REVIEW: Kambakkht Ishq
Sometime back in 2007 it seemed all studio bosses set themselves a singular goal – Get Akshay Kumar on board. Pay him the moon and block a few months of his life in the form of bulk dates. Did anyone say script? Well, who cares! After all they have the biggest star in town. A good-looking heroine, foreign locales, slick music videos and few SMS gags would take care the rest.
Kambakkht Ishq is just about everything you expect in an Akshay Kumar film. So there is no point complaining about the lack of logic, silly situations and sexist humour. Akshay never promised to surprise you. But what one expects from Kambakkht Ishq is non-stop fun. Damn the sensibilities, as long as the jokes crack you up. Sadly Kambakhht Ishq runs out of steam in the humour department.
With the peppy promos playing on air for over three months, by now everyone is pretty aware about the plot. The battle of sexes in the first half is fast paced and genuinely funny in parts. And many of the sometimes-corny, one-liners work solely due to Akshay and Kareena's timing. Trouble starts in the last hour when the director subjects us to emotional atyachar. The movie revisits every done to death cliché of a love story to finally bring the couple together. A movie that's so irreverent about commitment takes an almost forced about turn. And you can easily predict how the climax would unfold nearly half-an-hour in advance.
But hold on! Wasn't this supposed to be ground braking Bollywood meets Hollywood project? Unfortunately the Hollywood angle adds no meat to the plot. The lavish stunts are mere add ons, often breaking the flow of the narrative. Had this film been set in Ulhasnagar instead of Universal Studios, it would have made no damn difference.
As for the Hollywood actors…Brandon Routh and Denise Richards make compete fools of themselves. Denise, who plays herself, is depicted as a sex-addict, desperate enough to get married for some action. Wonder if any of these guys even read the script. Actually none of the international crew members seems to have read it. Else it's surprising how they blatantly lifted the interrogation scene from Rush Hour 3. There are also half a dozen other Hollywood stars who make appearances through stock footage from the Oscars.
But Sylvester Stallone makes a delightful cameo. In fact his two scenes could be easily singled out as the best moments of the film. Even Akshay and Kareena manage to give that little extra in those scenes. Akshay Kumar otherwise pretty much sleep walks through the film. It's his comfort zone devoid of any challenges. Kareena looks simply stunning. Poor Bebo tries hard to add some seriousness to her part.
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Why do i feel like all the messages written here are done by
the same person?
who are you trying fool here, dude?
This movie has one of the best songs i've ever heard like om
mangalam..Its tooo good...N 1 of the best stories of the
movie...I m sure this year this movie will
snatch away all the awards...Itz tooo goood..Simply a
blockbuster..
The movie which grossed more than 60 crores in itz opening
few dayz...This movie is just ouuta this world...But these
dayz the critics r jus filling their pockets through
leading movies to a flop...But geta life these cricts jus
arn't true...Don't believe a word they say...I request all
u guys n especially fans of akshay kumar n kareena kapoor
..Jus so that u don't miss out the fun....
What a movie...Excellent..Every1 had such good dressing
sense..I jus adore akshay and kareena...Jus sooo confident
of themselves with their awesome dancing moves n
their acting...
Akshay kamar has made a wonderful comeback from cc2c...I
mean the movie is jus flawlous...I jus love the combination
of bollywood n hollywood in the movie n
kareena u look jus amazing n sooo hot that u added the
tadka to the movie all by urself...
Akshay kumar is back to what he does best...Kambakkht ishq
is jus sooo wonderful...Itz a laugh riot in itz own way..It
had like a mix of drama n romance..Which just
makes it soo different from all the other movies...Itz a
must watch for all the masses.
Akshay kumar u r the greatest actor i have seen in ma entire
life....I love ur movie ....N kareena u luk stunning n
gorgeous in the movie..It is jus a great mix of
comedy, action, thrill, emotions..It has got to be a
hit...Jus has all the ingridients to make it a
blockbuster...N the locations chosen were jus fabulous to
suite
every scene of the movie..
Kambakkht ishq...Damn thats the best movie i have ever
seen....It contains such beautiful songs..N some rap songs
which have sung by rdb very well....Btw this movie
had the 2nd highest opening in the history of indian
cinema...Now thats what i call a super hit of the decade..
He jus leaves his viewers with such a big smile after they
r out from seein the movie...He is jus sooo natural in his
acting while performing sooo many different
roles...He should now be called the badshah of
bollywood...He is simply amazing...
Akshay kumar has like the best comic timing in the entire
industry.....Hes like at his best in the movie....Damn he
jus lets his viewers have such a wonderful
time while watching his death dfing stunts n his comedy
mixed all in 1.....It is jus a kambakkht hit..