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SOORYAVANSHI is an out an out commercial masala action film. Movie for the big screens.

Movie with a repeat value.

Positives:

• ACTION. Best action among all cop universe movies. It is because this time it is not over the top. Akshay Kumar performing those round house kicks, parkour, Helicopter stunt, Bike chase, gun shots and hand to hand combats was an absolute treat to watch and his fitness is impeccable. The action scenes of Akshay Kumar will remind you of the 90s action he used to do.

• BGM. The epic background score in entire film lifts the film to another level.

• Screenplay. This movie is fast paced and to the point. No time wasted.

• Strong villain characters. Very convincing performances by Jackie Shroff, Kumud Mishra, Abhimanyu Singh and the Bad Man Gulshan Grover.

• Cameos by Ranveer and Ajay Devgn take the climax to a whole new level. And the action between NSG commandos led by 3 Cops vs the entire gang of terrorists in the ATS headquarters was outstanding. Massy entries by Ranveer and Ajay Devgn blasted the screens. Ranveer was really energetic in action scenes and surprised in that zone. Ajay Devgn's towering presence was enough.

Negatives:

• The characterisation of Sooryavanshi. There is absolutely no considerable depth or insight in the character of Sooryavanshi which is present in Simmba and Singham.

• In order to be neutral, the film tries to preach at some places and it happens more than often which makes us feel bored.

• Akshay Kumar's look. Looks too slim and even old sometimes in the film. Don't know why Rohit Shetty gave such look to him.

• Rohit Shetty needs to get over with Singham's slaps and South style action. The only action scenes which were not fit in the film were given to Ajay Devgn in the climax.

Katrina Kaif had nothing much to play but she adds to the glamour part well specially in Tip Tip Barsa Paani. Her chemistry with Akshay looks good.

Javed Jaffery was good in his role.

Direction by Rohit Shetty is good. It's an improvement and his best film post Singham (2011).

Songs were decent except the romantic number.

Some dialogues were really good and impactful.

Overall from a movie point of view 6.5/10 Entertainment value - 8/10

A superb commercial entertainer after a long time.

Bachchhan Paandey is a decent tumepass entertainer.

Positives:

• Akshay Kumar's flawless performance and the character Bachchhan Paandey. Akshay plays effortlessly in this ruthless, funny, loveable and hateable character. He was literally into this role. After a long time Akshay looked in this form and that too with a Mass film. His look is perfectly designed.

• Cinematography of this film made it a treat to watch. Superb cinematography and excellent use of colours as per the scenes.

• Mass Entertainment.

• BGM. The entry scene BGM and the Rajasthan fight scene whistle bgm were superb.

Weak Points:

• The trailer promised action which was almost missing in the film. There is 1 action scene which has been shot and choreographed well but that's it. For such a massy film there could have been 2-3 more action pieces.

• Songs. Maar Khayega is title song and it's pathetic. 2 romantic numbers are just average. Bewafaa song is average. Also the punjabi lyrics songs seem misplaced in a UP based gangster film. These songs add nothing to storyline and they fail to lift up the entertainment value.

Now, there is one point which is neither very good neither bad.

• Humour. This film has the humour which mass audiences like. Somewhere it is actually good and at some places it falls flat.

The last scene of Bachchhan Paandey with his mother is very nice and it changes the tone of the film and the character. Superb acting again. However the transformation of the character could have been handled in a better way.

Direction by Farhad Samji is average. It's not good not bad. He handles some scenes well and also keeps some scenes undercooked. Farhad Samji has however improved in terms of direction from his previous ventures.

Also there could have been more one liner dialogues for such a film.

Supporting cast does their job decent but it's an out n out Akshay Kumar show. Even with some flaws in the film he keeps the excitement up.

5.5/10 for this one.

Desi boyz is a light "comedy romance drama" film with urban touch. Nearly 10 years but film still looks fresh.

As a debut movie of Rohit Dhawan it was a decent attempt. Movie never bores and it is lavishly shot. Comedy and romance are handled well. There are some places where direction is lacking in dramatic scenes but mostly the story is handled well.

Acting : Akshay gets a tailor made role as Jerry aka Rocco. He looks cool. Nice one liners in his kitty. Superb comedy by him. John as Nick aka Hunter looked dashing. He looked natural in romance. Deepika looks beautiful and acted well. Chitrangada looks stunning and played her role well. Anupam Kher was nice in his typical comic role. Sanjay Dutt in his extended cameo did pretty good job. Omi Vaidya is given a cartoonish role still he is funny because of his accent. Mohnish Behl had a small role nothing much to do. Virej Dasani as Veer was cute in his role.

Best part of the film were it's songs. A chartbuster album. What an album it was!!

Superb music by Pritam. Personal favourite is Allah Maaf Kare by Sonu Nigam.

Chemistry between the 2 lead pairs is amazing. Songs lifted the mood of this movie.

Camerawork, locations and costumes were superb.

It had some flaws. The humour became slapstick at some places which it didn't fit well and sometimes it fell flat too. Due to over urbanish treatment at some places, sometimes characters looked fake and not grounded according to the situation. The male escort plot was explored less which was expected from the title.

Overall it's an entertaining film with a simple story. Still wondering why was it was rated with 'A' certificate.