44
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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFor those with an adventurous and offbeat cinematic appetite, Chandni Chowk to China offers its shares of enjoyments, although there are plenty of "downs" to go along with the "ups."
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThere are inventive and engaging moments in this broadly comic action saga. But Chandni is at once enjoyable and maddening.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteSeattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteIts combination of maudlin sincerity, cruel slapstick, exotic romanticism and boogie-down dance sequences may befuddle more than it entertains.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt will appeal to the large Indian audiences in North America and to Bollywood fans in general, who will come out wondering why this movie, of all movies, was chosen as Hollywood's first foray into commercial Indian cinema.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsA massive and rather tiring showcase for Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA more accurate way to describe it would be "conceptual nightmare"--crass, schizophrenic, culturally insensitive, horribly paced, and shameless in its pandering to the lowest common denominator.
- 40VarietyVarietyAs with many a Bollywood epic, you can bring the kids, your lunch, your cell phone, your unfiled taxes. There's so much here, and in such heaping, lengthy portions, you could probably weave a sari before the end credits.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaEntertainingly goofy for about 30 minutes. And then, for the next two hours-plus, it's agony.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter2 1/2 hours of shouting, gesticulating, pratfalls and groin kicks will leave viewers with an MSG headache.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceAlas, Chandni Chowk to China, directed by Nikhil Advani, is asymmetrical in the extreme: shapeless, shameless, and slapdash.
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