I really don’t know what to say. Why anyone thinks any of this is even remotely funny, I don’t understand. Even the one-liners are WhatsApp forwards. A couple rare lines bring a smile. Sure, there were a few laughters in the theater. But, if I had to guess it would be more because they were laughing at the film rather than with it.

Even if you let go of sanity of the bigger picture, the little things are a bother too. Facts are repeated to help you make the connect. The filmmakers must be confident that the audience is not going to pay attention because the fact was mentioned 5 minutes ago. All it does is add minutes to the film that the film doesn’t need.

But hey, if you don’t watch the film, the extra minutes won’t bother you.

In the form of story, we have a sour parent-child relationship. A full of himself dad and a thankless son make the perfect combination. But, they are too loud and they bicker – All. The. Time. The characters are pretty much insufferable. Not to mention, the movie tries way too hard to be funny and wraps it up with a sermon on importance of family. Doesn’t work one bit.

…films like Brothers need a certain amount of drama to accentuate the action. Such action to make sense in a film need an emotional hook too; else it will feel like you are watching a game on TV. But, this combination didn’t work here. All you can recommend it for is the fight sequences when the film is on TV.

Bangistan made me realise the connection between satire and preachiness. Almost all satire has a “holier-than-thou” air about it that the parent-humor sarcasm carries. It is in a way talking down to its target audience. Except, that audience isn’t even listening or will see through both the sarcasm and the lesson.

The sentiment carries the film rather than the star, for a change. Yet, film too long to do justice to a theater outing.

…while the attempt is to keep the look and feel of the film authentic, a story like this would never have happened in real life. It is not even about the over-simplistic narrative. It is one of those films that asks you not to think too much.

ABCD 2 is blatant about how little it cares for the writing. And it’s very clear about its passion for hip hop. So, if you don’t care about the story and are looking for groovy hip hop moves, ABCD 2 is just the right thing for you.

None of the failures above can be blamed on the actors. They all play sad to the best of their abilities. Their only fault might be that they create zero chemistry – of hatred or of love. But, I’d think the actors saw the film as a lost cause scene after scene and just couldn’t muster the juice out.

…ends up being one of those that make you go, “What on earth is going on!?”and even when you are expecting the worst you want to yell, “This is not what I had signed up for.”