Rating: 2.25/5.0
Money worth: Rs.70 out of Rs.100
Housefull was rather empty! I must admit it is not a bad film but then it is neither a good film. Most of the comedy is slap stick or very luke warm. Rating 2.25/5 and 70/100 worth 70 out of 100 rupees). If you can tolerate innane comedies, plus Akshay Kumar, Riteish, Jiah (ugh). Boman and Chunky are surprisingly good in a poorly directed film. To be fair -- there were quite a few good, fun movements.
If you are a sane person and you saw the promos of Housefull, you would not dare to see this movie. However, if you have nothing better to do, and you stepped in -- maybe you will not regret it.
The movie starts of in a very promising note. I am not sure whether we have ever had a hero like this one! Most of my reviews will be deliberately vague as I do not want to spoil anyone's enjoyment of the movie. (BTW, I never read reviews before seeing a movie -- as most reviewers tell you the whole story and ruin everything.)
BTW, the promos/interviews are giving a misleading idea that the hero has three wives or women in his life. This is far from truth! In Bachana e Hasino this thing about multiple relationships was done very well and rather sadly in Love Aaj Kal.
But after the interesting start, change of scene and we have the usual slap-stick or dhoom-dhadam! Marriage, break-ups, people being mistaken for gays, gujarathi humour (Boman does a fine gujju act even in an inane, madcap comedy). I might quickly add that Chunky does a fine Italian act -- er, I am just joking! Thanks to Sajjid, we have a new element animal humour. The tiger scene in promos does not make sense, but in the movie it is fun! The monkey act is nothing but monkeying around. Wish Sajjid did not stoop to such crass humour (in case you can call it that). Absolutely, stupid stuff!
Interval
Most of the post interval part is about assumed identity or I don't know what to call it. Here again, Sajid pulls our leg too much. Just imagine, the imagined couple need to have an imaginary baby -- and who the baby turns out to be! BTW, this theme of getting a show wife/husband/child has been done to death. In fact, in some movies the take has been hilarious where two supposed husbands or wives turn up!
This movie is for the multiplex audience -- mostly college kids who have bunked classes and thought this was an interesting way to spend their time. We have Queen Victoria speaking Marathi! I am sure this movie will recover money from the multiplexes -- in fact they may also claim it as a hit or average hit! Needless to add -- watch out for those made so many crores ads!
Sajid Khan at the start has a notice saying that this is a tribute to the masters of yore -- Manmohan Desai, Prakash Mehra, Hrishkesh Mukerjee, et al. Sadly, it is not a worthy tribute. Cannot say it is an insult, but I would say it is a massively failed attempt. Those guys were geniuses and masters -- and here is an apprentice trying to cash in on their name. There movies, songs, humour you can watch again and again and again. Sajid's movie -- you see it once with great difficulty and out of charity!
Should you see this film? Only, if you have nothing better to do!
