TD Review: Total Duh and No Maal.

8 years after 'Double Dhamaal', Indra Kumar is back after ruining one of his movies with sequels (Masti) to ruining his iconic movie 'Dhamaal' by remaking it as 'Total Dhamaal'. Tells the plot, pretty much? No. It further ruins the plot of 'Dhamaal' that includes names like Anil Kapoor-Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn, Pritosh Chakraborty, Javed Jaffrey, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Sanjay Mishra. Even if one is not looking for logic, this movie fails the brainless entertainer category as well. Promoted as a 'Stress buster' and 'Family Entertainer' this movie fails to reach either of these 2 tags.

Whats Good: The Anil-Madhuri Pair: The coming back of this couple as Mrs and Mr. Patel, a constantly nagging couple on the verge of divorce is one of the best things of the movie. A Few Laughs: The other thing it manages is to give a few genuine laughs. Ajay Devgn's Comic Timing: Needless to say this man knows how to be spot-on. Jaaved Jaffrey: As Manav, he never fails to bring a smile on your face which at times gets overboard.

Whats Bad: The Few Laughs: The good things of the movie are as well, the bad parts of the movie as they are way to less. Music: No guesses here that the remakes 'Mungda' and 'Paisa Yeh Paisa' are absolutely useless and pathetic. Incoherent: Very very incoherent. Basic Story: Agreed, I was not looking for story but there is nothing. Absence of Sanjay Dutt: One surely misses Sanjay Dutt quite a lot here. Needless Cameos: A few cameos, all uninvited. Slapstick Humor: Indian cinema and slapstick humor. Ofcourse! Beyond Repair Second Half: Second half is so bad, it undoes whatever little the first part built. VFX: The VFX is even worse than what we got to see in Love Story 2050(if one recalls).

Overall, 'Total Dhamaal' tries to be a good cinema but fails heavily even if we remove the logic from it. The iconic pair does give its best but fails to uplift this movie. It is perhaps the worst movie (no surprise though) of 2019 so far. I am going with 1.5 stars. Even as a family entertainer, the movie fails. Kids however, shall enjoy this movie.

P.S. Even after a heavy and stressful day at work, going home and relaxing shall be more beneficial than watching this movie. AVOID.

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