Monsters University isn’t downright avoidable, but it is a sore thumb that sticks out in an otherwise illustrious catalogue.

Watch it closely and you would be in for a few treats if you know the supporting characters well. MOS won’t dissapoint, it gives you the right bang for you buck, but we wish this Superman soared a bit higher.

Fukrey works in parts and some of them are really funny, but overall it feels like an exercise in wanting to be a little bit of everything. It sounds like Delhi Belly, looks like Oye Lucky Lucky Oye and somewhere in between struggles to make its own identity.

Performances are consistent with most of the cast going out of the way to try and deliver more than expected. The film engages you in the beginning but loses steam because of a its weak execution.

At the beginning of the film, Sunny looks towards the sky in disdain and asks, “Why Rabba?”, we ask the same! Neither funny, nor witty, YPD2 looks dated and feels half-hearted in its attempt to cater to the family audience.

The background score and cinematography are impressive but dialogues are cringe-worthy and sound like rejected drafts from a Paul Coelho book. After Earth looks like a Smith family portrait that’s gone horribly wrong.

There is something about a right ensemble that takes a film to a different level of brilliance. Now You See Me has a lot to do with the casting and the actors selected to play these characters.

Despite the terrific ensemble, the film belongs to Deepika Padukone. She has arrived, and that isn’t a dig or a snide remark, but a validation of her evolution from being just another stunning face to someone who can keep you engaged even in the weak moments.

Watch Ishkq if you are a die-hard PZ fan. Otherwise rent the Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy starrer Before Sunrise and experience the true essence of an European setting for a romantic film.

Like a stand up act that falls flat if the jokes are rehashed over a period of time, the film too seems to have overstayed its fame time and got into a rut.