Friday, 2nd October 10:40 AM IST

SINGH IS BLIING Has Neither Any Plot Nor Entertainment Quotient

Pluses:

Minuses:

Amy Jackson as plastic as it gets, poor writing, bad editing, climax is a mess, Prabhu Deva seems clueless

Critic Rating:

2.5/5

Business Rating:

3.5/5

Verdict:

Watch it for only and only Akshay Kumar

Detailed Analysis:

Prabhu Deva started his career with a bang in Bollywood with hits like 'Rowdy Rathore' and 'R...Rajkumar'. Then he gave a big dud in 'Action Jackson' and now he is back with 'Singh Is Bliing'.

Film has no plot and no script. The film starts off in the town of Bassi Patna in Punjab, which is followed by a 'musical introduction' of Raftaar Singh (Akshay Kumar), who is basically a good for nothing careless lad and is the quintessential pet boy of his mother (Rati Agnihotri). Raftaar is famous for his goof ups and even when his father forces him to get a job of a security guard in a zoo, he goofs up yet again setting the zoo lion free. Fed up with his antics, his father gives him two options. While the first option is to marry his friend's (obese) daughter, the second option is to go to Goa and help his friend in his business. Needless to say, Raftaar goes to Goa and wins his boss' heart with his simplicity and 'obedient nature'. On the other hand, the film takes us to Romania, which is the domain of Sara (Amy Jackson), the only daughter of the multi millionaire don (Kunal Kapoor, in a comeback of sorts). Due to the threat to her life from evil-minded don Mark (Kay Kay Menon), Sara goes to Goa to be with her father's friend, who is Raftaar's boss. Sara also has a secret intention of finding her long lost mother, who lives somewhere in Goa. When Sara lands up in Goa, Raftaar Singh is given the responsibility of being her 'Man Friday'. Raftaar however can't speak English, while Sara doesn't know Hindi. Hence they hire a Goa based English tutor Emily (Lara Dutta), who works as their translator.

Emily's intentional wrong translations however lead to comedy of errors. Romance starts brewing between Raftaar and Sara, when Raftaar sees Sara beating down the villains with her bare hands, while Sara notices the good natured, loving and caring side of Raftaar. Raftaar also helps unite Sara's parents and bring her family together. However, just when things seem to be going uphill, the evil Mark finds Sara and threatens to kill her family is she doesn't marry him. Will Sara be able to protect her family, does she really love Raftaar Singh, will Raftaar manage to win the love of his life, this all forms the rest of the story.

Performance wise Akshay Kumar is complete package, he makes you laugh, dances well and emotes like a seasoned actor. Lara Dutta is funny. Amy Jackson is irritating with one emotion throughout and Kay Kay Menon hams. Anil Mange and Arif Lamba are funny.

Film has no screenplay and wafer thin storyline. Film has such an inconsistent editing by Steven Bernard. Music isaverage as songs work like loo break though couple of them are hits. Cinematography is good and production design is perfect.

Director Prabhu Deva fails to deliver a film which entertains. It has funny one liners but there is no plot, no conflict and no sense but nonsense in 2nd half. First half is bearable due to comic factor but drama in 2nd half is unbearable.

Film released today and it will get good to excellent opening due to national holiday but it will face competition from 'Talwar', 'Puli' and 'The Martian'. Though it will be a huge hit over weekend but it will struggle in long run due to not so great reviews.