Bhoothnaath: A Review

Category: Movie Review
Movie: Bhoothnath
Director: Vivek Sharma
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Priyanshu Chaterjee, Shahrukh Khan, Aman Siddiqui, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah
Run-Length: 160 minutes

Rating: 2.5/5
verdict: Buy a DVD/CD and try to enjoy ! You may not enjoy in theater.

..another movie this weekend - watched bhoothnath yesterday. I was not much interested yet went for it considering Amitabh and SRK both were there in the cast ! Movie does not start well. There were a few unnecessary scenes and inappropriate dialogues initially. Movie gains momentum when Amitabh appears. He never appeared fearsome as he was supposed to, in few scenes though his comic timing with the kid (Aman) was good. There were enough funny scenes in the first half which make you smile, to say the least. Transformation from a dreaded 'Bhoothnath' to emotional one, shown in the first half is good.

Second half is a different genre altogether. Comedy seemed to be lost and director/writer turned the movie emotional. Well ! I don't want to be harsh yet again but teary emotions of a 'Bhoot' may seem funny at times. Those who like seriousness will like this part too but such a drastic change suddenly seemed inappropriate to me. Movie can not be classified into one genre. It is comedy in the first half and 'tragedy' in the other. It can not even be said a kids' movie. They will never understand the heavy emotions portrayed in the second half. Movie has tried to address innocence of children, emothions of 'Bhoot', parental love and ignorance of elders all at the same time.

Shahrukh in his short appearance seemed to be warming up for his next movie. He was not at his best. Aman was good enough. Rajpal Yadav and Priyanshu Chaterjee have not been given enough time on screen. They have played their part well. But Juhi's charm has been lost with time. Her performance is only decent. Amitabh is excellent after initial few scenes (his entry). Overall, the script and story were okay. Performances by supporting actors could have been better. Editing was not up to the mark. direction was okay. You may feel lost if you watch it in theater. So just buy a CD or DVD and enjoy it. You may appreciate the effort.

Krazzy 4 : Review

Category: Movie Review
Movie: Krazzy 4
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav, Irfan Khan, Diya Mirza, Juhi Chawla, Rajat Kapoor and Sazid Khan
Run-Length: 2 hours (Approx.)

Rating: 1.5 / 5
Verdict: You need not watch the movie even once. You can safely assume that it's bad.

I watched it yesterday. Abhinay theater reminded me of the auditorium of my college. For a few moments I thought I was back to BITS, Pilani..but reality struck soon !

Krazzy 4 has some of the finest modern day actors and each of them has his individual style of acting. But even some individual brilliances can not hide the loose script and out-of-the-place dialogues. None of the actors were allowed their characteristic style by the script. It seemed like they (the actors) were the kings behind bars.

Movie does not take off even till interval. Even before you are set in your seats, it's interval. First half fails to generate interest to sit through the next. Second half is slightly better (that's why movie gains 0.5 ratings :D ). When it ends, you can't decide whether it was a comedy movie or a melodrama. It is a terrible mix of things. Story is okay but converting such a story into a two hour movie is rather tricky that is exactly where the movie fails to impress.

Only thing worth watching in the movie is the item number by Rakhi (for male audience),SRK and Hritik (for all :D). Surely you would not like to pay a hefty amount for just that.
You don't expect such products from the same director who gave us 'Koi Mil Gaya', ' Kaho Naa Pyar Hai' and 'Krrish'. Well ! Just avoid going to theater for 'Krazzy 4' !!