The review has been broken into two parts according
to the group to which the reader belongs. Please limit yourself to your group
only and do not bother to read the other part.
Note: No spoilers (as if it matters).
Note: No spoilers (as if it matters).
i. For Shahrukh Khan Fans: Yes you heard it right, Chennai Express is a very entertaining movie.
It is as good as all the other Shahrukh starrer movies and is a must watch. I
say it is the super hit “DDLJ” made in tamil. Again the chemistry (and Biology) between Shahrukh and Deepika is awesome. Deepika has definitely got a more visible role in this movie compared to her other movies and has done good justice to her role.
The first half of the movie is very funny and is a laugh riot. So much that the family sitting behind me in the theatre went crazy laughing. You wouldn’t be disappointed in the second half of the movie too as there are action scenes with Shahrukh’s bleeding lips. The charm of Shahrukh has worked again and he has given another successful entertainer which would cross 100cr collection. It has all ingredients of a good movie like action, comedy, romance, item numbers and is a 100% paisa wasool masala movie.
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The first half of the movie is very funny and is a laugh riot. So much that the family sitting behind me in the theatre went crazy laughing. You wouldn’t be disappointed in the second half of the movie too as there are action scenes with Shahrukh’s bleeding lips. The charm of Shahrukh has worked again and he has given another successful entertainer which would cross 100cr collection. It has all ingredients of a good movie like action, comedy, romance, item numbers and is a 100% paisa wasool masala movie.
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ii. For Non Shahrukh Khan Fans: Yes
your gut feeling is right. Chennai Express (CE) is as good as any other
Shahrukh starrers. This is another crap movie directed by Rohit Shetty and
crazily publicized by the Khan. Rohit Shetty has his own way of directing movies. The scenes in his movies appear to be comedy scenes but I wonder why I don't feel like laughing at them. Some people do get confused and laugh out loud and suddenly they themselves wonder what just happened and why they laughed. Many dialogues and scenes are from or refer to the self obsessed Shahrukh's older movies. Story is a typical Telugu movie story (hope this is not considered a spoiler).
You could enjoy the second half of the movie slightly more than the first half. That is because the level of jokes is so cheap that the creative part of your brain would go in deep sleep and the expectations of the remaining part of the brain would go very low. The family sitting behind me was the only ones laughing in the theatre. For a while i had the feeling that they were part of the CE publicity team. Others laughed every time they remembered that they had actually paid 350/- per ticket for this movie and cannot go back home without looking well entertained.
Deepika’s performance is limited to what we guessed by watching the trailer, "Ekdum bokkwaass" dialogue delivery. So you can definitely give a skip to this movie or go ahead and contribute to Rohit Shetty relief fund which will reach 100cr mark for no reason. Get a Tamil-English dictionary if you have any obligations (like me) to watch it. It will help you in understanding the movie better, if not at least you will use the time to learn Tamil. If you still want to watch this and also save money then better buy some popcorn and watch the trailer repeatedly until it premieres on television. Do some creative work or spend some genuine time with your family instead of spending time and money on such movies.
You could enjoy the second half of the movie slightly more than the first half. That is because the level of jokes is so cheap that the creative part of your brain would go in deep sleep and the expectations of the remaining part of the brain would go very low. The family sitting behind me was the only ones laughing in the theatre. For a while i had the feeling that they were part of the CE publicity team. Others laughed every time they remembered that they had actually paid 350/- per ticket for this movie and cannot go back home without looking well entertained.
Deepika’s performance is limited to what we guessed by watching the trailer, "Ekdum bokkwaass" dialogue delivery. So you can definitely give a skip to this movie or go ahead and contribute to Rohit Shetty relief fund which will reach 100cr mark for no reason. Get a Tamil-English dictionary if you have any obligations (like me) to watch it. It will help you in understanding the movie better, if not at least you will use the time to learn Tamil. If you still want to watch this and also save money then better buy some popcorn and watch the trailer repeatedly until it premieres on television. Do some creative work or spend some genuine time with your family instead of spending time and money on such movies.
