unimpressive Debutantes
Pluses: couple of decent songs, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Sharad Kelkar are class act Minuses:
poor screenplay, Aditya Pancholi and Vivan Bhatena set new standards of overacting, Athiya is over the top in order to look too cute, Sooraj has bad dialogue delivery and same emotion throughout
Critic Rating: 1.5/5
Business Rating: 3/5
Verdict:
Watch it if you can fight boredom for more than two hours for glimpse of Salman Khan at the end
Detailed Analysis: Nikhil Advani has given some really big disappointments in last 10 years or so i.e. 'Salaam E Ishq', 'Chandani Chowk To China', 'Patiala House' and 'D Day'. And now for some strange reasons he has got responsibility of launching two star kids under the banner of super star in the remake of a super hit film.
Rishi Kapoor plays a Mr Bhalla, who runs a bakery in a hill station called Kasol. He is never seen to be baking anything. All he does is to yell and shout at his wife, and sonny boy Inder (played by Supriya Pathak and Abhishek Bachchan, respectively). Why? That’s a mystery. Ms Pathak is to be found in an ‘ashram’, looking vacantly about. Abhishek switches locations from a Bangkok poolside with bikinied babes to the winding roads of Kasol, where he encounters college-mate Nimmi (Asin, colourless) who has feelings for him. Why anyone would have a tender spot for someone as indifferent as Inder is an even bigger mystery. Up pops a long-haired goon called Cheema who’s only job is to twirl a gun, and threaten people. Why the talented Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub took on this thankless part is a … yes, you got that. It’s a puzzle. Plot? Non-existent. The jokes? Screamingly unfunny. Rishi Kapoor doing ‘su-su’, singing ‘aiyi-aiyi-aiyi’? Groan. When will grown men wanting to urinate stop becoming an acceptable gag in Bollywood? Can someone solve this? It’s always good to see Supriya Pathak, but when will someone come up with a substantial part for her? - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/all-is-well-movie-review-abhishek-bachchan-asin/#sthash.7CQEWPe9.dpufRishi Kapoor plays a Mr Bhalla, who runs a bakery in a hill station called Kasol. He is never seen to be baking anything. All he does is to yell and shout at his wife, and sonny boy Inder (played by Supriya Pathak and Abhishek Bachchan, respectively). Why? That’s a mystery. Ms Pathak is to be found in an ‘ashram’, looking vacantly about. Abhishek switches locations from a Bangkok poolside with bikinied babes to the winding roads of Kasol, where he encounters college-mate Nimmi (Asin, colourless) who has feelings for him. Why anyone would have a tender spot for someone as indifferent as Inder is an even bigger mystery. Up pops a long-haired goon called Cheema who’s only job is to twirl a gun, and threaten people. Why the talented Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub took on this thankless part is a … yes, you got that. It’s a puzzle. Plot? Non-existent. The jokes? Screamingly unfunny. Rishi Kapoor doing ‘su-su’, singing ‘aiyi-aiyi-aiyi’? Groan. When will grown men wanting to urinate stop becoming an acceptable gag in Bollywood? Can someone solve this? It’s always good to see Supriya Pathak, but when will someone come up with a substantial part for her? - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/all-is-well-movie-review-abhishek-bachchan-asin/#sthash.7CQEWPe9.dpufFilm has nothing new to offer. Its not a remake but a photocopy with poor quality of ink. Sooraj (Sooraj Pancholi) is goon (mentioned umpteen times in film because he does not look like one) and he falls in love with Radha (Athiya Shetty). Radha is daughter of Police IG (Tigmanshu Dhulia) and her brother (Sharad Kelkar) is a cop too. A convict Pasha (Aditya Pancholi) asks his trusted guy Sooraj to kidnap Radha so that he can break IG. And then usual love story between a kidnapper and victim followed by some unnecessary twists in 2nd half. Best thing about the film is Salman Khan song in end credit. Performance wise Tigmanshu Dhulia is simply outstanding as he looks so classy and intense at the same time. Sharad Kelkar also scores with his restrained act. But sadly rest of the cast is completely out of sort; Aditya Pancholi fails miserably as he looks too intense and overacts and so is the rest of the supporting cast. But real sad news is that Sooraj Pancholi looks completely out of sorts. He can only flex muscles and is really bad in emotional or intense scenes. His action or dance moves are also nothing great if one copares him to Tiger Shroff or Varun Dhawan. Athiya Shetty actually looks good in parts but her over the top effort to look cute simply kills her impact. Film has similar plot like original but screenplay has some really big issues and then it is too much stretched in 2nd half. Film has below par editing by Ritesh Soni. Music is average but nothing in comparison to cult hit songs of original. Cinematography is good and production design is perfect. Cinematography is excellent.
Director Nikhil Advani again falters and falters big time with such a poor screenplay and direction. He fails to extract performances from newcomers and main elements of original film were over looked i.e. rustic character of Jackie Shroff, extraordinary music. Film will release today and it will get average to poor reviews and but it should still score decent numbers over weekend due to heavy promotion and Salman factor. Though it will not be a huge hit and will struggle from Monday onwards.
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