Pathetic, Tedious and Lackluster. A Recipe for Sad New Year.

Rating: 2/10 (24 October 2014)

I don't really know what has happened so such great actors as Boman Irani and Shah Rukh Khan that they chose to act in this movie. I didn't actually go to this movie with very high expectations, aware that it was from the Farah Khan stable. But, despite that, I felt tortured, irritated, and robbed of my money.
The plot fails to gather steam right away and falls flat on its face repeatedly. The dialogues feel drawn out, repetitive and vague. The script lacks substance and cannot be even classified as a brains-at- home type. The so called jokes are painful and tedious rather than laughable.
The whole plot of "stealing the diamonds" is given very little impetus and the story heavily revolves around nonsense one liners, annoying jigs, hearing mistakes by the cast supposedly meant to humor the audience. And when it comes to the all important task, it is done away with in a jiffy. The director has introduced patriotic elements in the plot supposedly to inspire, but it doesn't just align with the theme of the movie and feels segregated, overbearing and dramatic. Boman Irani is infantile, annoying and keeps getting Epileptic fits, Abhishek Bachchan has issues with repetitive vomiting, Sonu Sood bursts a vein at anything and everything to do with his mother. Shahrukh Khan, for all his good acting, is squandered. Vivaan Shah is apparently giving Edward Snowden a run for his money with his hacking skills.
Music by Vishal Shekhar is average and passable.The songs are placed at random intervals and with no relation to the progression of the movie.
I guess with the success of movies like Chennai Express, filmmakers have been encouraged to make movies with the IQ of an 8 year old and with the intention just to make money rather than provide any good to the audience. The plan looks like the movie would anyways carry on on its hype and momentum, and by the time the people come to terms, the producers would be laughing their way to the bank.
All in all, this is the worst movie I have seen in a long time. Waste of talent, waste of money, time, and resources. The notorious duo of Farah and Sajid should stop making movies. Please wait for the DVD to arrive and watch at home if you so want to. This is definitely NOT worth a watch.