bad art for a good sake

Rating: 3/10 (4 August 2006)

After the intermission half of the audience was gone. They were right. A story that could have been told in 15 minutes had already wasted approx. 1 and a half hour of their precious time. OK: Corruption is a serious issue, it has to be fought, and the good guys have to stick together regardless what their religious or social background is. Fine. I agree. Something has to happen in India. But how is this message transmitted? The actors are horrible. Permanently overacting. Sylvester Stallone's ugly little Indian cousin and his silly English drama queen make a depressing combination - you would not believe for just one second that girl could direct even a children's play in an east German amateur theater. The scenes are so ... static. The plots are so boring: Surprise, surprise! She speaks Hindi and so he did not know she understood everything he said. Wow. What an intelligent idea. Never heard or seen before.
Why am I so upset? I was amazed the movie had an 8.5 average rating at the IMDb, and I took some friends to watch the movie - They were either bored or they laughed about the silliness of this piece of crap. Being half Indian, I did not enjoy the situation very much. Sorry for my bad English.