God, wants things to work out and sends Geeta, an angel (Rani Mukherjee) to help things along. Ranbir (Saif Ali Khan) lands up in a situation where he is left in charge of four notorious kids. This page has additional observations, other than the ones noted in the main review. Saif's good, Rani's commendable, but the show stealers are the babalog. Perhaps the necessity of using expensive LA locations to maximum effect has contributed to an imbalance because the film seems to lose its focus. Ameesha turns in a superb performance in the cameo as Mallika. In fact Rani and Saif's role although central to the film would probably fall in the supporting cast role. The climax of the film could have been more effective but that doesn’t take away anything from the movie. music is a letdown, barring just one track, 'Pyaar Ke Liye'. To extract acting from the four children is a mammoth task but Kunal through his frankly nature brought out the desired work from them. the tear-jerking scenes in TPTM don’t pinch you like other run-of-the-mill sob tales.
The question remains - why don't we have movies that kids and adults can enjoy together? Yeah, things can appear and disappear, and inanimate stuff can dance, but how and when they do it is what counts, and that works pretty well here. And that the thoda pyaar thoda magic team manages to put together well. The onus then completely lies in creatively utilizing these effects. So, obviously after this kind of exposure, it would be really difficult to spot something 'new' in terms of animation and special effects. The main problem though is we are in touch with a lot more cinema - Indian and foreign - compared to the generations before us ever were. The choreography was bare minimum and the overall effect used was charming. Although I loved the way all of them were visualized. Although some of the tributes given to various movies from yesteryears are cute.Īlso, the usual melodious and lively number from Kunal Kohli movies is missing here. But that also means nothing really exciting is happening. And it's better to have them do nothing compared to having them do the same old tricks that kids pull to harass adults. In a way it's nice to see regular kids playing regular kids. And the children enacting these roles are not super-adorable either. Coming back to the movie at hand, the dialogues and situations are pretty plain given that it's supposed to be about four really naughty kids. I can so visualize them now idolizing Ranbir and Geeta after watching this one.ĭoes that mean when they grow up they are going to say, "we grew up watching Saif or Rani who were in movies for kids like us" just like we say today, "we grew up watching Al Pacino or Amitabh Bachchan who made us wanna be like them." Scary, eh? If that's the onus they carry, they have to get better than this, because they are so capable of doing it. Anyhow, something was amiss and everyone involved just felt like they were going through the motions.Īlso, while watching the movie today, I suddenly realized how my kids idolize RV and Shona, the characters Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee play in Ta Ra Rum Pum.
Maybe it has something to do with that extra layer of make-up they find necessary to apply to make her look fairer. Yet, somehow today while watching the movie I got this feeling of "been there, seen that". Is it just me or does Rani Mukherjee really look and feel almost the same in most of her movies? It’s not like she isn't trying out different roles. The transformation from aloofness to bonding, from long silences to talking his heart out is a little too quick. Of course, blame is equally apportioned between his talent and the way the character develops. But, the man just couldn't cry or make me feel for him in emotional scenes. He wears one sullen look throughout the movie despite being capable of very varied range of expressions. I know-I know, that's what the character demands, yada, yada.īut, it hurts to watch the same excuse being used for Saif Ali Khan.
In fact, that's a very high price to pay for tolerating the shrill character she plays. I doubt even songs with underwater shots of a bikini-clad Ameesha Patel can compensate for that. You know what this means for the adults, right? One hell of a sappy movie! Over-idealistic to the hilt, and indigestibly sweet.
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