HGF Review: Half Grilfriend's Full Torture!

There is not much to say about Mohit Suri directed 'Half Girlfriend.' Half Girlfriend is an ode to most of the best-friend zoned lovers. Such category people are going to love Half Girlfriend which stars Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles and super-ably supported by Vikrant Massay Rhea Chakraborty and Seema Biswas.

Arjun Kapoor's portrayal of Madhav Jha is surprisingly good. His bihari accent, wretchedness are for the most time visible through his eyes! Shraddha Kapoor, who everyone thought was an upcoming actor sadly falls down to Level 0 and is unable to portray a stubborn Riya Somani. On the other hand, the supporting cast of the movie outperforms the lead cast. Vikrant Massay as Shailesh and Madhav's room mate nails his role to perfection. He makes us want a friend like him in our lives.He is literally 'the find of 2017'. Rhea Chakraborty as Anshika and Seema Biswas as Madhav's mother are fabulous. They make this movie bearable within limits.

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What has always been the USP of Mohit Suri's movies is the music. The songs are already chartbuster and their contribution to this boredom is clearly reflecting in his box office business. The music is fabulously crooned by Mithoon. The cinematography, the camerawork is average at best. What faulters helplessly in Half Girlfriend is surprisingly Mohit Suri's direction. His depiction of Chetan Bhagat's novel is disappointing to say the least. What could have been an hour and a half hour long movie is unnecessarily stretched to 2 hours and 15 minutes drama with melodrama and more melodrama.

Honestly, I found myself struggling to stay woken up throughout the movie. The movie fails to absorb u completely. From me, Half Girlfriend gets 2 stars and a score of 4/10. People will surely criticize with this review but that's what I give it!

P.S. Thanks to my friends for helping me to bear this torture of a movie!

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