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Poor reviews in India (in English), Hindi language movie about overweight women


Country of origin: India, Language: Hindi

TIMES OF INDIA "A promising subject weighed down by cliches and mediocre writing"
Critic's Rating: 2.5/5 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/double-xl/movie-review/95262228.cms

Firstpost 2.5 (out of 5 stars) "Has Ideas but falls short of the execution. Double XL is perfectly cast, but while it attempts to be sensitive, it also unnecessarily leans into some dated ideas of romance and courtship. https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/double-xl-review-has-ideas-but-falls-short-of-the-execution-11571711.html

ndtv.com - "lacks the wherewithal to measure up to the demands of its weighty theme. All flab and fluff and not much fun, the film never gets its punches right, what with the actors screaming their lungs out at the slightest provocation and still failing to make their point... It wants to make a lofty statement. All it manages to be is a flimsy 130-minute film that says what it has to all within the first ten minutes. The rest is mere padding."
https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/double-xl-review-huma-qureshi-and-sonakshi-sinhas-film-translates-into-more-than-just-double-trouble-1-5-stars-3489182

koimoi.com 1 out of 5 - "The L In This Film’s Title Stands For Lack (Of Creativity). "...the subject required more sensitive handling, gut-busting comedy, and ultra-smart writing..."
https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/double-xl-movie-review-the-l-in-this-films-title-stands-for-lack-of-creativity/

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Give it time; it'll be remade in the US as a 'comedy' with Melissa McCarthy.

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