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Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Lots Of Honey, Half-moon Sky APK | February 24, 2007 Rating: **.75 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad)
 After Don hit bulls-eye at the box-office, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani have returned, this time with a multi-starrer marriage comedy, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.. This is a cross between a comment on marriage and a satirical comic piece. As a movie, it has absolutely nothing new to offer, except for a few points that the writer/director seem to be keen to make.A multi-starrer, it follows the marriage patterns of six newly-weds on their vacation. Unlike other multi-starrers, it does not lose focus and we get to understand each couple enough in that short time dedicated to them. The concept and the stories sound fun, and we do have bits of humor, but a few laughs does not make a movie good. It passes time well enough, but nothing more than that. Plot Six couples are off in a vacation package to Goa on their honeymoon. Pinky, a talkative Delhi gal full of dreams and her morose husband Vicky who is irritated on the whole trip due to a newly found side he discovers of himself is one couple. Then there is Partho, a conservative Bengali man married to Milli, who loves him but desires to be set free of the rules he imposes on her. Hitesh and Shilpa from Surat have an arranged marriage, where she is constantly unhappy. Bunty, an NRI and Madhu met on the net and got married and know little of one another's past-which shocks Madhu when it is out. For Oscar and Nahid, it is their second innings. Finally Aspi and Zara are clones of each other in everything, and are childhood mates who agree on everything. Each marriage goes through its own complications, serious and comical in parts and at once, and we follow them to the end of their journey.  Story, Screenplay and Direction The script definitely must have looked good on paper. The characters are well-defined and through each couple, a statement is made. Some of the scenes and tracks are well-devised and quite entertaining. All the actors have been used well, and it oscillates between stark reality one can identify with and far-fetched fantasy. Overall, the movie works in bits and pieces.Some of the tracks simply fall flat, especially that of Bunty and Madhu. What the director wants to say is not clear in that sub-plot. But Vicky's dilemma, connected to the former couple, is more interesting and looks convincing. The humor element is present, true, but it is never enough. The movie ends on a preachy and mushy note, and then finishes abruptly. The note on which the movie ends and the climax scene simply reverses the whole tone of the flick. Milli's parachuting adventure where the sari flies off and she feels liberated with that has been shot well. Kay Kay Menon as Partho is fab, and his character stands out in the movie, being extremely well-defined. The subtlety and soft humor works well for certain sections of the audience. Oscar and Nahid's track is touching. The performances and music work in favor of the movie.  Performances Kay Kay Menon stands out in the movie as the uptight Bong trying hard to control his wife. Raima as his wife is an actor with great potential and is convincing. Karan Khanna as Vicky is good, while Amisha tries hard and almost succeeds as his chatterbox wife Pinky. Shabana and Boman are not exactly utilized in the movie, but some of their scenes have great timing between the two. Minisha Lamba as Zara and Abhay Deol as Aspi do not look like a Parsi couple; their dancing skills are decent and acting skills still need work.Ranbir Shorey made his presence felt in Traffic Signal, and this time as a newly wed Gujarati with his unhappy wife suits the role to a T. Diya is average in the short time we see her. Vikram Chatwal in the very unconventional role of Bunty does a good job for a starter, while Sandhya Mridul as his wife is brilliant. Oscar's daughter Jina is very good, while the conductor of the bus Sunil 'at your service' and the driver do justice to their characters. Music The background score is nothing great, and Vishal-Shekar's songs are good too. The use of radio to give insight into the characters' lives is good, and all the songs used from old flicks is fun. Last Word Reema Kagti, especially for a debutante, has pulled off a big star cast and has sequenced the various stories in the movie well. Somewhere towards the end, the movie fails to connect. In totality, it is a time-pass flick, and forgettable. | ||