Entertains and enlightens Rating: 3/5 Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Seema Pahwa, Kanwaljit Singh, Mahesh Balra...
Entertains and enlightens
Rating: 3/5
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul
Preet Singh, Seema Pahwa, Kanwaljit Singh, Mahesh Balraj
Indra Kumar’s latest directorial is a film
with a good message and some jokes which will make you let out a chuckle,
hopefully. Unfortunately, it seems like his clock stopped somewhere in the 90s.
A remake of the Danish film ‘Sorte Kugler’,
‘Thank God’ has some unintentionally silly dialogues. Indra Kumar may have
proved himself to be a capable filmmaker in the past, but Thank God is a very
linear job. The jokes mostly appear to be targeted towards a nine-year-old (a
child in the theatre was the only one laughing out loud). The final 20 minutes is
when the film finally achieves what it’s trying to do.
Ayaan Kapoor (Malhotra) is a temperamental
man, who gets annoyed at the silliest of things. His wife Ruhi (Rakul Preet) a
successful police officer is also a very considerate woman who stands by her
husband. One fateful day, Ayaan meets with a terrible accident. While in hospital
battling for his life, he reaches Yamlok (the set reminiscent of the Gods’
house in Thor) where CG (a suave Devgn) offers him to play a game of life. If
he wins he lives otherwise he dies.
Indra Kumar steers the film to where it’s
supposed to go, smoothly with a little turbulence along the road. Aakash
Kaushik and Madhur Sharma’s screenplay is good in terms of a remake but nothing
great. The performances are good with Ajay Devgan (in a supporting role) being
the highlight as Chitragupta or CG. He brings the energy required to a role
like his. Sidharth Malhotra is subtle as Ayaan Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh as
Ruhi Kapoor puts in a good effort. Still, it feels like a crucial part is
missing from the film. The visual effects are a whole lot better when compared
to Ram Setu.
This self-centred man’s tale of
self-reflection is sure to make you chuckle at times, and leave the theatre
thinking. The film enlightens you with the truth of life and entertains as well.
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