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Hindi language Bollywood comedy about a Muslim man who creates a series of lies to hide his true identity after he breaks the lock of an ancestral Hindu temple to save a drowning child. Cast:Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Asrani, Archana Puran Singh, Krishna Abhishek, Neeraj Vora, Jeetu VermaDirector:Rohit ShettyRelease Date:July 6, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:FIPRating:PGLength:1 hr. 46 min.
Bol Bachchan, Moderate Reviews (Bollywood) Regional
Bol Bachchan played in regional release to moderate reviews. • Robert Abele wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...homage to the '70s Bollywood comedy-of-errors classic 'Gol Maal'... Shetty's reliance on frantic sound effects and empty action-comedy set pieces over well-thought-out farce mechanics is ultimately wearying." More Reviews Below...
Bol Bachchan Positive Reviews (4 Reviews, reviews below)
Bol Bachchan has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: MODERATE "...honesty and dishonesty have the same comic weight, and their clash has no meaning. It just produces jokes, which are all the same: mad scrambles to make the lies watertight.... feels over-familiar, worthy of only the occasional grin."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 395 words, 07/06/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...homage to the '70s Bollywood comedy-of-errors classic 'Gol Maal'... Shetty's reliance on frantic sound effects and empty action-comedy set pieces over well-thought-out farce mechanics is ultimately wearying."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 07/07/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Bol Bachchan has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (0 Reviews)
Bol Bachchan has not been reviewed by Alternative/Indie
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: MODERATE "...honesty and dishonesty have the same comic weight, and their clash has no meaning. It just produces jokes, which are all the same: mad scrambles to make the lies watertight.... feels over-familiar, worthy of only the occasional grin."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 395 words, 07/06/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...homage to the '70s Bollywood comedy-of-errors classic 'Gol Maal'... Shetty's reliance on frantic sound effects and empty action-comedy set pieces over well-thought-out farce mechanics is ultimately wearying."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 07/07/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...keeps its plates spinning and hoops in the air with commendable aplomb, though few elements prove particularly funny in and of themselves... except for a marvelously over-the-top opening number, few musical interludes possess pizazz."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 489 words, 07/09/12
Lisa Tsering, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...starts off awkwardly... but once it kicks into gear, the film's engaging performances and ever-spiraling hysteria make its two-and-a-half-hour running time fly by... a uniquely Indian mix of over-the-top action, music and humor."(See all of Lisa Tsering's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 498 words, 07/07/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...homage to the '70s Bollywood comedy-of-errors classic 'Gol Maal'... Shetty's reliance on frantic sound effects and empty action-comedy set pieces over well-thought-out farce mechanics is ultimately wearying."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 07/07/12
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: MODERATE "...honesty and dishonesty have the same comic weight, and their clash has no meaning. It just produces jokes, which are all the same: mad scrambles to make the lies watertight.... feels over-familiar, worthy of only the occasional grin."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 395 words, 07/06/12
9.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Bol Bachchan's reviews are separated by an average 9.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Bol Bachchan (4 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Bol Bachchan's reviews cover 6.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,591 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 398 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Bol Bachchan Coverage, Volume & Length (4 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 12.8 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Bol Bachchan's reviews on average broke 12.8 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Bol Bachchan's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Bol Bachchan (4 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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