I have no personal connection to India, and no knowledge of Bollywood cinema. This is the first Bollywood movie I've seen.
My impression is that it is as if the film is made by two separate crews: the ones that make the musical numbers, and the ones that do the "prose" in between the singing. The musical numbers are catchy, fun, playful, and just sprawling with talent. I'd gladly see a few of those again. The rest of it...I found it pretty hard to watch, like a very long advertisement for gum or sports clothing. I guess it's supposed to be a kid friendly movie, so there is a lot of not-so-subtle emotions?
I gave this movie a rating of 7. If it was just the singing parts it would be an 8. If it was just the rest, it would have been lower than a 4. But I prefer to judge a movie more by its best parts.
My impression is that it is as if the film is made by two separate crews: the ones that make the musical numbers, and the ones that do the "prose" in between the singing. The musical numbers are catchy, fun, playful, and just sprawling with talent. I'd gladly see a few of those again. The rest of it...I found it pretty hard to watch, like a very long advertisement for gum or sports clothing. I guess it's supposed to be a kid friendly movie, so there is a lot of not-so-subtle emotions?
I gave this movie a rating of 7. If it was just the singing parts it would be an 8. If it was just the rest, it would have been lower than a 4. But I prefer to judge a movie more by its best parts.