Review Welcome : Such A Waste

Firstly let me start by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hopefully you are having a better day and are not stuck at work like I am. Yup, no breathing space even today but thankfully evening plans are quite exciting.

Now getting back to the topic at hand, in all honesty a film like Welcome cannot be reviewed. As predicted it’s your typical masala film but unfortunately it fails to make an impact.

Aneez Bazmee’s script stinks big time and his direction is equally painful. The film doesn’t offer anything new and miserly fails in the “tried & tested” formula department; most of the jokes are very typical, some comical scenes look enforced, no chemistry at all between the leading pair, songs are bad and their picturization even worse.

Performances wise, the only two worth mentioning are Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor. The chemistry between the two is fantastic and believe me, only because of them was I able to survive the otherwise painful 3 hours. Their comic timing is what takes the cakes in comparison to the likes of Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar. If you ask me, I believe no other actor but Anil Kapoor can take the role of a “ruffian” to its full potential and even if done a million times still manage to keep it so refreshing. As for others – Akshay and Paresh are totally wasted, Katrina Kaif is just for eye-candy purpose and Ms. Sherawat and Mr. Feroz Khan are rarely visible.

The thing is Welcome is nowhere close to No Entry and will put the likes of David Dhawan and Priyadarshan to shame. The only pluses are the two veteran actors.

So ya, watch the film only if you have nothing better to do in life or are in mood for some mind-less garb.