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Rachit Gupta's Film Reviews
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What good is a thriller that’s not thrilling? It gets worse when you start laughing at a mystery movie. Any and all prospect of this film is lost in the midst of shoddy filmmaking.
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At 2 hours and 25 minutes Baaghi 2 seems a little too long. With better editing and a taut screenplay this one could have packed a stronger punch. Nonetheless, folks who enjoy mindless, stupid and impossible action could watch this film to kill time.
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The highlight in this otherwise pedantic slasher fest is a scene near the swimming pool. Luke the brother gets stabbed by the Man in the Mask and the camera does a Michael Mann style intimate capture of the whole scene with splashing water, blood and emotions. Bonnie Tyler’s 80s hit number, Total Eclipse of the Heart plays in the background and the sequence just feels surreal. The cinematography and the production design create the right atmosphere for the scares. But for all its technical finesse, this 85-minute film feels a little too long.
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Hate Story 4 serves up a lot of twists and turns but it’s all too predictable. Most of the clever story reveals are let down by the fact that there’s just too much erotica on offer. Director Pandya presents the movie in a slick package replete with the swanky London setting. The music though doesn’t work out at all. The cheap thrills really let down the punch of the story and the women-friendly climax.
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Jagga Jasoos doesn’t get its heart in the right place. And that’s just disappointing.
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At 2.5 hours, Transformers: The Last Knight just feels like a laboured and brash attempt to stage the same story for the fifth time. The battles between Optimus and Megatron aren’t epic anymore. Yes, there’s a brief battle between Optimus and Bumble Bee, which is possibly the only redeeming factor of the film. But even the novelty of that idea gets lost when the two Autobots engage in some Karan Arjun level bromance. Picture it like the scene between Batman and Superman from Zack Snyder’s Batman Vs Superman movie, where the caped heroes bond over the common names of their mothers. Watching two giant robots engage in the same level of emotional revelry just doesn’t work out. Transformers 5 is a colossal let down.
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Behen Hogi Teri is a decent popcorn flick. While it doesn’t do anything wrong, except may be make it’s lead man a bit too much of a coward, it also doesn’t ever break free from the feeling of familiarity. Like countless romantic comedies before, this film just feels like another romantic film made on a template. Perfectly average, nothing special.
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And if you enjoy that sort of no-holds-barred humour Baywatch can be a decent watch. But not all of its gags and jokes are funny. Watch this with no expectations and you could come away with a few chuckles.
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Half Girlfriend had the potential to be a real crowd pleaser. The original novel isn’t Romeo & Juliet but it did have its charm. Sadly, the film makes a total meal put of original concept. Its not even half as good as the book its based on.
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Sarkar 3 has the right ideas but it makes a complete mess of its political themes by trying to be quirky for no reason. Had RGV just stuck to intensity and grit, this would’ve been a thrilling comeback for the maverick filmmaker.