Showing posts with label Expend4bles. Show all posts
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(Crisp) Movie Review: EXPEND4BLES by FENIL SETA
8:31 AM
Expend4bles starts in an expected manner. But there comes a twist very soon in the story. The film should have gone on a high from here. Sadly, it drops. The action moments are not that exciting. We have seen far better and nail-biting action scenes in the previous films of the franchise. The track of a character switching sides is unconvincing. The villain, in fact, is weak. Lastly, there are no subtitles and this leads to a struggle, especially during the scenes of Jason Statham. Jason, however, is the best actor of the lot and steals the show. Sylvester Stallone also does well but shockingly, he has what can be called an extended guest appearance. Megan Fox (Gina) looks like a million bucks and delivers a damn good performance. 50 Cent (Easy Day), Dolph Lundgren (Gunner), Randy Couture (Toll Road), Jacob Scipio (Galan) and Levy Tran (Lash) don’t get much scope. Iko Uwais (Rahmat) looks stylish and is fine but gets sidelined. Tony Jaa is entertaining in a small role. All in all, Expend4bles is the weakest film of the series.
My rating - ** out of 5!
My rating - ** out of 5!
Fenil's Bollywood Talk # 796
2:21 PM
NEW RELEASES TO FACE A TOUGH TIME; JAWAN TO BE THE FIRST CHOICE FOR MOST MOVIEGOERS
The Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan continues its dream run. By the end of the second week, it would have earned Rs. 460 crores in Hindi at the Indian box office. If it manages to do another Rs. 60-65 crores, it’ll end up beating Gadar 2 and Pathaan and emerge as the biggest Hindi hit ever. What will also benefit the film is that it has no major competition from the new releases.
The biggest release of the week is The Great Indian Family. It stars Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar. Backed by Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films (YRF), the family comedy is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The film was made way back in 2021 and is YRF’s first release after the blockbuster Pathaan. The promotions started late but have been very aggressive. Yet, the buzz and awareness are limited. The target should be to cross the first day numbers of YRF’s last year’s release Jayeshbhai Jordaar, which was Rs. 3.04 crores. If the word of mouth is positive, it can see a huge jump on Saturday.
The other big Hindi release is Sukhee, starring Shilpa Shetty. It’s a story of a woman in her late 30s who ditches family responsibilities to live for herself. The idea is interesting but the trailer has got an okay response. Hence, even its screen count is limited. The first-day earnings of the film would be around Rs. 40-50 lakhs.
Then there’s the Hollywood film, Expend4bles, which will have paid previews from Thursday, September 21. It’s an action franchise comprising several old Hollywood actors. The series has never been big in India. Nevertheless, it can surprise and emerge as the biggest grosser out of all 3 films.
Lastly, Jaane Jaan premiered on Netflix today. Starring Kareena Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma, it is directed by Sujoy Ghosh and looks like an engaging thriller. Thanks to the star cast and trailer, it’ll be the most talked about film this week.
The Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan continues its dream run. By the end of the second week, it would have earned Rs. 460 crores in Hindi at the Indian box office. If it manages to do another Rs. 60-65 crores, it’ll end up beating Gadar 2 and Pathaan and emerge as the biggest Hindi hit ever. What will also benefit the film is that it has no major competition from the new releases.
The biggest release of the week is The Great Indian Family. It stars Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar. Backed by Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films (YRF), the family comedy is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The film was made way back in 2021 and is YRF’s first release after the blockbuster Pathaan. The promotions started late but have been very aggressive. Yet, the buzz and awareness are limited. The target should be to cross the first day numbers of YRF’s last year’s release Jayeshbhai Jordaar, which was Rs. 3.04 crores. If the word of mouth is positive, it can see a huge jump on Saturday.
The other big Hindi release is Sukhee, starring Shilpa Shetty. It’s a story of a woman in her late 30s who ditches family responsibilities to live for herself. The idea is interesting but the trailer has got an okay response. Hence, even its screen count is limited. The first-day earnings of the film would be around Rs. 40-50 lakhs.
Then there’s the Hollywood film, Expend4bles, which will have paid previews from Thursday, September 21. It’s an action franchise comprising several old Hollywood actors. The series has never been big in India. Nevertheless, it can surprise and emerge as the biggest grosser out of all 3 films.
Lastly, Jaane Jaan premiered on Netflix today. Starring Kareena Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma, it is directed by Sujoy Ghosh and looks like an engaging thriller. Thanks to the star cast and trailer, it’ll be the most talked about film this week.
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