Pyaar ka Punchnama
Movie Review
Critic's Rating: 3.0/5
Romance, gone wrong
Story: Three chronic bachelors see their life go
into a tizzy when they fall in love. It doesn't
take long before they begin to miss the guy
bonding and realise that girls are truly from
Venus, which for them must be the most
unfriendly, irrational planet in the solar system.
Movie Review: The film has an interesting
premise. It tries to investigate the basic
incompatibility of the yin and the yang through
a set of urban yuppies who try to build and
unbuild relationships in the harsh metropolis.
The gender bias and miscomprehensions have
an interesting twist as the three young
bachelors give up their carefree camaraderie to
cope with the unending demands of their
girlfriends.
But so far, so good. The film has two major
problems which make it somewhat tedious
viewing. First, it stretches a paper-thin story to
inordinate lengths and becomes a real test of
patience. The plot doesn't seem to move ahead
from the fight-and-make-up sequences
between the three ill-matched couples. The
fights become repetitive and you end up
wishing they just give each other a break....
And you, a break too.
Secondly is the appalling gender skew. Okay,
relationships go wrong, but is it right to blame
all the misdeeds on the foul female species.
Doesn't seem fair, really.
The film had promise and does have a few
funny sequences. But by and large, it's a case
of promises unfulfilled.
