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R. Paul Dhillon

R. Paul Dhillon's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Detours of Love (2008) 63% EDIT “Despite minor flaws in the story, the excellent song-and-dance numbers keep it entertaining. This is a fresh portrait of young India that is a real break from the past.” – Georgia Straight Apr 30, 2019 Full Review House Full (2010) EDIT “With the exception of some well-orchestrated physical comedy in the vein of Charlie Chaplin, Housefull is excruciatingly painful to sit through.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2016 Full Review Ik Kudi Punjab Di (2010) EDIT “Gender equality gets an entertaining treatment in the ensemble drama Ik Kudi Punjab Di.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2016 Full Review Golmaal 3 (2010) 44% EDIT “While the filmmakers try to crank up the fun factor full blast for another zany adventure centered around the Golmaal crew, the laughs seem forced and somewhat tiresome.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2016 Full Review Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011) EDIT “Bollywood veteran Kher is in top form, and so is Randhawa, proving that she was no fluke in the hit Punjabi film Tera Mera Ki Rishta.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2016 Full Review Dharti (2011) EDIT “The problem is that although the political backdrop is somewhat intriguing, the film's forced and muddling song, dance, and romance is lacking the entertainment quotient big-time.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2016 Full Review Sarkar Raj (2008) 43% EDIT “Sarkar delivers a long monologue at the end of the film that explains what really happened: chiefly that the power plant was just a ruse for a power struggle. Too bad Varma didn't make that film.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Bhoothnath (2008) 60% EDIT “Ultimately, the film goes off-track and into the realm of serious melodrama, and loses the audience.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Tashan (2008) 50% EDIT “Despite the superstars, the high production values, and abundant gloss from leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films, the film fails.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Race (2008) EDIT “A concoction of disjointed scenes dressed up as eye candy in the form of pretty boys and beauties in an absurd story that wouldn't even hold up in a fantasy world, let alone the real world it supposedly portrays.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Sunday (2008) EDIT “This Bollywood puffery is an ill-conceived mess that has absolutely no direction.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Dhan Dhana Dhan ... Goal (2007) EDIT “Director Vivek Agnihotri's sophomore effort is a heavy-handed, clich-ridden mess, which is worsened by the corny and uneven paint-by-numbers script.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Jihne Mera Dil Luteya (2011) EDIT “[The film] borrows the plot structure from classic Bollywood love triangles. But director Mandeep Kumar brings a breezy quality to the narrative, keeping the action moving to create a funny, entertaining film that has fresh characters and sharp dialogue.” – Georgia Straight Jul 5, 2016 Full Review Ready (2011) 30% EDIT “Yet another lazy farce from hack director Anees Bazmee that leaves a sour taste in your mouth despite loads of charm and coolness from Khan.” – Georgia Straight May 8, 2015 Full Review Jodhaa Akbar (2008) 79% EDIT “There's great chemistry between superstars Roshan and Rai Bachchan. Their solid performances bring home Jodhaa Akbar's saga of star-crossed lovers.” – Georgia Straight May 5, 2015 Full Review Like Stars on Earth (2007) 93% EDIT “Bollywood's attempts at making socially relevant films usually end up preachy, but superstar-actor-turned-first-time-director Khan hits the bull's-eye with this minimalist story of a boy struggling with dyslexia.” – Georgia Straight May 2, 2015 Full Review Om Shanti Om (2007) 80% EDIT “The film lacks creativity in the second half, failing to bring its reincarnation tale to a satisfactory conclusion.” – Georgia Straight May 1, 2015 Full Review Step Up 2 the Streets (2008) 29% EDIT “Step Up 2 the Streets is the latest of this genre more obsessed with dancing than with a good story, which, despite all the explosive dance routines, results in an unsatisfying experience.” – Georgia Straight Feb 14, 2008 Full Review
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