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Movie Review: Kambakht Ishq |
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| Rating: |
2.0/5.0 |
| Banner: |
NGE |
| Producer(s): |
Sajid Nadiadwala , Prachi Thadani |
| Director: |
Sabbir Khan |
| Music: |
Anu Mallik |
| Casting: |
Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Amrita Arora, Kirron Kher,Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Brandon Routh and Holly Valance |
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Story |
 It’s raining clichés in Los Angeles. Stuntmen smack their fists into thugs in the ‘hood, Bebo throws herself at Viraj(Kumar) to get a watch out of his tummy, and Sindhi suer Javed Jaffrey runs around in multicolours. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the biggest circus in showtown, kambakkht this!
Simrata Rai (Kapoor), fondly called Sim by her close ones is a surgeon waiting for her first assignment and smashes her lips into the biggest womaniser in Hollywood, stuntman Viraj a.k.a Bhai to his two stooges, Lucky( Shivdasani) and Tiger. What ensues is a rollercoaster hate affair which takes them to Venice and back. He dances and mocks, while she rants and raves; the stage is set.
Their two friends (Aftab and Amrita) are stuck in a marriage which Sim and Viraj are hell-bent on breaking because they’re convinced it’s a disaster. The movie is so full of clichés that it makes you want to scream. It’s a classic case of the shrew who must be tamed, and who better suited for the job than the self-proclaimed ‘bad boy’ whom she already hates.
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Performance |
 The casting is perfect, and the dialogue crisp at times. The packaging is good and there are brands and babes galore. The stunt sequences are well-executed and do not fall short of Spielberg-ish perfection. Not to forget, the many cameos: Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Brandon Routh and Holly Vallance; they all do their jobs well, but probably wish they’d sat this one out themselves. Sly’s action sequence is nothing short of something reminiscent of a Rajinikanth dhishoom-dhishoom act.
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Technical |
 The film scores high in the technical department with cinematographer Vikas Sivaraman coming on tops. He has succeeded in imparting the film an international look. However, barring the Mangalam number the music of the film is not worth a mention.
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Analysis |
 Watching the promos and the huge hype the makers have managed to create about their film, your expectation levels are high when you enter but as you come out you do feel that it is nothing more than a dumb entertainer that tries to take you too much for granted. It may take a great start at the box office but the crowds will vanish from Monday once the hype begins to settles down.
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