nikhil_kamra

12 years later and I'm still here!

Obviously I'm a sucker for romcoms and sitcoms. Even the bad ones.

I still remember the first time I caught an episode of the original HIMYM on TV when I was in high school. Gosh, it was so good. Especially the earlier seasons. But we're not here for that, right?

I remember being excited for it's spin off when it was announced in 2012-2013. But it never came.

Finally we have it, How I Met Your Father. Starring none other than our childhood Disney Channel crush, Lizzie McGuire, no wait.. Hillary Duff. I don't know why I keep doing that!

Anyway, I just watched the first two episodes, and it's nothing to hit home about.

It's not funny (much), it's not original, it's not good.

It's just.. a bland sitcom, living off of the legacy of the original one.

But it's still cute, sometimes charming, and something to keep you busy with for 22 odd minutes. It's nowhere near the original series but as a stand alone, it's.. a fair watch.. Not bad, but not good.

Like the extremist haters, I would say that it is ruining the legacy of HIMYM, but who are we kidding? HIMYM did that to itself with it's pathetic last season and the miserable finale (I'm still bitter over it)

So, granted it is literally on TV solely because of it's relation with the original hit series, and wouldn't stand a chance to be aired post it's pilot otherwise. As a stand alone.. I'd still say give it a chance.

Not because it's good. Or even deserves it. But because let's face it, it's not the worst of the lot. And I think I've already watched all the good ones anyway.

*hums drops of jupiter by the train while posting this review for obvious reason*

My rating: 6.5/10 (subject to increasing or decreasing as per the quality of the rest of the episodes)

Wow! I applaud Netflix's attempt at trying to making 10 or more Netflix Indian original movies and series every month.

But at what cost? Apparently, quality media is not Netflix's responsibility anymore, Doling out tons of it is.

I would call the plot okay, but the genre is all over the place. It plays out like a Comedy/Horror movie. And that's not a compliment as the movie is not funny. The terrible acting (with the exception of Manoj Bajpayee) and the horrible script, and the even worse delivery by Jacqueline Fernandez, and the even worse execution, makes it so bad, that you start laughing at every scene.

And the score helps. It really helps get you to laugh out loud because it is so horrendous.

Despite all the things, the last few minutes of the movie when the climax and the "plot twists" are revealed, really knocked it out of the park. And that's solely because of Manoj Bajpayee and his incredible, acting skills. My god, they probably even made it worth watching 2 hours of this filth.

Although it's a shame that his acting is the only thing that redeems this movie a bit. I'm pretty sure most viewers would not have even reached those parts of the movie since it is so hard to watch and digest this piece of filth, especially on a streaming platform like Netflix, where you can literally switch to some better content in the click of a button.

All I will ask is, WHY?

4/10 for this one. Solely for the plot twists (although they are getting old) and Manoj Bajpayee.

Please watch it at your own risk. You have been warned.