7 Dogs

“Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt are wasted in predictable actioner. Their parts are nothing but glorified cameos.”

“The Saudi Arabian film, which also stars Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt, leans on relentless spectacle, playful action and brief but striking star turns rather than deeper emotion.”

“7 Dogs is an out-and-out heavy-duty, frenetic action flick where style overrides substance.”

“This is a well-crafted Arabic action film blockbuster made for the big screen and an international audience. For those after a Hollywood-style adventure, there is plenty here: an international crime caper with the banter and friction of a buddy-cop film. That is perhaps the biggest achievement of 7 Dogs: a showcase for a region with the promise of releasing more international blockbusters and, with any luck, more original ones too.”

“Overall, 7 Dogs is an entertaining action-thriller. While it is an Arabic film, it has been shot and presented like a Hollywood movie. It might attract the Indian audience, but Salman and Sanjay fans will surely be disappointed.”

“If anything, 7 Dogs makes a good case for why communal watching experience is an essential component of our love for movies — good, bad, and everything in between.”

“7 Dogs puts explosive action ahead of logic and finesse. Mindless entertainment is now a genre by itself. 7 Dogs strives to join the lot.”

“Ahmed Ezz and Karim Abdel Aziz lead a visually rich action spectacle that impresses with scale but falls short on writing.”

“Get Smart knew it was a joke. 7 Dogs seems blissfully unaware and is not even as funny.”

“7 Dogs has all the money, stars and kinetic action you could want, but its vanity-project sheen cannot hide a painfully empty screenplay. Despite Adil and Bilall's kinetic visual style and some entertaining action, the generic screenplay and predictable twists keep the film from making much of an impact.”

“Halfway between Mumbai masala and Hollywood salsa, 7 Dogs is the kind of over-the-top timepasser that thrives on low expectations. Although Salman Khan makes no impact, Sanjay Dutt is a good fit as the flamboyant Ranjit.”

“However, the extravaganza fails to find its footing because of generic writing and a stilted Hindi dub. The screenplay functions like an excuse to jump from one explosive set piece to the next, and even the hyperkinetic sequences feel like self-indulgent gimmicks rather than serving real narrative purpose. By aping Hollywood templates, the film strips away the emotional intimacy and rich poetic realism that have defined Arabic cinema for decades.”