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Wogma rating: Don't bother
Quick review: It's so bloated that every thump in the music, each fight sequence, nearly every song, every attempt at comic relief seems like a huge, stinky burp.
Wogma rating: Don't bother
Quick review: Using 2020s' slang can't hide the jadedness of the girl-meets-boy plot. Dropping Shah Rukh Khan and Sri Devi references only highlight the story's age-old, simplistic "What if?" Even these icons, four decades ago, knew they had to reimagine the genre.
Streaming Partner: Amazon Prime
Wogma rating: Don't bother
Quick review: Reasonably decent conceptualisation of fight sequences with tacky execution. The rest—patriotism, plot, etc—is anyway only padding around the cool-on-paper action.
Wogma rating: Add to that never-watched 'To Watch' list
Quick review: What a quick dive this one took from being chique and warm to annoying and infuriating! Just like the relationships it uses to give you the "boys will be boys" vibe.
Wogma rating: Watch but no rush
Quick review: A film that could've been a warm hug misses the chance by being way too preachy, pushy, and Aamir-Khaney. Such golden intent gets lost because it is enamoured by itself.
Wogma rating: Don't bother
Quick review: Two elements exist. The time-loop concept and the "moral of the story." Whichever came to the makers first, the other feels terribly forced. In either case, what's the case for the loud story-telling, the stretched-out pacing, the thoughtlessness of it all?
(Streaming Partner: Amazon Prime)
Wogma rating: Add to that never-watched 'To Watch' list
Quick review: Repeat performance of Raid. Raid 2 = 2x the drama and associated pain. 2x the slack writing. About 1x the fun of watching corrupt politicians get their due—fair and square, without involving police brutality. (Streaming Partner: Netflix)
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