28 reviewers have given Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara
an average rating of 1.3/5.0 (?)
1 yays
15 nays
12 so-so
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wogma rating: Even the keen, wait for DVD (?)
quick review:
Love, loyalty, hatred - themes that could've been so much more than heavy lines delivered in a heavy tone.
So-So
by Anna MM Vetticad ,
Anupama Chopra
...OUATIMD is not an absolute washout though. ...
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by Nikhil Kumar,
Apun Ka Choice
...hoaib (Akshay Kumar) is the undisputed, unscrupulous don...
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by Baradwaj Rangan,
Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express
...Luthria stages a couple of competent action sequences, along with some enjoyable masala moments....
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by Bobby Sing,
Bobby Talks Cinema.com
...spend an evening with your family instead of watching this avoidable, boring and repetitive sequel this festive weekend....
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So-So
by Taran Adarsh,
Bollywood Hungama
...ONCE UPON AY TIME IN MUMBAI DOBAARA! has a powerful second half and the drama/conflict helps the film regain ground, after a shaky first hour....
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So-So
by Siddhi Palande,
BookmyShow
...Planning your Independence day celebration with OUATIMD will not be a bad choice, however, it is a one-time watch. - See more at: http://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-dobara-film-review/25066#sthash.aW5cdoMh.dpuf...
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by Deepa Gahlot,
cinemaah
...Dobaara has no reason to exist, except perhaps as a bridge to part three of the franchise, presumably when the don runs his criminal empire from exile. ...
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by Khalid Mohamed,
Deccan Chronicle
...'Dobaara' leaves the door open for a third part. But you suspect that the gangster flick genre has had its heyday. Enough please....
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by Nikhil Arora,
Desi Martini
...Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara is commercial filmmaking gone horribly wrong ...
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by Dhiren Trivedi,
DNA
...Milan Luthria's lame attempt to recreate and better his original 2010 hit film bites the dust...
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by Deepa Deosthalee,
Film Impressions
...In writer Rajat Aroraa and director Milan Luthria’s worldview women are commodities men use for distraction, gratification or merely as possessions....
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So-So
by Rachit Gupta,
Filmfare
...But when a 160 minute movie slackens in its pace, no amount of huffing and puffing from its leading man can save the day. They say sequels are never as good as their predecessors. So here’s adding one more to the list.
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by Mihir Fadnavis,
FirstPost
...there’s nothing remotely new or exciting about the film....
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by FPJ Bureau,
Free Press Journal
...Dobaara’ just doen’t measure up to the first on any level. In fact it makes the ‘first’ one look so good that I am afraid, it might now, in retrospect , get anointed as a classic...
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So-So
by Anupama Chopra ,
Hindustan Times
...Yes, the film is over-wrought, melodramatic and designed as pulp fiction....
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by Shubhra Gupta,
indian express
...Hashmi's brash I want-to-take-over-everything Shoaib is played by Akshay Kumar in the new film...
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So-So
Indicine
... OUATIMD is another example of commerce taking over art. The only reason this film was sanctioned was probably to cash in on the cult following of the previous film...
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So-So
by Mohar Basu,
koimoi
...The film fails to be a proper crime thriller or a love saga as it dismally flops at both doing absolutely no justice to either....
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by Jaidev Hemmady,
Movie Talkies
...The prequel, starring Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi, was an immensely likeable movie. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the sequel. - See more at: http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/reviews/20196/once-upon-ay-time-in-mumbai-dobaara#sthash.Ce4dp1cl.dpuf...
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So-So
by Karan Anshuman,
Mumbai Mirror
...Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara is a better crafted film than it's predecessor but unfortunately considerably shallower...
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So-So
by sai,
NDTV
...Yet Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! falls well short of being quite as engaging as the film that it is a sequel to
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So-So
by Saibal Chatterjee,
NDTV
...Yet Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! falls well short of being quite as engaging as the film that it is a sequel to
...
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by Mansha Rastogi,
Now Running.com
...Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara is one film that one wouldn't want to chance twice upon! Inane plot, force conflict and lazy writing can bore you to death...
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So-So
by Namrata Joshi,
Outlook India
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Namrata Joshi
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Starring: Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut
Directed by Milan Luthria
Rating: **
Milan Luthria’s Once Upon a Time in Mumbai starts off with the bomb blasts of 1993 and then goes back to the ’70s and ’80s. Loosely based on the rise and fall of Haji Mastan...
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by Shilpa Jamkhandikar,
Reuters
...Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!” is an exasperating movie experience that doesn’t deliver any of the action it promises. Stay far away from this one...
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by SUDHISH KAMATH,
The Hindu
...Because the numerologically- and logically-challenged sequel titled Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbaai Dobaara does not have characters speaking dialogues. They only talk in punch lines...
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by Madhureeta Mukherjee,
Times of India
...Watch this story of deewana dons and their dilrubas. There's nothing criminal about it!
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So-So
by Rummana Ahmed,
yahoo! India
...Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobara’ disappoints on various accounts. Most of all it is the labored pace and the tedious romantic track that makes the film a boredom-inducing watch...
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Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara - Movie Details
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Banner: Balaji Motion Pictures
Producer: Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Director: Milan Luthria
Lead Cast: Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi
Supporting Cast: Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh, Hussain Shaikh, Mushtaq Khan, Tiku Talsania, Pitobash Tripathi, Sophie Choudry, Sonali Bendre, Sarfaraz Khan
Story: Rajat Arora
Cinematography: Ayananka Bose
Editor: Akiv Ali
Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar
Action Choreography: Javed Eijaz
Choreography: Raju Khan
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty, Anupam Amod
Lyrics: Rajat Arora
Costume Designer: Manish Malhotra , Kunal Rawal
Running time: 160 minutes
Reviewer: meetu
Language:
Hindi
Country:
India
Genres:
Crime,
Romance