After
a
long
painful
drought
(thanks
to
the
exam
season
and
IPL
matches)
of
plain
boring
to
irritating
films
arrives
Sajid
Khan"s
Housefull.
While
in
totality
it
does
fall
short
of
being
the
big
great
summer
entertainer
that
it
is
been
claiming
to
be,
it
however
manages
to
bring
many
laughs
for
you.
However,
eventually
it
settles
down
in
familiar
territory.
Housefull
narrates
the
tale
of
Aarush
(Akshay),
a
perpetually
unlucky
bloke
and
a
loser
in
life
who
moves
into
the
house
of
his
best
buddy
cum
another
loser,
Bob
(Ritesh)
and
his
wife
Hetal
(Lara).
But
things
continue
to
go
wrong
for
Aarush.
Convinced
that
true
love
can
fade
away
his
bad
luck
jinx,
a
desperate
Aarush
enters
into
many
complicated
situations
while
seeking
it.
Thus
enter
Sandy
(Deepika)
and
Devika
(Jiah)
in
his
life.
Things
complicate
further
with
the
arrival
of
Sandy"s
angry
brother
Major
Krishna
Rao
(Arjun
Rampal)
and
Hetal"s
estranged
dad
Batuk
Patel
(Boman
Irani).
How
Aarush
and
Bob
in
an
attempt
to
hoodwink
Krishna
Rao
and
Batuk
go
on
creating
more
confusion
leading
to
a
mirthful
chaos
forms
the
rest
of
the
plot.
Much
was
expected
from
Sajid
Khan
who
has
been
literally
claiming
from
rooftops
for
weeks
now
that
he
has
made
the
year"s
biggest
blockbuster.
Though
he
has
not
entirely
let
us
down,
you
do
wish
he
could
have
opted
for
a
more
innovative
plot.
The
second
half
ends
up
being
more
of
an
Anees
Bazmee
film
what
with
characters
trying
to
hide
identities
and
going
on
a
lying
spree.
Sajid
Khan
also
seems
to
have
taken
the
slap
stick
humour
bit
quiet
seriously
what
with
so
many
slaps
happening
within
the
film.
A
'slapathon" sequence
reminding
of
his
Heyy
Babyy
takes
place
too.
The
film
loses
its
tempo
with
the
introduction
of
Jiah"s
character.
But
thankfully
gets
it
back
right
in
the
second
half
where
Akshay
and
Ritesh"s
histrionics
to
hide
the
truth
from
Arjun
Rampal
and
Boman
Irani.
To
give
Sajid
due
credit,
he
has
created
many
rip
roaringly
funny
situations
that
are
further
elevated
by
his
actors.
Amongst
the
most
hilarious
sequences
are
most
of
the
scenes
featuring
Akshay
and
Ritesh
together.
They
share
terrific
chemistry.
The
climax
set
in
the
Queen
of
England"s
Buckingham
Palace
is
a
laugh
riot
(literally).
The
film
is
high
on
glamour
quotient
what
with
three
attractive
bodied
heroines
(Deepika,
Lara
and
Jiah)
parading
in
skimpy
outfits
most
of
the
time.
Akshay
Kumar
is
back
in
terrific
form,
evoking
huge
laughter
with
his
poker
faced
humour.
Ritesh
Deshmukh
is
another
great
comic
talent
who
often
gets
his
timing
right.
Arjun
Rampal
suits
the
part
and
looks
dapper.
While
Deepika
looks
sizzling
hot,
Lara
manages
to
score
over
her
in
the
comedy
department.
Jiah
tries
hard
and
ends
up
being
just
about
passable.
Boman
Irani
goes
over
the
top
as
usual.
Making
a
come
back
on
screen
after
a
long
gap,
Randhir
Kapoor
playing
Jiah"s
Sindhi
dad
doesn"t
get
much
scope.
Chunky
Pandey
is
plain
irritating
playing
Akhiri
Pasta
an
Italian
hotelier.
His
fake
Italiano
accent
grates
on
your
nerves.
Shankar
Ehsaan
Loy"s
music
perfectly
syncs
in
with
the
mood
of
the
film.
Mika
sung
foot
tapping
number
Apni
To
Jaise
Taise
featuring
Jacqueline
Fernandez
is
a
sure
shot
chartbuster
and
is
fun
to
watch
on
screen.
The
editing
could
have
been
tighter
especially
in
the
first
half.
Vikas
Sivaraman"s
camera
work
is
good
especially
while
capturing
the
Italy
locales.
Finally,
what
makes
Housefull
a
watchable
film
is
the
fact
that
it
aims
to
entertain
and
succeeds
in
doing
so
irrespective
of
its
negative
points.
Go
watch
Housefull
if
you
seek
pure
no
hassles
entertainment.
Starring:
Akshay
Kumar,
Arjun
Rampal,
Ritesh
Deshmukh,
Deepika
Padukone,
Lara
Dutta,
Jiah
Khan,
Boman
Irani
and
Randhir
Kapoor