Cheeni Kum looks like it will be interesting. An Amitabh Bachchan, fresh from the failure of Nishabd, and Tabu, still reeling from the success of the Namesake.
However the film does not deliver. A grownup romantic comedy, that is not grownup, romantic or a comedy. A sorry excuse for what could have been a good movie.
There is a lack of chemistry between the two leads. Why an intelligent woman would fall for an old cynical and expressionless man is never explained.
Supporting characters of the mother (Zohra Sehgal), a precocious young girl ("Sexy"!!?), Shalini and the staff at the restaurant are easily summarized in two words: Annoying and Unnecessary.
Tabu was good in her role, as was Paresh Rawal. However, Amitabh Bachchan is a let down as usual.
The movies swings from high melodrama to plain boring. Not something that I would recommend, though it does come with a disclaimer: Cheeni Kum.
However the film does not deliver. A grownup romantic comedy, that is not grownup, romantic or a comedy. A sorry excuse for what could have been a good movie.
There is a lack of chemistry between the two leads. Why an intelligent woman would fall for an old cynical and expressionless man is never explained.
Supporting characters of the mother (Zohra Sehgal), a precocious young girl ("Sexy"!!?), Shalini and the staff at the restaurant are easily summarized in two words: Annoying and Unnecessary.
Tabu was good in her role, as was Paresh Rawal. However, Amitabh Bachchan is a let down as usual.
The movies swings from high melodrama to plain boring. Not something that I would recommend, though it does come with a disclaimer: Cheeni Kum.