Bollywood
movie
Desi
Boyz
has
received
mixed
reviews
from
film
critics.
Most
of
the
critics
have
appreciated
the
amazing
chemistry
between
Akshay
Kumar
and
John
Abraham
and
their
comic
timing,
debutant
director
Rohit
Dhawan's
treatment
of
the
subject
and
Pritham
music.
The
film
has
a
weak
story,
which
has
been
described
as
nonsense
by
a
few
critics.
The
movie
received
an
average
rating
of
2.5.
Koimoi:
Komal
Nahta's
Rating:
4
The
best
part
of
the
screenplay
is
that
it
treats
the
subject
of
recession,
break-up
of
friendship,
heartbreak,
and
family
drama
in
a
light-hearted
manner
and
keeps
the
audience
entertained
throughout.
Subhash
K.
Jha's
Rating:
3.5
Desi
Boyz,
despite
all
flaws,
provides
for
wholesome
desi
entertainment.
An
enjoyable
one
time
watch
specially
for
Sanjay
Dutt's
performance!
Go
for
it!
Boys
bonding
is
a
great
subject
for
comedies.
Times
Of
India:
Nikhat
Kazmi's
Rating:
3.5
Desi
Boyz
goes
beyond
the
fair
sex.
It
makes
everyone
smile
most
of
the
while.
The
editing
(Nitin
Rokade)
is
seamless,
bringing
together
the
four
principal
actors'
individual
charms
into
a
collective
space
without
crowding
the
canvas.
To
their
credit
every
principal
actor,
and
that
includes
Anupam
Kher
(playing
Deepika
Padukone's
zany
dad)
and
Omi
Vaidya
(as
her
wimpy
fiance)
seems
to
get
into
the
film's
vivacious
frothy
mood
without
letting
the
dark
underbelly
of
the
film
be
squandered
in
frivolity.
Glamsham:
Martin
D'Souza's
Rating:
3.5
First
time
director
Rohit
Dhawan
shows
spunk
in
his
maiden
venture.
He
establishes
his
characters
with
the
ease
of
a
pro
to
set
the
ball
rolling.
Even
the
curious
case
of
why
one
should
resort
to
becoming
a
male
escort
is
forgiven
because
it
is
handled
with
maturity.
The
first
half
is
tight
and
slickly
edited,
coupled
with
a
fine
performance
by
the
two
leading
men,
John
Abraham
and
Akshay
Kumar.
Oneindia
Rating:
3
Actors
Akshay
Kumar
and
John
Abraham
have
already
rocked
the
audience
with
their
slap-stick
comedy
in
the
movie
Garam
Masala.
The
duo
is
back
with
another
comic-caper.
In
their
latest
movie
Desi
Boyz,
they
take
their
comic-timing
to
next
level,
which
is
sure
to
entertain
the
movie-goers.
Taran
Adarsh's
review:
Bollywood
Hungama,
Rating:
2
DESI
BOYZ
is
a
lot
of
fun
as
the
male
protagonists
take
to
pleasing
their
female
clientele.
The
first
hour,
frankly,
is
akin
to
a
roller
coaster
ride
with
lots
of
fascinating
developments
unfolding
at
a
feverish
pace.
The
best
part
is
that
a
tinge
of
realism
[economic
crisis]
has
been
injected
to
the
plot,
which
makes
the
motives
appear
convincing
on
screen.
In
fact,
it's
pretty
evident
that
this
is
not
a
no-brainer
rom-com.
But
it's
the
second
half
that
does
a
complete
somersault.
DNA
India:
Soumyadipta
Banerjee's
Rating:
2.5
The
average
pop-corn
munching
and
coffee
drinking
crowd
looking
for
some
weekend
fun
for
two
hours,
after
a
hard
week"s
work,
will
like
this
film.
It"s
simple:
you
don"t
need
to
think
or
ponder,
just
go
there,
watch
John
and
Akshay
engage
in
some
serious
bromance
and
watch
John
Abraham
throw
out
dialogues
like
“Main
Jerry
(Akshay
Kumar)
ke
liye
ek
baar
nahi,
sau
bar
galati
karne
ke
liye
taiyyar
hoon." No
it
doesn"t
move
you,
doesn"t
make
you
emotional
or
even
engage
you
in
any
manner.
This
film
will
begin
and
end
like
the
tub
of
pop-corn
in
your
hand.
Hindustan
Times:
Mayank
Shekhar
Rating:
1.5
One
unrelated
song
follows
another.
You
wonder
why
producers
don"t
just
release
albums
with
starry
music
videos
instead.
Why
bother
with
a
willfully
moronic
movie
attempting
to
string
a
soundtrack
together.
Songs
survive.
Films
rarely
do.
Filmmakers
themselves
don"t
care
enough
about
the
characters.
Why
should
the
audience,
so
what"s
the
point?
The
Hindu:
Anuj
Kumar
Review
The
son
of
David
Dhawan,
who
gave
us
some
mindless
comedies
in
the
last
decade
before
missing
the
trick,
lives
up
to
expectations.
He
has
given
us
a
sleek,
upmarket
version
of
what
his
father
has
been
dishing
out
all
these
years.
A
cute
orphan,
a
staple
patriotic
moment,
a
court-room
climax
and
that
at
the
end
of
the
day,
heroes
can't
go
morally
wrong
—
it
has
all
the
chapters
from
Bollywood's
book
of
cliches
but
is
packaged
in
the
proverbial
new
bottle.
India
Today:
Kaveree
Bamzai's
Rating:
0
Two
men
become
male
escorts
but
because
they're
good
Indian
boys
they
don't
do
sex.
Every
supposed
female
fantasy
of
men
dressed
as
Dhoni
and
Yuvraj,
firefighters,
Tom
Cruise
from
Top
Gun
and
police
officers
is
addressed
in
a
series
of
songs
which
see
Akshay
Kumar
and
John
Abraham
jiggle
their
pelvis
and
shake
their
butts.
These
are
Bollywood
superstars?
Watch
them
behaving
like
porn
stars,
flaunting
their
chests
and
their
lack
of
acting
talent
in
an
assault
on
sense
and
sensibility.