First of all, I’m sorry for the late review guys. Wo Crocin, Paracetamol aur Disprin ka mocktail pi kar sogaya tha. I mean, you can’t blame me??? I literally watched ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ a few hours back. Thoda toh taras khao guys. Anyway, let’s begin with a question: When will Bollywood stop using the ‘India is in danger’ storyline???? 3 machine hue hai is saal ko, aur 10 movies already aa chuki hai isi trope par. BMCM is no different. Wahi over-the-top action, wahi loud BGM, wahi cringy dialogues, wahi mysterious villain arre bhagwaan ke liye band karo PLEASEEE!
Plot
Kya bataun plot ke baare mein. Kuch naya toh hai nahi. Whatever has been executed here has been executed better elsewhere. But yeah, for the sake of it, here’s the thing: Captain Freddy (Akshay Kumar) and Captain Rocky (Tiger Shroff) are two badass soldiers who get kicked out of the Army for not following orders. Fast forward a bit, and Freddy’s working in an oil mine while Rocky’s rescuing cats from fires in Delhi (???). Fast forward eight years, and they’re called back to save India from a masked villain (Prithviraj Sukumaran) with a high-tech AI weapon that’s not Chat-GPT. Sounds intense, right? But the plot’s so thin you can see right through it. It’s just one explosion after another with a weak AF story trying to hold it all together.
Performances
Akshay Kumar as Freddy tries to pull off the seasoned veteran but ends up feeling like he’s stuck in a role he’s done a million times before. He even jokes about being the oldest player in the game, but it’s more cringey than cool. Tiger Shroff, aka Rocky, bhi humesha ki tarah brings his usual high-energy stunts, but ask him to act and it’s game over for him. But the biggest letdown is Prithviraj Sukumaran. And what’s funny is it’s not even his fault. It’s the writing. He as the villain could’ve been epic, but the writing lets him down big time. And the ladies—Sonakshi Sinha, Manushi Chhillar, and Alaya F—are just there for– hate to say it, but it’s true– decoration. Kabhi toh sahi se use karlo female characters ko yaar… smh.
Direction and Writing
Oh dear God, where do I even begin? Ali Abbas Zafar prolly thinks more explosions equals a better movie. Toh bass, the direction focuses so much on action that it forgets to tell a good story. The script is full of cheesy one-liners and forced humor that just doesn’t land. Also, just like every other action thriller these days, they throw around big themes like patriotism and duty, but it all feels super shallow. Like, we get it, you’re trying to be deep, but ye jo raita phaila chuke ho writing se, uska kya? It’s not working. At this point, I don’t even wanna talk about this film anymore.
Screenplay and Cinematography
Screenplay? Woh kya hota hai? You just stitch up one action sequence after another with a few dialogues in between, right? Achha pace wagera bhi maintain karna hota hai kya? And tension build-up bhi karna hota hai kya? Wo mujhe pata nahi tha, abhi BMCM dekh kar aaya hoon na hehe. There’s no breathing room, no pacing. It’s just bam, bam, bam, one after another. Yeah, the cinematography is pretty cool, I’ll give them that. They shoot in a lot of beautiful locations but again, it is the CGI that disappoints. Also, cinematography chahe kitni bhi achhi ho, at the end of the day, this is an action movie. After a while, even the explosions and fights start to look the same. It’s sensory overload without much sense.
Overall, “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan” is a mess, plain and simple. It tries to dazzle you with nonstop action and star power, but it’s like a sugar rush that leaves you feeling empty. Akshay and Tiger try to make things work throughout the movie, but even their fans might find it hard to stay awake. Easy skip for me. Tum bhi skip karo, and save your money for a better movie to watch!
