BUT!!!!!! ROHIT SHETTY I am sorry to say...Chennai express was a disaster!! I can't believe I am quoting the film but this really was a "Bokwoas" film. Direction was so unfresh, predictable and extremely monotonous. This all has been done before Rohit Shetty, please bring something fresh to the table in your next venture. (1 Mark down for Chennai Express)
This is an all out old school Bollywood masala film...but alot worse! Most of the jokes were so obvious that you'd easily be able to predict what the punchline would be...plus, it won't be funny. The film contained no suspense whatsoever! I don't even have to do a "SPOILER ALERT!" because there is nothing to have a spoiler about! (Another Mark down for Chennai Express)
Screenplay was quite brilliant in a few parts and by a few, I do mean a few! Dialogue delivery by most of the cast was reasonable, but nothing shone like the horrendous, typical Rohit Shetty direction. K.Subhaash (the writer) literally looked at "Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya" and "Ready" and thought to himself "Let's just make a combination of these two with twists in the middle that are super obvious." (And Another Mark down)
Once again! I am ashamed of Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan's film brain, even with the vast experience they share between eachother. They understand what makes money in India unfortunately, but don't understand what film goers actually need, a good entertaining well directed, well acted film, not a completely uninteresting attempt at an entertaining film, that just flopped at it. Mr.Johar, Student Of The Year, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and now this, all absolute disappointments in my book. Shahrukh Khan once again produces a film that should not be worthy of being called a film. Om Shanti Om, Ra.One, Jab Tak Hai Jaan...all these films could have been great, but unfortunately, all of them were disappointing..however, none were as worthless as Chennai Express. (I'm tired of the down marking, but you get the gist)Mr. Shahrukh Khan...wait...he wasn't first billed....so let's start with Miss Deepika Padukone. She was the highlight of the film...no doubt about it. She kept her "fake" but quite reliastic South Indian accent through the entire film which played as a good comedic palate cleanser from the unrest that transpired around her. Her role was not amazing, but she pulled it off very well, with the grace that could have been added to this character of Meenamma.
I've already talked about Shahrukh Khan's involvement with this film as a great failure, but his acting was better than the film, even with all the SUPER OVER-ACTING by this so called "King" of Bollywood. His dialogues were funny, but like I said before, these jokes were not as spectacular as they were made out to be. A plus point for SRK fans, he was dancing amazingly well for a guy who's 47.
Anyone with half a mind would realise that these two actors and the others, Sathyaraj and Nikitin Dheer, were wasted in this movie.
The character development was inexistent. The connection or chemistry between SRK and Deepika glimmered through a couple of scenes when they end up in a small village, but otherwise, it was too cheesy and to be perfectly honest, just not there.
I am thinking long and hard trying to come up with some positive points about Chennai Express but I just can't think of any. I guess the music.....no wait....even Vishal-Shekhar went off their game with this soundtrack. All the music in this film was old and the audience would have heard a billion times in previous films. Addiction to songs, I'd say the most catchy tune is while the credits role, "Lungi Dance", which is such an annoying song, but will stick to your tongue as you start singing to it for no apparent reason (atleast that happened to me). This song was a tribute to Shri Rajnikanth, which is commendable, unfortunately the song was just horrific...but catchy.Lastly, the ending....was so unbelievably obvious, that I just wanted to cry how bad it was. OHMYGOD!!! I found a plus point...the film had no vulgarity, sex scenes, swearing words anything, which was a nice pace for
an Indian film nowadays, but this film was a disaster even without those things.
RATING SYSTEM
Performance 6/10
Direction 5/10
Story/Script 5/10
Action 6/10
Action 6/10
Music/Soundtrack 3/10
Cinematography 5/10
Cinematography 5/10
Choreography 5/10
I give this film 5/10 "5 out of 10" (The lowest rating I've given to an SRK film since Om Shanti Om :O) Rating: Below Average! Don't watch it...Please! I am begging you! Watch something else!
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