Baby

Director: Neeraj Pandey
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Danny, Anupam Kher

Rating: 3.5 / 5

As soon as the movie starts, it gives a feel of a sensible thriller without any unnecessary commercial touch. First half is a little build up and comparatively boring but the second half sets the pace perfectly and justifies all the actions that director wanted to show. There were no dramatic scenes to create needless emotions. Dialogues were very discreet and action scenes looked very realistic. Best part was the inclusion of absolutely correct amount of perfectly suited humor. Movie is lengthy but so detailed and thrilling that you'll not want it to end at all. It keeps you at the edge constantly for a very long time.

Akshay Kumar did almost a perfect job making us think why he doesn't concentrate on only these type of roles. At each instance, he was stupendously delivering what exactly was required. Other actors were just above average but supported Akshay amazingly.

Neeraj Pandey's direction was repetitive but repeating the feel of his earlier flicks like Wednesday and Special 26 will not bother anyone. A lot of hard work was sensed in both direction and cinematography that is really appreciative.

Background music was attempted with little success albeit it didn't matter at all.

Overall it was a wonderfully directed thriller that will literally show what "on the edge of the seat" means.

Tevar

Director: Amit Sharma
Actors: Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Kapoor Sonakshi Sinha

Rating: 1 / 5

When we think of thoughtless South Indian movie remakes, they make some sense when are coupled with big stars. At-least they have a justification that from box office point of view they'll generate revenue and will showcase star power. This meaningless flick was another senseless copy that lacked in all aspects. Neither the characters were developed well nor the story. Things that could have been shown in a 20 min episode were unnecessarily elongated to make a 2.5 hr movie. Although that episode also would have been unwatchable. Only few starting Manoj Bajpayee scenes were decent but that's not the redemption at all.

Arjun Kapoor tried to imitate Salman and Ajay movies but he or the producers have to understand that Arjun is not a person who can carry foolishness on his shoulders. Every person acted horribly and there was no support whatsoever as far as acting was concerned. Manoj Bajpayee didn't had anything to act and that surprises me how he said yes to this one. Sonakshi was as bad as before and successfully ruined this movie as well.

Amit Sharma made his debut in movies and I'll blame him for this damp squib. No effort was put and nothing was tried to make people act in a better way. Although there was absolutely no story to support him in any way which might get him some optimism to perform better next time.

Music was average and didn't help the movie in any way. Although Shruti Hasan's item song was very hot, it brought some coolness to the head.

Overall a complete disaster that fails in all aspects.