Michael's Movie Grade: C+
An enjoyable comedy-drama from India.
This film is very much a vehicle for actor, Kartik Aaryan. As a vehicle for him, it certainly does a good job of letting him do what he does best. So much of this movie rests on his wonderful charisma and he certainly shines here. He effortlessly plays this type of cocky self-assured character, that deep down has a heart of gold. Just like some of the characters in this film, we find ourselves often times simply won over by his charm. With pretty much any other actor in this role, the character simply wouldn't have worked as well. It doesn't hurt that he has wonderful chemistry with the beautiful Kriti Sanon, who plays his love interest here. The romance between the two is quite good and believable here. The storyline here is over the top and melodramatic, but it works well enough and has an intriguing premise (a man switches babies with his rich boss who has never treated with respect, so his own son would be rich and powerful, while he mistreats his boss' son). While the humor may not be consistently great, there are some really funny moments here, including a bit with a police officer that really cracked me up. The musical numbers are also a lot of fun here.
Unfortunately this movie is a lot longer than it needs to be and there are quite a few times when it can really drag. The storyline also often times gets too conveniently melodramatic and heavily stretches one's suspension of disbelief. There are just too many extremely handy coincidences, even for a melodrama like this. Adding to this is the weird times in which this movie suddenly becomes an action film. These scenes come so abruptly without anything really building up to them. They feel completely out of place in the movie and frankly aren't even that much fun. This movie is already a comedy, a melodrama and a romance, to add action to the mix just feels like overkill.
This is by no means a great film, but it does provide one with a nice trip to the movies.
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