During the trailer launch of Housefull 5, Akshay Kumar was asked how much he charged for the film. To this, he jokingly replied, “it’s a happy day, you want to get a raid done, today?” Well, he wasn’t being sarcastic! Someone needs to raid his collection of bad scripts and films! Despite being a mega multi-starrer, Sajid Nadiadwala and director Tarun Mansukhani have tried their best to save the film from being just another mediocre presentation like some of the previous instalments of the franchise.
Housefull 5Â stars Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Shreyas Talpade, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Chitrangda Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri and Sonam Bajwa, to name a few.
The movie is set on a luxurious cruise ship and a chain of mishaps and murder make up the plot of the film, which feels stretched and dull. Besides a weak script, the film is filled with mediocre jokes and situational comedy that doesn’t hit the right chord. However, it does offer a few laughs here and there. Throughout the film, Kumar, Bachchan and Deshmukh are trying their best to make their chemistry and comic sense to make you laugh. But, the dull script and somewhat lame jokes don’t live up to their efforts. While the three male actors are running around in their own rut, the three lead women of the film are having a joy ride of their own.
Talking about performances, it will be an understatement to say that overacting is the norm throughout the film. Right from the dialogue deliveries to situational comedies, everything looks forced. Imagine having a plethora of talent in your movie, yet you manage to make them overact and deliver one of the most mediocre films of their career. What makes the movie slump even lower is the music and the number of songs pushed into the scenes and the screenplay to make the film longer. Imagine dealing with an already stretched script, and then you have to tolerate even the unnecessary dance numbers. If this is the standard of comedy we get from the Housefull franchise, then Nadiadwala has to step up and raise the bar in the next instalment. Overall, it is just a one-time watch for those who want to go to the theatres just to relax and unwind.
