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No excuses. Just unacceptable. What was VB thinking?

posted 11 years ago by crazy13791-375-642866
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This film reminded me of Tees Maar Khan and Joker, both of which I'd been subjected to on a Volvo bus to Bangalore and Mumbai respectively.
Then again Farah and Shirish were not personalities whose film-making panache I revered. But this was disappointing on every level possible. How could he write such a frivolous, shallow scenario? Why did he OK any of those absolutely uninspiring shots? Why subject us to obnoxious song and dance routines so often? And it does not deal with any questions raised by the Communist uprisings in our heartland. I would not even call this fare pseudo-intellectual. It was pretense in all its cinematic Indian glory. Why?

[–] soul-reefer 11 years ago

Yeah I agree. The first half especially was painful to sit through. This movie was just a complete mess. Like he didn't know what story he wanted to tell and just threw in everything he could think of. Very very disappointing.

Also, did anyone else find it difficult to understand Pankuj Kapur when he playing the drunk?

[–] TejasNair 11 years ago

I seriously second your opinion. Only because I let me fiance write a review for me here, I had to watch it full. But, God, the movie sucked big time. I constantly kept going outside the cinema hall pretending to answer some calls.

Vishal B's movies are usually filledwith thought-provoking factors. And Matru just fails. It is the first disaster of 2013, followed by Rajdhani Express & Mumbai Mirror!

Unorthodox Movie Critic Since 2009.

[–] calhobbes99 11 years ago

How dareyou compare this with farah khans bs,it wasnt the best but it was still cool 7/10. The individual performances saved itfor me, even deadpan imran was goodin it.

[–] jayjani 11 years ago

Well the 1st half was indeed dull to sit through and at times you will madly wonder what was Bhardwaj going through but 2nd half shoots up pretty well and it helps turn the film into a pretty good entertainer. Songs are good, but the character buildup is extremely weak except that of Anushka and Shabana.

[–] Lil09 11 years ago

I found the first half boring, but it picked up in the second half.