indianature
I watched Heropanti on a flight - because I had seen all the other Bollywood fare on offer that day. I was not expecting much but it was surprisingly good!Tiger Shroff has done a brilliant job; credit to this young lad on his debut film. In stills he looks overly effeminate but in the motion picture, he is very much Jackie Chan in the making. Apart from the well choreographed fight sequences, he has also portrayed his role well. I can imagine he must be the heart throb of a whole host of young ladies out there.This film essays the real life horror of honour killings prevalent in certain parts of our country, though in a toned down way and with a happy ending in this case. I wish they had somehow sent a strong message out that honour killings are wrong. Some sections might probably have objected - and in India it is very easy to object to any and everything. Another good message is the highlighting of the trauma that parents go through when their daughters suddenly run away and elope.I do not like violence, but I have to admit that the fight sequences were brilliantly choreographed. Tiger performed very well indeed.This is a good movie, racy, well enacted, with an interesting story line. Go watch!
wertogg
I really didn't like the message that the dad was wrong. They really stressed that and it was so stupid. I also didn't like the attempt rape scene. They should have started the save before it got to that point because they did a horrible job with it. The "no means no" crap gosh bogus.Too many non-Indian dancers. I hate seeing non-Indians in Indian movies. As the back dancers. I really don't like that.Tiger is an awesome dancer. His lines were so dam stupid. Especially about the women being mistreated. The whole women mistreatment thing was utterly stupid. They did show that the dad really cared and it was the daughter that was stupid. But man they didn't do a good job. This movie was definitely a movie for guys and they added this bogus message I guess to attract some women. The dad was trying to do what was best and they showed that. But this make your own decisions message for not just girls but also boys is not right. Even tigers actor was disobeying his dad. Parents have lots of experience that goes behind their decisions. And it's about time that we start selling the message to the youth that you need to "take control of your life"... When it is the opposite. As you see people who don't take their parents blessings and guidance suffer.It was really a fun watch. Tigers moves are just awesome awesome.My favorite is when the 4 guys are lined up and he Tiger was picked by the dad as knowing where after the uncle overheard the daughter. The daughter had hard time selling out tiger which was nice.If it wasn't for the "disobey your parents" for youth I would have given this movie a lot more. Music was catchy and fun.
Qasim Zeeshan
Just two things in this movie are nice. 1. Prakash Raj 2. Music. I just don't understand in which age the directors, editors and producers of this movie are living. After watching the trailer, I seriously expected this movie to be like Commando and it could have been better than that considering Tiger Shroff has nice gymnastics skills but I wasted three hours of my life last night. I am not a regular viewer of Indian movies but this movie forced me to write this review to warn viewers about the bad direction and script. The movie has a lot of hiccups that gave an extra painful extension to the length of the movie. Like appearance of songs, they just come out of no where. No context is considered.Bad bad bad script. Like what the hell I should understand with the dialog:"iski shade khan Karna Ha Ye haq main apse nahi chhinana chahta.....Lekin jahan Bi tay ki Ha..Agar use Zara Si Bi takleef Hui...To Main apko nahi chodunga...!"Secondly, what, in the whole movie the forth small guy need to do? He certainly has nothing to do to stay in the whole movie since they caught him with a confusion. Prakash Raj, as usual tried to give his 100% but because of weak script, this movie would have been his career's worst one after probably Dabbang 2.All in all, I just hated this movie.
Tejas Nair
So, the story goes like this: boy falls for a girl, girl has a strict father, girl's sister has eloped with boy's best friend, boy helps best friend in hiding, boy impresses father, boy over-impresses father, girls HAS to love him, father agrees, credits. No prizes for guessing, but this is what Heropanti is.The only difference is they gave the two lead roles to newbies. Tiger Shroff may have good parkour skills and a super bod, but his face resembles a 10-year old and trust me, this aggravates his acting. Let him grow and we'll see if he's really an actor material. Kriti Sanon is cute and can hide behind a stick; she acts fine but nothing remarkable. Supporting cast is fine.The plot goes out of bounds sometimes when reality loses grip and the scenes just show the writers' vivid imagination; e.g.: highbrow hooligans are intimidated by the the hero's witty dialogs which are funnier than they are descriptive. Also, Shroff's over-smart air pops up clearly during tense dramatic sequences.Then the whole drama is tried to save with the help of humor but that doesn't work much either. Action is good, songs are good, cinematography is good. But, since it solely depends on tried-tested formula, Heropanti is just average.BOTTOM LINE: Take your girlfriend with you if X-Men is not running nearby. It has its few moments. Can be skipped.Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES