Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageKites (2010)
Director: Anurag Basu
Movie review
From Time Out London
Bollywood’s latest attempt to expand their horizons is an accessible watch for viewers new to the genre. It’s not three hours long for starters! The beautiful leads do not break into songs! J (Roshan), an American NRI (‘Non Resident Indian’) shyster living in Las Vegas, falls for Linda (Mori), the Mexican fiancée of his girlfriend’s brother Tony (Brown). He speaks ‘Hinglish’; she knows only Espanol. As ‘love and music have no language’ our linguistically-challenged duo bond and elope. Tony vows bloody revenge. Basu reworks diverse sources like ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, ‘Thelma and Louise’, ‘Sin City’ and the 80s Hindi classic ‘Ek Duuje Ke Liye’ to (unintentional) amusing effect into his propulsive plot. The technically accomplished result is cheesy, engaging but unmemorable ‘time-pass’. Look out for Brett Ratner’s shorter ‘remix’ version.Author: Anil Sinanan
Time Out London Issue 2074: May 20-26, 2010
User reviews of this film
-
- viewer said...
- Posted on Jun 28 2010 12:43 ok. Nothing spectacular. a few nice mellow songs. Wasnt too keen on the ending though.
- Report as inappropriate
-
- yash said...
- Posted on Jun 01 2010 22:41 rubbishist movie of the year crap
- Report as inappropriate
-
- Rahul said...
- Posted on May 21 2010 16:38 Best bolywood movie of the year
- Report as inappropriate
-
- Rakesh said...
- Posted on May 21 2010 16:37 One of the best movie of Hrithik Roshan
- Report as inappropriate
-
- sabs said...
- Posted on May 21 2010 09:34 Wicked movie
- Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Anurag Basu
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut, Nicholas Brown full cast
Genre(s): Romance
Duration: 119 mins
UK Release: May 21 2010
Top Stories
Ridley Scott interview
Director Ridley Scott tells Cath Clarke why he's making a science fiction comeback
Cannes Film Festival 2012: half-time report
Dave Calhoun reports on the hits, misses and a shocking new masterpiece from Michael Haneke
What do you think?
Post your review now