3 Thay Bhai review: Worn-out and humourless
Movie : 3 Thay Bhai
Director : Mrigdeep Singh Lamba
Cast : Om Puri, Deepak Dobriyal, Shreyas Talpade
Going small-town is the current flavour of Hindi films - but not all get it right!
3 Thay Bhai is a classic case of the title building the film up to be a fun, innovative story. What you get, however, is a film that's woefully dull.
Chicksi (Om Puri), Happy (Deepak Dobriyal) and Fancy (Shreyas Talpade) are three brothers who hate each other. They all have their own personal battles that they're fighting alone.
Chicksi (a shamefully regressive track, this one) is worried about his three overweight daughters whose size causes potential grooms to flee (yes, it's that kind of movie).
Happy is a quack dentist and makes his patients supremely unhappy.
Fancy, the film informs us, likes everything fancy - working as an actor in Punjabi films, he dreams of, where else, but Hollywood.
The three brothers meet up to hear the will of their deceased grandfather. To inherit the land mentioned in the will, the three have to comply with some clauses that include spending a couple of days together once a year on the hilltop property.
The film banks on the exchanges between the brothers to bring in the laughs. So the eldest and grumpy Chicksi dominates over the mild-mannered Happy and the foolish Fancy. Through their journey completing the required conditions, they deal with dead dogs, a stranger, and each other.
The film rests on the able shoulders of Om Puri, Deepak Dobriyal and Shreyas Talpade. Sadly, their talent is diluted by the inept dialogue and screenplay.
Puri is made to either scream abuses or fart, Dobriyal stirs up some amusing moments with his cowardly act, and Talpade is all energy but let down by amateurish dialogue.
For comedy, here’s your pick: you have the dead dog jokes, the repeated fart gags, and Talpade constantly mispronouncing words like 'defective’ for detective and 'infection’ for affection.
Debut director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba has everything going for his first project - the experienced producer (Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra), veteran actors and a solid technical team.
The cinematography by Ashok Mehta is immersing and Gulzar's lyrics shine through in the breezy songs.
However, the film runs into a vicious cycle of endlessly running scenes with such repetitive dialogue, and you wonder if the editor was packed off on a holiday.
3 Thay Bhai has a premise that could've been a bagful of fun, but what you get is a tale that's worn-out and humourless. Steer clear!
Rating: 1.5 stars
Movie : 3 Thay Bhai
Director : Mrigdeep Singh Lamba
Cast : Om Puri, Deepak Dobriyal, Shreyas Talpade
Going small-town is the current flavour of Hindi films - but not all get it right!
3 Thay Bhai is a classic case of the title building the film up to be a fun, innovative story. What you get, however, is a film that's woefully dull.
Chicksi (Om Puri), Happy (Deepak Dobriyal) and Fancy (Shreyas Talpade) are three brothers who hate each other. They all have their own personal battles that they're fighting alone.
Chicksi (a shamefully regressive track, this one) is worried about his three overweight daughters whose size causes potential grooms to flee (yes, it's that kind of movie).
Happy is a quack dentist and makes his patients supremely unhappy.
Fancy, the film informs us, likes everything fancy - working as an actor in Punjabi films, he dreams of, where else, but Hollywood.
The three brothers meet up to hear the will of their deceased grandfather. To inherit the land mentioned in the will, the three have to comply with some clauses that include spending a couple of days together once a year on the hilltop property.
The film banks on the exchanges between the brothers to bring in the laughs. So the eldest and grumpy Chicksi dominates over the mild-mannered Happy and the foolish Fancy. Through their journey completing the required conditions, they deal with dead dogs, a stranger, and each other.
The film rests on the able shoulders of Om Puri, Deepak Dobriyal and Shreyas Talpade. Sadly, their talent is diluted by the inept dialogue and screenplay.
Puri is made to either scream abuses or fart, Dobriyal stirs up some amusing moments with his cowardly act, and Talpade is all energy but let down by amateurish dialogue.
For comedy, here’s your pick: you have the dead dog jokes, the repeated fart gags, and Talpade constantly mispronouncing words like 'defective’ for detective and 'infection’ for affection.
Debut director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba has everything going for his first project - the experienced producer (Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra), veteran actors and a solid technical team.
The cinematography by Ashok Mehta is immersing and Gulzar's lyrics shine through in the breezy songs.
However, the film runs into a vicious cycle of endlessly running scenes with such repetitive dialogue, and you wonder if the editor was packed off on a holiday.
3 Thay Bhai has a premise that could've been a bagful of fun, but what you get is a tale that's worn-out and humourless. Steer clear!
Rating: 1.5 stars
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