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Mar292008
One Two Three Movie Review: Senseless Comedy
I must admit, I walked into One Two Three expecting little, because the promos were more of a put off than inviting. But I assure you this, you’ll be close to tears when you walk out of the theaters, either because you found it so funny that your side now hurts, or because you hated it so much that, well, you’re still crying. I, of the former, simply enjoyed the two-odd hours of senseless comedy, because in the midst of all that futility, I actually had fun.
To give you a few facts, the plot is as weak as a watery cocktail, and as original as Anu Malik’s music was in the 90s. The actors, barring Paresh Rawal, aren’t exactly top-notch comedians. The jokes are lifted and redundant, the dialogues are mercifully creative and witty yet absurd, and the comedy is pretty much slapstick that often threatens to walk into vulgarville. Yet, it entertains, and does so with utmost honesty that you actually might end up liking, especially if you liked the director’s previous works on television like Shararat and Office Office.
The story is straightforward: Three different unrelated Laxminarayans show up at the same hotel in Pondy for different purposes, and in a case of mistaken identity, the comedy kicks off. The first Laxminarayan (Tushar Kapoor) is a sharpshooter hired by a mafia don (a hilarious Manoj Pahwa with the best-written lines in this movie). His job is to murder D’Mello (Mukesh Tiwari) and recover a lost diamond picked up by two innocent onlookers, Chandu (Upen Patel) and Chandni (Tanisha). The second Laxminarayan (Suneil Shetty) is on a trip to purchase a vintage car, a collector’s item, for his boss. The third Laxinarayan (Paresh Rawal) owns a lingerie retail chain and is in the area to close a deal. The comedy of errors begin and sticks throughout as the movie revolves around the Laxminarayans and their histrionics.
The performances aren’t ground-breaking but they keep the story ticking. Mukesh Tiwari’s character, one that fits an ’s’ to the end of almost every word in English, is hilarious but gets tiresome towards the end. The women have little to do, as Sameera Reddy is left to fill in for eye-candy again - make that two Fridays in a row, she’s on a hat-trick for three disastrous roles. Paresh Rawal is reliable though he really needs to move on from the Hera Pheri hangover with innovative comedy because the rest of us have. And in the little screen time allotted to him, Manoj Pahwa is brilliant. The title track is quite funny, and the editing is pretty smart - especially the timing, and the excellent usage of silly sound-effects at the right moments.
But this isn’t a movie that begs to be overanalyzed, or for that matter, analyzed at all, and it wouldn’t appeal to one with a penchant for cinematic detail. If you’re wiling to give your mind the day-off and want to enjoy a mad comedy that tickles you, then go for it. As D’Mello might reckon if he saw the flick: Hmm, it was funs.
*****
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Ujj
001
12:54 am
Saved another 200 bucks of mine. Thats two fridays in a row. You’re on a hat trick.
Sachin
002
12:03 am
After working 60 hours a week, all I expect is something which can make me laugh and make me enjoy my3 hours while sitting in a movie hall. One two three has been a brilliant Riot of Laughter and I got what I wanted from this movie, 3 HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND FUN.
The movie was running housefull and to top it with, I saw 2 extra chairs being laid down in the hall. And the hall was rolling in laughter, including me!
Ossum fun! Cheers to Ashwini Dhir!
Ravindran
003
9:24 pm
Very poor and cheap comment on Anu Malik. Get your facts right before commenting on somebody.
2S
004
9:27 pm
@Ravindran.
Read this..
Oh, and lest I forget, in words you immortalized, “very poor and cheap comment. Get your facts right before commenting on somebody.”
Woke
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9:49 pm
“To give you a few facts, the plot is as weak as a watery cocktail, and as original as Anu Malik’s music was in the 90s”
There, I said it again.
wantfun
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8:43 pm
it was very funny and entertaining movie, I enjoyed it a lot. I dont know why people gave it bad reviews