Reviews

A pretentious and plot-less movie, that is guised as a deep and philosophical absurdist satire. This is not satire. Calling something satire does not automatically make the movie "cool". Where was the satire, you absolute baboon? It was a stupid movie, for stupid people who have a lot of time to waste, and no brain to think and form opinions on their own.

An intelligent movie is capable of making connections, having some semblance of a story, have characters that make some sense at least. This was just plain horrible film-making. If you want a good watch for your lil acid trips, I could list a number of B-grade Hindi movies for that. This was just NOT it.

Although the topics that are discussed in the movie - self-image and having a life partner who has a condition are very relevant and important, the execution was done so badly, that the movie fails to leave a lasting impression on you. It's very forgettable. The only time I got emotional were a few of the WW2 flashback scenes, other than that Ajju and Nisha's relationship failed to connect with me.

Main problems that made the movie awful: Jahnvi Kapoor's acting, ridiculous dialogues, and that ending, which felt unrealistic. Jahnvi Kapoor really needs to up her acting skills, this is her 7th movie ffs. The person who cast Jahnvi Kapoor should've chosen a better actor to portray the condition and her emotions accurately. It's weird but in some movies Varun Dhawan acts well, and in some he overacts. The songs were very mid & forgettable as well. Nitesh Tiwari needs to do better. The ending scene, which was a slideshow of the cast's photos, was just weird.

This movie is NOT what I expected at all. I thought it would be your average formulaic movie, but no. This movie is deep. It explores topics such as feminism & the patriarchy, femininity, existentialism, and a lot more. It uses incredible comedy to make its points, and hence, doesn't come across preachy at all.

Greta Gerwig is absolutely incredible, this is 100% her best work so far. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling did a splendid job, as did the rest of the supporting characters.

Also, the nostalgia you'll feel when you watch this movie is insane. It's so crazy how similar every girl's Barbie play-stories are. I love that I'm just like other girls!!

We knew what we were in for, we know the history, yet Christopher Nolan managed to knock it out of the park. He was not wrong when Nolan said Oppenheimer was his most abstract work. I will be honest, I liked the latter part of the movie much more. We could see the shades of grey in each character. Every actor did a splendid job, especially Cillian Murphy, he was exceptional and I would be shocked if he was not at least nominated for Oscars.

Although I was not fortunate enough to watch it in IMAX, I loved the cinematography, loved Nolan's vision. I think I might have to watch it a second time!

This sequel with its stories and characters forgettable. The first movie was fun, I still remember the stories & characters, especially Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap's stories.

The stories in the sequel pales in comparison. All stories lack a good plot and the most important ingredient, lust. Other than Made For Each Other, the rest three were just boring and weird.

The Mirror was the worst of the lot.

They should have done the sequel with the previous directors - Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Bannerjee. If they make a third instalment, hopefully the previous directors can collaborate again.

Pretty good movie, better than most Bangla movies for sure. Funny at moments. All the actors did a good job, especially Afran Nisho, he did great. The makeup artist did a fine job as well. We could see Masud age throughout the movie, mostly due to stress lol. The plot seemed heavily inspired from The Shawshank Redemption (1994), but brought in a few new twists. Not the biggest fan of the ending tho. It was a very generic & predictable Bangla movie ending.

The cinematography and direction is commendable. Some of the songs were nice too. Hope to see more work like this from the Bangla movie industry.

Adarsh Gaurav was absolutely amazing in this movie. He became Balram. He embodied a typical driver you would see on the streets so perfectly. His acting is so realistic, I would sometimes forget he's actually not Balram. Quite excited to see his future ventures.

Rajkummar Rao, for the first time ever, falters. His accent seems fake, and it doesn't really feel like it belongs to someone who grew up in America. Priyanka's role was so small, I thought her character would have a larger impact.

Overall, good movie, liked the plot, felt like Dharam did not deserve the ice-cream at the end but okay.

Finally a Luv Ranjan movie without women-bashing.

I'm a fan of insta-love when done right, but this one wasn't it, chief. It seemed like an infatuation more than actual love. The chemistry was also lacking. The premise was okay & the movie had a lot of plot holes, but the movie is aware of at least some of them. Without giving away any spoilers, one of the major illogical aspects was like when Superman wore glasses, and no one was able to recognise him.

Ranbir did a good job as usual, Shraddha's acting paled in comparison. The cgi de-aging effect done on them was a bit awkward tho, making it hard to see the micro-expressions Ranbir usually uses to portray his emotions. Their skin looked one-toned. The supporting cast did a splendid job as the lovable family. Bassi was also great as the friend.

The movie was great. Although the plot was predictable, and I could see what was gonna happen from miles away, the topic was interesting. Rishab Shetty did a brilliant job as Panjurli Daiva and Guliga Daiva. For the scale and budget it was made in, it's truly remarkable how they pulled it off.

However, in a religious film like this, where Shiva was shown as a special child of god, almost as if he was the "chosen one", to show Shiva pinching bellies and harassing women, and in one scene, continuing to making out with her when she said 'no' was just so disgusting to see. Then he later went on to dance in the Bhoota Kolas.

The story is beautiful & so are the songs in the movie. It tugged at some mother issues I have as well, so it connected with me. How your mother labels you remains with you forever. The plot is unraveled very beautifully for the audience, Anvita Dutt is a brilliant director. And the aesthetics is just - chef's kiss.

Amit Trivedi has done a beautiful job with the music. The entire soundtrack is a banger. Hands down, best album in a Bollywood movie in 2022. Brahmastra's album is a close second, but not ALL the songs in that album are as amazing as the songs in Qala.

Tripti Dimri, Swastika Mukherjee & Babil Khan have done a fine job. Especially Tripti, showing all the emotions a mentally disturbed person might feel with her expressions, body language & tone of voice so effortlessly. I'm excited to see more of her future works.

This was extremely extremely difficult to watch. I kept pausing every two seconds 'cause it was getting hard to breathe watching this. My stomach hurt so much throughout the entire show.

Before I started watching, my roommate told me a little about him & I made a joke saying, oh we're so alike, we both love the person for what's inside them. Well, I regretted ever even thinking that when I was watching the second episode.

Throughout the show, the thing I felt towards Dahmer wasn't hate, or anger, or love. It was partially disgust, partially pity, partially confusion, partially sadness and whole lot of being disturbed. Pity, because, his childhood seemed so familiar. Although, I would still say it was much much much much better than mine. Watching this series made me scared I'd end up like him. Hopefully not, I have more than enough friends thank god. Loneliness does make you extremely weird to the world tho, who else would know better than me.

I loved that this series showed all the sides, everyone's perspective. My heart hurt so much for Tony. He deserved better, that was so confusing for me.

Screenplay wasn't smooth & was abrupt at places. Ranbir was a bit too dramatic all the time. Isha & Shiva fell in love too fast too hard, it felt very unnatural.

Alia's didn't have enough meat in her role for the first time in her filmography. Unless there's a plot twist waiting in the future instalments. I appreciate their dedication towards the movie tho, Ayan spent 10yrs on this. I'm hoping the second one will be better.

The best part of the movie was obviously SHAHRUKH KHAN. HIS PRESENCE WAS EVERYTHING. And I didn't miss the connection to Swades. The Nandi Astra-truck scene was goosebumps-inducing. Kesariya & Rasiya are my favourites from this movie. Loved loved loved the vfx, music & bgm.

A bit disappointed. Screenplay wasn't smooth & was abrupt at places. Ranbir was a bit too dramatic all the time. Isha & Shiva fell in love too fast & too hard, it felt very unnatural.

Alia's role didn't have enough meat in her role for the first time in her filmography. She was just there as mostly an eye-candy, sadly. I appreciate their dedication towards the movie tho, Ayan spent 10yrs on this. I'm hoping the second one will be better.

The best part of the movie was obviously SHAHRUKH KHAN. HIS PRESENCE WAS EVERYTHING. And I didn't miss the connection to Swades. The Nandi Astra-truck scene was goosebumps-inducing. Kesariya & Rasiya are my favourites from this movie. Arijit is legendary <3. Loved loved loved the vfx, music & bgm.

Screenplay wasn't smooth & was abrupt at places. Ranbir was a bit too dramatic all the time. Isha & Shiva fell in love too fast & too hard, it felt very unnatural.

Loved loved loved the vfx, music & bgm. Alia's role didn't have enough meat in her role for the first time in her filmography. I appreciate their dedication towards the movie tho, Ayan spent 10yrs on this. I'm hoping the second one will be better <3.

The best part of the movie was obviously SHAHRUKH KHAN. HE IS SO HOT. WOW. HIS PRESENCE IS EVERYTHING. The Nandi Astra scene was also goosebumps-inducing. Kesariya & Rasiya are my favourites. Arijit is legendary <3.

Plot makes no sense, neither does the screenplay. Everyone's acting was choppy. Vijay's stammer wasn't believable at all, that is not how real people stammer. I have no idea why directors still cast Ananya Panday. She just can't act. It's like watching a B-grade movie actress. She ruins every movie with her bad, amateur acting.

Basically a stretched-out cringey tiktok.

If you like absolute cringe + actors with zero acting skills + atrocious dialogues, this movie is for you <3.

It's weird. The first time I saw this movie was when I was a kid. On a lazy afternoon, right after school, flipping through tv channels, when I found this movie. It really intrigued me, and I was...enchanted? This movie became really special to me for some reason. The romance? The craziness? A song, perhaps? I'm not sure.

Now that I've rewatched it as an adult, I am terribly confused as to what I saw in this movie as a kid that I liked. It's awful, and nothing else.

The screenplay, the acting - all nothing but garbage.

Why a director like Anand L Rai would cast Sara Ali Khan, I have no idea. This movie would've been soo good if they cast an actress who can actually act. Her crying scenes reminded me of her scenes in Love Aaj Kal 2.

Dhanush was brilliant as always, of course.

What is this plot? What is this acting? Was supposed to be sensual but it was comical instead.

Stupid, predictable, boring plot without any substance. What was the point of the story again? The only thing worth watching was the dude's body I guess.

The teaser had me thinking this movie would be funny. Man, was I wrong.

The movie has a very generic plot and is super bland, with unnecessary sub-plots. I skipped a few times cause I was falling asleep.

Also: What happened with Ananthan? Did she continue working with him after he tried to kiss her? Was Sundar's family okay with Meenakshi at the end? What happened to his job/app? Who knows.

Abhimanyu Dasani needs to work on his acting skills, his acting kept reminding me I'm watching a movie. Sanya Malhotra was good.

What did I just watch? Initially, I was super disturbed, shocked and confused. Then it made a lot of sense.

I also realised I should go to a therapist cause I do feel a certain level of psychosis. I need to get treated before sth like this happens in my life.