One walks into the movie expecting it to be a commercial flick, which would lack a story and be very predictable. However, Happy New Year fares better than the conventional. Although the story line is weak and it is still a no-brainer, the plot keeps you engrossed.
The first 50 minutes introduces you to the various characters in the movie. This is followed by a musical drama during the middle hour and 20 minutes, wherein you will find a song popping up every 5-10 minutes. The last 40-45 minutes is the plot of the movie and this is the portion, which keeps you on the edge of your seats.
The comedy in the movie is introduced through the characters, whether it is the dialogues of Charlie (SRK), the absurd English accent of a very Marathi Mohini (Deepika Padukone) or partly deaf Jagmohan (Sonu Sood), who won't tolerate a word against his mom or a street side alcoholic Nandu (Abhishek Bachchan), who can vomit anywhere, or a man, who can develop fits for exactly 30 seconds (Boman Irani) and a young lad (Vivaan Shah), whose looks itself is funny. Although all this seems very force fitted, the comedy is not all that bad and they manage to carry through,
SRK looks old in the movie while Deepika carries forward her stereotypical "dumb blonde" persona. Sonu Sood's transition from a serious actor to a comical role looks stupid, Abhishek Bachchan is a talent wasted in this movie - he does well whatever little role he had to offer. Boman is as usual at his best with his acting and dialogues. Vivaan Shah barely has any role in the movie.
Three stars to the movie.
The first 50 minutes introduces you to the various characters in the movie. This is followed by a musical drama during the middle hour and 20 minutes, wherein you will find a song popping up every 5-10 minutes. The last 40-45 minutes is the plot of the movie and this is the portion, which keeps you on the edge of your seats.
The comedy in the movie is introduced through the characters, whether it is the dialogues of Charlie (SRK), the absurd English accent of a very Marathi Mohini (Deepika Padukone) or partly deaf Jagmohan (Sonu Sood), who won't tolerate a word against his mom or a street side alcoholic Nandu (Abhishek Bachchan), who can vomit anywhere, or a man, who can develop fits for exactly 30 seconds (Boman Irani) and a young lad (Vivaan Shah), whose looks itself is funny. Although all this seems very force fitted, the comedy is not all that bad and they manage to carry through,
SRK looks old in the movie while Deepika carries forward her stereotypical "dumb blonde" persona. Sonu Sood's transition from a serious actor to a comical role looks stupid, Abhishek Bachchan is a talent wasted in this movie - he does well whatever little role he had to offer. Boman is as usual at his best with his acting and dialogues. Vivaan Shah barely has any role in the movie.
Three stars to the movie.
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