Click to read the article
Shwaas (2004)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work ![]()
Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:2
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.5/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 10, 2004 Limited
Reviews for Shwaas
Takes a potential hot-button premise -- the callous indifference of the Indian medical bureaucracy toward the lower classes -- and dramatizes it in the most shameless way possible.
The simple story strains to maintain a run time that is already far shorter than the Indian film norm.
An old-fashioned soaper that will please or not, depending on a viewer's tolerance for schmaltz.
Mr. Sawant does his best to balance hopeful sentiment with the depressing prospect of a child's world going dark, and he tries to infuse this simple melodrama with a sense of tenderness and beauty.
While the film sometimes plays like an hour TV medical drama padded to reach feature length, Sawant achieves touching, naturalistic performances from a fine ensemble cast.
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 68% 68% | The Last Station | 12/23 |
| 83% 83% | Sherlock Holmes | 12/25 |
| 33% 33% | It's Complicated | 12/25 |
| 29% 29% | Nine | 12/25 |
| | Alvin and the Chipmunk… | 12/25 |
RT On Current TV
DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
CloseSponsored Links
Fresh Links
Featured

Techland lists the best Sci-Fi films of this decade.

Moviefone takes a look back at the biggest stinkers of the past 10 years.

The Me and Orson Welles star answers reader questions on TIME.com.

Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill offers his thoughts on what the best decade for film was.

In the AV Club's "Scenic Routes," Mike D'Angelo reminisces about the Tim Burton film.
Promos

Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!



Top Critic


