Kites -- Kati Patang!

Rating 2.25/5.00
Value for money Rs.60/100
Should you watch it: Only if you have nothing better to do!
Prediction: Will recover its money with difficulty.


Brief review
This is a promotional video for Hrithik to enter into Hollywood. Papa Roshan goes all out to promote him by creating a script just for the purpose. The story is neither original nor interesting. This is a typical, brain-dead, movie where nothing is supposed to be real. It is a Bollywood tries to be Hollywood. Yes, the production values are high, but the story and the script is low. Not entertaining at all.

Fuller review
Kati Patang -- that is how Khalid Mohamed's friend called it on Facebook. I think it is well said. Instead of Kites flying high and remaining there, it gets cut and just meanders along to its end.

There is no originality in the story or script, unless you think that the heroine knowing only Spanish is something new. Apdiya? Jaise ki tum sub samaj gaye? In Ek Duje Ke Liye, Kamal Hassan knows only Tamil!

Most of the movie is totally clichéd. The car chases, cop cars turning somersault, violent scenes, and even the love scenes. In fact, one would not be wrong to think that this movie is a pastiche (jumble) of good scenes from old movies. At such a time, one feels that are we good only at plagiarism? Take Munnabhai and Chachi 420 (here I would call them inspired movies and not plagiarized ones) -- it is an organic rebuilt for the Indian audience. But Kites is a poor imitation.

Most of the movie is convoluted -- starts somewhere, goes somewhere, comes back somewhere, again forward, backward, sideways. Really tough to really keep track.

Music is lack lustre. There are a few songs in the Indian version, which do not add any value at all.

In case you plan to see the movie (despite being warned), then go directly after the interval. Because before the interval, there is nothing -- just a false built-up of the story. The movie in fact gets moving only a little after the interval.

On the acting front, Hrithik hardly does anything more than what he has done before. Hollywood actor Nicholas Brown as Toni, I think, was outstanding. As regards Barbara Mori, nothing to write home about. I think she was adequate.

In other words, there is hardly anything in the movie to attract you to it. Why should someone pay Rs.250 for a promotional video of Hrithik? Good looks do not an actor make!

You have been warned -- the movie is not at all entertaining, even a wee bit! Go watch two Marathi movies instead for the price -- they will provide you more entertainment!