Plot
Harry
(Akshay
Kumar)
works
as
a
barber
in
a
shop
named
'Hulk
Cut' in
London
and
often
experiences
flashes from
his
past
life. He
and
his
brothers,
Max
and
Roy
(played
by
Bobby
Deol
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
respectively)
owe
a
huge
amount
of
money
to
a
gangster
after
Harry
accidentally
washes
off
the
gangster's
money
owing
to
his
bouts
of
short-term
memory
loss.
To
repay
the
money,
the
trio
hatch
a
plan
to
marry
Kriti,
Neha
and
Pooja
(Kriti
Sanon,
Kriti
Kharbanda
and
Pooja
Hegde),
the
three
daughters
of
a
billionaire,
Thakral
(Ranjeet).
Things
go
as
planned
and
everyone
heads
to
Sitamgarh
for
the
wedding.
As
soon
as
they
reach
the
destination,
Harry
recalls
everything
from
his
past
life.
The
film
travels
back
to
the
year
1419
where
Harry
was
Rajkumar
Bala
and
Kriti
was
Rajkumari
Madhu,
his
love
interest.
Max
was
the
royal
bodyguard
Angrakshak
Dharamputra
who
was
in
love
with
Rajkumari
Meena
(Neha
in
present
life).
Nartaki
Bangdu
Maharaj
(Roy)
and
Rajkumar
Mala
(Pooja)
were
a
couple.
Owing
to
an
evil
conspiracy,
the
three
pair
of
lovers
had
failed
to
complete
their
love
stories
and
breathed
their
last.
Now
in
the
year 2019,
the
couples
have
been
reborn.
But
there's
a
glitch.
The
pairings
are
wrong.
Will
Harry
and
his
brothers
finally
get
a
happy
'ending' for
their
love
story?
The
rest
of
the
film
holds
an
answer
to
that.
Direction
The
'Housefull'
franchise
is
known
for
its
slapstick
laughs.
Helmed
by
Farhad
Samji,
the
fourth
film
too
serves
you
that.
Only
if
the
makers
had
gone
low
on
the
borderline
offensive
and
sexist
jokes,
this
could
have
been
more rib-tickling
fun!
The
film borrows
a
few
scenes from
its
previous
instalments as
well.
Strangely,
Akshay's
Harry
reminded
me
of
Johnny
Lever's
Bhoola
act
from
'Golmaal'.
Also
post
interval,
'Housefull
4'
loses
some
of
its
goofiness
and
the
climax
looks
hurried.
Performances
If
you
find
yourself
chuckling
at
some
places,
the
credit
goes
to
Akshay
Kumar.
The actor
adds
some
dignity
to
an
obnoxious
character
like
Bala.
Riteish
Deshmukh
who
has
a
terrific
comic-timing,
too
evokes
a
few
laughs.
Bobby
Deol
looks
a
bit
lost
in
the
crowd.
Speaking
about
the
girls,
Kriti
Sanon
gets
the
meatiest
role
and
performs
well.
Kriti
Kharbanda
and
Pooja
Hegde
put
up
a
fair
show
in
their
lazily
written roles.
While
Rana
Daggubati
impresses
in
his
menacing
avatar
as
Gama,
things
don't
work
out
the
same
way
when
he
switches
to
Pappu
Rangeela.
Johnny
Lever
and
Chunky
Panday
impress
you
in
bits
and
pieces;
blame
it
on
the
inconsistent
writing.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
is
wasted
in
his
cameo.
Technical
Aspects
Sudeep
Chaterjee's
cinematography
works
fine
with
the
theme
of
the
film.
Rameshwar
S.
Bhagat's
editing
looks
disjointed
at
places,
making
us
wonder
how
much
the
film
was
snipped
on
the
editing
table.
Music
'Housefull
4'
disappoints
you
big
time
when
it
comes
to
the
songs.
With
absurd
lyrics
and bland
music,
they
simply
add
minutes
to
the
run-time
of
the
film.
Verdict
If
low-brow
humour
is
your
thing,
'Housefull
4'
might
appeal
to
you.
The
rest
can simply pick
up
the
DVD
of
the
first
film
to
revisit
a
few laughs. I
am
going
with
2.5
stars.