Lucky: No Time for Love

Salman Khan is paired up with Sneha Ullal, a young, pretty starlet who strikingly resembles Aishwarya Rai. The film is set in Russia and narrates their story right from their first encounter through much of what predictable follows on. It is a watchable film which offers nothing special, but it manages to derive much value from Khan's presence and the refreshing pairing with Ullal despite the age differences. Somehow the romance works between them, but the film doesn't. The Russian actors look pretty amateur, and this part of the film doesn't really ring true. Where the film does score big time is in Adnan Sami's fantastic soundtrack. To hear 72-year-old Asha Bhosle's (still phenomenal) voice visualized on 17-year-old Ullal during a very catchy schoolgirl number ("Lucky Lips") is both amusing and quite amazing. I wish one could see Bhosle recording before showing the number in the film. The legendary Lata Mangeshkar, Bhosle's older sister, beautifully renders "Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai" in a duet with Sami himself. Sonu Nigam excellently performs the modern "Sun Zara", and all the songs have this refreshing quality about them. Sadly, the film never lives up to the level of its music.

This was a nice, feel-good film that comes as a breath of fresh air. Adnan Sami has done an outstanding job with the music! All of the songs have been picturized beautifully. Aankhein Bharlo does a nice job of fusing the ambiance of the Russian czar era with the grace of India. Sun Zara portrays Salman's hope. Chori Chori is set in a storeroom that evokes the tale of the Princess and the Pea. Ek Ajnabi captures the captivating Siberian desert. Lucky Lips is a fun song, and the remix, which doesn't feature in the movie, is really cool. All songs are very melodious and enjoyable. As one can tell from the promos, Sneha Ullal is not much more expressive than a zombie. She's lucky that her role required her to be pretty much a zombie. One can really tell that she's very camera shy. Salman Khan did a great job, and it is nice to see him after such a long gap. Cinematography is magnificent as it captures not just the majestic Russian tundra and landscape, but also the Russian culture, values, and political climate. There is not much of a story as this movie doesn't really require one. It's a run-for-your-lives type of film with Salman and Sneha trying to dodge the terrorists and falling in love in the process.

Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru's 2005 flick 'Lucky - No Time For Love' is classy film. A charming entertainer, coupled with fabulous direction, silk editing, good performances and ear-pleasing music score. Lucky has its share of minuses, but lets the give the markers its due, a well-made film in all aspects. Lucky proved Lucky for its distributors at the box office and was one the biggest openers of the year. Lucky, from my side, without a doubt gets a Thumbs Up!

Pluses: The film has been directed beautifully, the locations are breath-taking. The film's script is cute and well executed. The film's music is a Brownie point. Adnan Sami has done a splendid job. Good performances. Mithun Chakraborty continues his magic with Lucky. He plays the role of the intelligent officer to perfection. Salman Khan is a scene stealer. He's superb. Sneha Ullal gets her job right. Kader Khan, Ravi Baswani and Vikram play to the gallery.

Minuses: The film begins slow, and takes time to come to the point.

on the whole 'Lucky - No Time For Love' is an entertaining film. Watch it.

So I don't know how the rest of the reviewers are able to get over how damn creepy this movie comes off as. Lucky is 17 supposedly but seemingly acts like she's 12 and it's so cringe worthy to see an old guy like Salman Khan going after her... That's a pretty crazy thing and on the face of it sort of reminds me of Nishabd (which handled this topic SOO much better). It almost feels like it's pandering to immature boys with schoolgirl fetishes. And having it set in Russia I'd think maybe there's a reference to Lolita but this just seems creepy

This film wasn't what i thought it would be, in terms of i thought that it would be another bollywood flop. I was definitely wrong, as salman khan made a great appearance, i certainly thought that his acting recently has improved dramatically, he's funny, charming as well a serious actor. Although the lady actress is the main character in the movie, salman khan seems to be carrying her throughout the film, he does most of the talking and she listens. The action stunts in the movie was truly surprising, the directors did a pretty good job in making the stunts look like a Hollywood film, so a big pat on the back for those Asian directors, they have definitely come a long way. Overall a movie worth watching.