Friday, July 3, 2009

Kambakkht Ishq

Why watch:
  • Kareena's quintessential pout which she takes it to new levels in the movie. If you are a bebo fan, you can check out any of her magazine pics in which she is pouting.
  • Kareena's clothes and shoes. Some of them are fabulous. No, I am not gay and coming out of the closet now that Article 377 has been modified.
  • Akshay's stunts though they could have been handled a little better. Instead of giving them a comic theme they should have been made purely action oriented.
  • Akshay's regular comic acting. He is a good comic actor and has done a good job in this one too.
  • Exotic locales of Hollywood studios, Los Angeles and Italy. Free ride around the world sitting in a movie theatre.
  • The title song which is really nice. Hummable track and great music.
  • Lots of women in itsy bitsies giving the paisa vasool experience.

Why avoid:

  • Juvenile comedy sequences. Done to death scenes repeated in a million movies all across the world and fail to make you laugh.
  • Kareena's over the top acting. Bearable at times only.
  • Amrita Arora - why the heck is she in a movie. She took over the size zero crown from Bebo and looks emaciated. She has shown a lot of skin wearing lingerie and all along you'd wish that she covers up and spare you.
  • Aftab Shivdasani - same as above.
  • Denise Richards - What the heck is she doing in the movie. Does not up the glam quotient if they were trying to get that effect with her presence. She looks old and haggard.
  • Flimsy plot just like the itsy bitsies worn by many women in the movie. Actually no, the plot is flimsier.
  • Tried to achieve the Hollywood class of movie making but the plot and theme is only for the masses who like cat calls and wolf whistling.

Certain scenes are funny but the rest of the movie fails to make you laugh and you feel "kambakkth" for going to the theatre.

Overall: My suggestion is to watch it on DVD with the remote firmly gripped in your hand. You will save money on the tickets and on headache pills. You will also end up finishing a lot of pending work at home while watching the movie. Or, invest money in the dvd of Hangover. A much better movie.

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