Bodyguard
Reliance Entertainment | Release Date: August 31, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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1
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80
Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSep 2, 2011
A rousing example of Bollywood-style pure escapist entertainment. Read full review
50
VarietyRichard KuipersSep 1, 2011
Indian helmer Siddique delivers a middling melange of action, romance, music and slapstick in his hotly anticipated Hindi version of "Bodyguard." Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLisa TseringAug 31, 2011
In Bodyguard, Khan seems to have a tongue-in-cheek awareness of his major strengths - able comic timing and a cartoonishly muscular physique - and in case that's not obvious enough, he flexes his biceps to the beat in the film's opening song and literally winks at the camera. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterAug 31, 2011
Mr. Khan, seasoned Bollywood beefcake, is a well-muscled hunk who doesn't take himself too seriously in fight scenes. If only the film's archly slick director, Siddique, had adopted the same winking attitude toward the romantic arc. A twist near the end sends this contrived movie into a maudlin stratosphere from which it doesn't recover. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerSep 2, 2011
The overweight, gays and little people are cheerfully mocked while writer/director Siddique ratchets up his story's disparate comedy-romance-action elements to an insanely over-the-top degree. Read full review
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