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Leaf Arbuthnot
TheGuardian
2Reviews
Rarely scored2 of 2 scored
1Publication
Bawaal
2023 · TheGuardian · Jul 2023
Much of this almost wondrously misjudged Bollywood film is perfectly palatable: the tale of a limited man redeemed by his far superior wife... harder to swallow is the way the darkest chapter in European history is repeatedly used to chivvy their romance along. The scene is so mind-bogglingly vapid it's hard to watch.
2.0
TRM 5.1
Satyaprem Ki Katha
2023 · TheGuardian · Jun 2023
This is a film bursting with colour and movement, with talky, dramatic sections ceding to epic dance sequences involving hundreds of impeccably turned-out performers. The rest of the music, on the whole, is catchy and involving. There is a kind of mechanical satisfaction in seeing each of them triumph or get their just deserts, as appropriate.
6.0
TRM 5.9