All Is Well

I am going to describe the four main characters of the film; it will be enough for you to decide if you should watch this utter fail at filmmaking.

Junior Bachchan plays an arrogant son of a Punjabi sweet-maker who is now living in Bangkok after having run away from his house as a teenager on account of his father's abusive nature. Comparing his expressions to that of a wood would be an insult to the latter as he goes about ignoring the umpteen requests made by his presumed spiritual girlfriend who is desperate to marry and get laid. Playing his on-screen father is the talented Rishi Kapoor who unanimously wins the competition among the cast for overacting. Supriya Pathak makes being a mental patient look like the seven tests of hell. Last but not the least, Asin's Air India flight from Mumbai (and Bollywood) leaves this week.

Within the first ten minutes one learns how laziness played a significant role in the making of the film. Who else would play an emotional song in between sequences where the characters are delivering dialogs important to the plot? There's only one thing that you would do after watching the film and that is feeling bad for the actors.

BOTTOM LINE: All Is Well is a brilliant lesson in how to not make a film.

GRADE: F

VERDICT: Skip for life.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Umesh Shukla's 'All Is Well' is a lighthearted family-comedy, with a few entertaining moments, that leave a mark. However, the writing isn't always funny & lags at times.

'All Is Well' Synopsis: An estranged son, Inder (Abhishek Bachchan) returns home to help his father (Rishi Kapoor), who's in debt. But that's not all, Inder's mother has Alzheimer's & his lady-love tags along with him. Chaos follows...

'All Is Well' is passable entertainment. It has some inspiring moments, that provide laughter. The first-hour is breezy & some of the comedic portions work nicely. Its the second-hour, that dips considerably. The humour wears out & the father-son conflict doesn't engage after a point. Even the climax looks hurried. In short, the first-hour is decent, but the second-hour doesn't really work. Sumit Arora & Niren Bhatt's Screenplay is a mixed bag. It begins well & is also funny, but post-interval, it loses pace. Sharper Writing was the need of the day! Umesh Shukla's Direction is ordinary. Sameer Arya's Cinematography is eye-filling. Editing isn't crisp. Music by Various Artists is energetic.

Performance-Wise: Abhishek Bachchan does a fine job. He enacts his part sincerely. Rishi Kapoor is loud, but that's the demand of the character. Asin is limited to a few expressions. The Wonderful Supriya Pathak is wasted in an insignificant role. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is first-rate. The talented actor plays the bumbling villain with terrific timing. Jameel Khan is adequate. Sonakshi Sinha sizzles in an item number.

On the whole, 'All Is Well' works in parts. At best, a one-time watch!

All is Well is a light hearted movie. Its a good effort which could have been made better.

It doesn't have the melodrama which we can see in recent movies like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Brothers, where people cry for no reason just to catch attention.

The comedy sequences in the movie are really funny. The movie tries to address the problems and conflicts within the families.

Acting wise all the characters do a decent job. Music is not that good but thankfully there aren't too many songs. Sonakshi Sinha sizzles in her guest appearance.

Its a one time watch.

To write about this movie, I had to google for a word that is opposite of creativity. I stumbled upon "mindlessness" and thats the apt word for this movie. I seriously wonder how such movies can be conceived, financed and produced. Scenes that appear or try to be funny have been ridiculous and seem to annoy more than entertain. I thanked that I did not spend watching it in cinema and watched it on TV, I only wished I had ability to fast forward it. Watch this movie if you are seriously running out films to watch and suggest keeping some paracetamol within close proximity. 1 star for its music but the movie is worth negative stars !

It is a pleasant relaxed watch. No violence or sleaze. It was nice to watch Rishi Kapoor in a major role pitted against his "screen" son enacted by Abhishek. There is a nice base of melodrama, good chunk of roadie (on the road), dash of romance, some comic villains in the story. The guy who acted in the role of the loan shark along with his sidekicks were hilarious, without being over the top. Asin plays a good foil. Overall, decent fare. Nothing spectacular, but worth a watch when you don't want to tax yourself much. There were other reviews which seemed overtly critical. Frankly it was not bad at all. It is a good family movie.