Synopsis
A stylish thriller that tries to be a 'Sholay', but ends up being a bad rip-off and a bore.
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 3.0 |
"the first half proves to be your money's worth. But the second half falls flat on its face."
- B4U |
| 3.0 |
"is remarkably different from other crime thrillers churned out in Bollywood."
- Smash Hits |
| 3.0 |
"[Bhatt] has never shied away from this fact as he plans most of his films with the slickness and feel of a western theme peppered with Bollywood elements. And "Elaan" does not disappoint on this aspect."
- The Hindu |
| 2.5 |
"its downhill all the way in the second-half with the climax signaling an abysmal dip in the narrative graph."
- Glamsham |
| 2.5 |
"For all those looking for a mindless action movie, look no further. Actually, even all those looking for a mindless movie need look no further."
- Full Hyderabad |
| 2.5 |
"skip Elaan unless you catch it on TV somewhere."
- Planet Bollywood |
| 2.0 |
"The arresting élan of the first-half is effectively lost in the second, thereby exemplifying a problem that plagues mainstream cinema. "
- Glamsham |
| 2.0 |
"ends up as any other mindless commercial film that Bollywood has been churning out in recent times."
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.0 |
"is body beautiful minus soul. ELAAN lacks in that vital department thats the lifeline of every film a cohesive script and taut screenplay."
- IndiaFM |
| 2.0 |
"There is nothing much that the film offers. However, you can watch it for the sake of great perfomance by John Abraham Arjun Rampal."
- IndiaInfo |
| 2.0 |
"if you see this movie as a spoof on thrillers, you will have a lot of fun."
- Times Of India |
| 1.5 |
"is a movie that offers nothing new in terms of story, action or romance. Its clichéd story with predictable ending doesnt arouse any interest in a viewer."
- ApunKaChoice |
| 1.5 |
"Watching the film is like going to el'-aan back (pun intended)."
- RadioSargam |
| 1.5 |
"With a shoddy script, corny dialogues, mediocre music and a clichéd plot, there's not much hope for Vikram Bhatt's Elaan at the box office."
- Rediff |
| 1.5 |
"Move it faster!, this is what you are tempted to scream at the director."
- Bollyvista |
