Neal 'n' Nikki (2005)

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I agree that this movie is about sex without any seduction or love. In fact, it makes sex seem so boring and makes me wonder why bother. I actually don't think at all this remotely speaks of how Canadian Indian second generations feel about sex. At any rate, did you know the first hotel/drunk idea was copied from a Korean movie, Yopgijogin gunyo, made in 2001 or thereabouts? That Korean film was actually brilliant as comedy but at the same time compels the audience to reflect on the complexity of man-woman relationships and man-woman difference in experience and thinking. I mean most of the Neal N Nikki hotel/drunk segment was emulated take by take. Can't Bollywood movie makers try to make originals only, please? Seriously, I never enjoyed a Hindi flick that is a copycat. The ones I enjoy have always spoken Indian feelings through Indian cultural means.

Wow!!!! we are supposed to believe that this is the coolest movie ever!!! The streets are lurking with perfect Barbie dolls dressed in next to nothing and daft boys looking to score. In this case the extremely annoying Uday Chopra and the equally if not more annoying Tanisha. Thank god this movie is not your usual three hours long and runs like a B-grade run of the mile romantic comedy. Hollywood's full of them. Saying that this movie is quite entertaining, and you can get a good laugh but for all the wrong reasons. You may not laugh at the jokes but the silly and likely probability of half the things the two get to in this movie. And finally some decent kissing in a bollywood movie. Which I gather was to lots of attract audiences but then again the two stars just don't seem to gel. there isn't any of that overly deep and emotional love we have become accustomed to. There's no tears no deep eye contact nothing? In fact very flat in places. on the plus the photography is nice and the songs bearable. Okay movie nothing to really shout about.

To establish the legitimacy of my criticism: I've been watching both English and Hindi movies since I was five and my father rented episodes of the Maharabharata and then I saw Rocky the next day.Yash Chopra must have gone out and gotten every swimsuit model in Canada for this movie. It's built entirely as a vehicle for his son, but surprisingly about half of the movie is extremely watchable and even well shot, performed and scripted. The movie opens with Neal (Uday Chopra) as a young man from a rich family in Canada, who's about to get married. He decides to go to Vancouver to enjoy his last few days of freedom and decides to meet as many girls as he can before the wedding.Enter Tanisha as Nikki. She opens the film as an exaggerated Indian version of the morally bankrupt Westernized female, drinking alcohol, being sexually forwards etc. The movie is rather up-front about pre-marital sex, and even throws in a few kisses between the leads (those villagers must be going crazy in India over this). They go through some unusual love story troubles in which both sides are revealed to be dishonest about their true intentions, realize by the end that the other is indeed awesome enough to marry.The acting is not Oscar worthy. Chopra comes off as too metrosexual on film (disturbing amounts of lip gloss/lipstick), and seems too short even by film standards. Tanisha's not bad, but is outshined by a swimsuit model. I found myself actually shouting at the TV "Give the model a bigger role," and it seemed Yash heard me and we were given Amanda (Serinda Swan). I guarantee a million Indians were on the Internet searching for her pictures after seeing this movie. Music's decent. Chopra could have spent a week more on the script as some dialogue is clunky and some obvious punch lines missed.Overall: A fun, yet uneven movie aimed squarely at NRIs and will most likely be doomed to comparisions with the far better Dil Chathai Hai.On a side note: the character Happy is by far the most ridiculous yet sublime musician I've ever seen in cinema. He truly shows us all how to rock while holding a mandolin, and ends up not only with groupies but a bangingly hot fiancé.

OK, this film was mostly inappropriate, I hate how Yash Chopra could make such a film. But I loved the songs. The movie was nice yes, most of it.I loved Tanisha best in the movie. I thought her acting was stunning!My favorite songs were "Ake Ladiye","I'm In Love","Neal 'n' Nikki". Yash could work on making the film a bit more appropriate, though. I through the beginning of the movie was rather funny. If you haven't exactly seen this movie, I recommend you do. But if you have children, you should watch this when they are NOT around. I thought the ending was excellent. In comedy, I would rate the film 7/10.Ok well, hope you see it!