Reviews

Even though I enjoy Akshay's comic roles, since the last couple of years he has been on fire with punching and kicking his best action packed powers, for a full on paisa vasool treat, for entertainment starved souls of Bollywood, stomaching the required box office belly of returns.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali productions - Gabbar Singh played by Amjad Khan in Ramesh Sippy's evergreen classic 'Sholay' with the stingy and dirty corruption to stage an escapist action packed entertainer that successfully rolls in the crowd pleasing 'dialogue' - to change the 'deadly' corruption.

It is based on the 2002 Tamil hit 'Ramana' by A.R. Murugadoss that starred Vijayakanth in the lead. 'Gabbar is Back' gets its title from Sanjay Leela Bhansali and gets straight into business right from the first frame in its Bollywod version that gets its additional screenplay and dialogs support from Rajat Arora.

Akshay Kumar lords over the film and sporting a well-groomed beard and a flowing hair-style, his screen presence is highly attractive. In a flashback sequence, we see him with a thick mustache and this look suits him too. As the vigilante professor who takes up a crusade against corrupt government officials with the help of a network of students and like-minded officials, Akki is a good fit for the role. As always, he dazzles in the stunt scenes and his punchlines have been woven around his job as a professor. And the trademark line about corruption is greeted with whistles and hoots in the hall. Gabbar sure is a treat for fans of the star, and they'll have several moments to savor.

In conclusion, Gabbar is likely to make an instant connect with the common man, who wants his cinema to entertain and also connect with him on some level. Addressing everyday issues surrounding corrupt government officials, Gabbar has its intent in the right place and a robust hero to carry it safely to the finish line. It will work better for those who haven't seen the original version.

I am a huge Kevin Hart fan every since his first mainstream comic stand up (I'm a Grown Little Man). Enjoyed all of his movies especially The Wedding Ringer. Watching the trailer for the first time, I was insanely excited to see Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart working together! Finally I got a Saturday night show tickets to watch it and the movie was rather unique within its story in the beginning. Will Ferrell did what he does best with his over the top comic role of a millionaire, smart but naive character. Kevin Hart also did what he does best as a broke, vulnerable but funny confident character. Soon you find out that you have seen this before in buddy cop movies. Two very different personalities (status and attitude) get together to accomplish a goal and become best friends. It is a clichéd story which didn't live up to my expectations but they did have humorous scenes which got me laughing and isn't that the whole point? (Loved the transition where Ferrell's house turns from a lavish villa to a prison!) Aside the clichéd story and excessive sexual humor, I enjoyed Get Hard and the chemistry between the two lead actors.