Tuesday, July 6, 2010

I hate luv storys

There are movies that are so good that one feels like writing about them. Then there are movies that are so bad that one feels like writing about them even more. And then there are movies that are so unremarkable that there is nothing to write about. And I Hate Luv Storys is one such. To use a cliche, it's not a movie to write home about.

Speaking of cliches, the movie has a lot of them. In fact the underlying message of the movie can be best stated with yet another cliche: A cliche is a cliche because it works.

So when boy meets girl-girl hates boy-boy likes girl-girl likes boy-girl loves boy-girl confuses boy-boy rejects girl-boy loves girl-boy runs back to girl drama unfolds, we go through it with the usual groans.

But unfortunately, there isn't even much else in the execution of the humdrum storyline. The situations seem tired and hackneyed. The characters are boring and the writing is pedestrian. One would have expected a lot more from a KJo movie.

There are only two saving graces for me. One was the beautiful presence of Sonam Kapoor. And the other was the ability of KJo to laugh at himself. Though it could have been a lot funnier in the spoofs, at least the intention seems in the right direction.

There really isn't too much else to comment about. Watch it or not, won't make much difference.

2 comments:

  1. Watched it. And wouldn't disagree a bit.

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  2. I never knew a movie by that name has been released. Your review makes me want to watch I hate luv storys. Not withstanding the grammar. Simply because of the way you have written it.

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