Horrible to no story line, mediocre direction

Rating: 1/10 (3 November 2014)

Farah Khan has been known to make some good films but this one is definitely not one of them. The quintessential element that binds a movie together is the storyline. "Happy new year" lacks in it. Acting is mediocre at best. Direction is not that great either. I liked the songs but other than that the movie is not worth a watch.
Apart from that the movie seemed a culmination of several other prior films. Every step of it seemed predictable and not interesting. It's amazing to know it made so much at the box office. I wonder how that happened.
Acting-wise, SRK is his usual self, junior Bachchan probably needs to go to acting school, Deepika is her wonderful self and Kareena seemed charming as ever. Sonu Sood did a great job as well.
All in all, although the movie has probably one of the biggest (and most expensive) star-cast and quite a few lovely songs, it lacks in all other aspects. Can I get my money back?