| Grade & Score (?) |
B (63%)
Avg Rating: 3.15/5 (63%) from 33 Reviews |
| Reviews (?) |
33 Reviews Counted: 25 Good / 6 Average / 2 Bad
|
| Cast |
Shiny Ahuja, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Sharman Joshi and Gautam Kapoor |
| Director |
Anurag Basu |
| Release Date |
May 11, 2007 |
| Box Office Status |
Above average to average |
Synopsis
A film by Anurag Basu starring Shiny Ahuja, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Sharman Joshi and Gautam Kapoor.
These reviews are counted for the movie's final grade.To see how we determine which reviews count for the final grade, click
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 4.0 |
"One has to struggle to remember hard that when was the last time one came across such an utmost original script"
- IndiaGlitz |
| 4.0 |
"a subtle and moving film, but something is missing. It just doesn't have the impact it should"
- Planet Bollywood |
| 4.0 |
"Easily one of the best films of the year so far"
- IBN Live |
| 4.0 |
"a neatly interwoven film, with humour, emotions and reality shown in a good flow"
- Mumbai Mirror |
| 4.0 |
"only if Anurag Basu had given due credit to the writers of Hollywood original - The Apartment, he would have delivered a near-perfect product"
- Screen India |
| 4.0 |
"is intellectual cinema at its best and is sure to win everyone's hearts"
- BBC |
| 3.5 |
"Basu deserves all applause for attempting a difficult genre of episodic film with great success"
- Mag 4 You |
| 3.5 |
"a beautifully crafted film. It definitely ought to be seen once"
- ApunKaChoice |
| 3.5 |
"NOT to be missed"
- Music 'N Movies |
| 3.5 |
"Anuraag's most accomplished work till date"
- Indya.com |
| 3.5 |
"a conceptual film which will really go well with the classes as well as the masses because of its performances and story"
- RadioSargam |
| 3.5 |
"India's first well-crafted multi-narrative film"
- Rediff |
| 3.5 |
"may not have an out-of-the-box script and may not have the 'A' class stars studding it but the film is definitely not to be missed"
- Express India |
| 3.5 |
"perfect case for content and form supporting each other"
- Movie Talkies |
| 3.0 |
"Definitely much better than your average Bollywood film"
- MTV India |
| 3.0 |
"a brilliant effort from the director as far as the concept and the kind of treatment he has given to this unusual ‘slice of life’ story"
- IndiaTimes |
| 3.0 |
"Basu has got another winner in 'Metro' - a subtle, sly look at a bunch of characters locked in the throes of infidelity"
- Subhash Jha |
| 3.0 |
"a good attempt, though does not sweep you off your feet completely"
- Times Of India |
| 3.0 |
"like Gangster, you get the feeling that you know where this story’s heading, but the director surprises you in the way he tells it"
- Mid-Day |
| 3.0 |
"will get all the adulation it sets out to get"
- Business Of Cinema |
| 3.0 |
"I enjoyed Metro. I think you will too"
- NDTV |
| 3.0 |
"attempts to demonstrate the conflicts of the practical and the emotional sides of the human mind. And it commendably succeeds in its attempt"
- Jam |
| 3.0 |
"a good emotional story, an interesting screenplay with ample drama and a brilliant execution definitely will have lots of takers"
- Bollywood Mantra |
| 3.0 |
"Finally, a film that uses an ensemble cast the way it should be done, with each having his or her own space to grow and yet connecting at various points in the film"
- DNA India |
| 3.0 |
"What works is the fact that the audience can still forge a connect with and feel for the characters and their dilemmas"
- Outlook India |
| 2.5 |
"an unconventional attempt, it's a notch above the average and you could watch it once without the dangers of a headache"
- Times Now |
| 2.5 |
"it may be at times audacious and at times believable, at times madly glossy and at times sufficiently raw; but it is, at all times, pure Bollywood entertainment"
- Full Hyderabad |
| 2.5 |
"Despite packing so many characters into the film, Basu can’t give us one we can care about— all their problems seem so trivial"
- Cybernoon |
| 2.5 |
"could've been a path-breaking experience, but the faulty writing throws a spanner"
- IndiaFM |
| 2.5 |
"this one’s more about the movies which used to be shown at the Metro cinema than about the metropolis itself. Sad"
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.5 |
"engages, mostly because of the characterization and a storyline that offers an interesting venture into city life"
- Now Running |
| 2.0 |
"is not all that hot. But if you are one of those who appreciates good acting, this film is to look out for"
- Glamsham |
| 2.0 |
"fails on an entertainment level"
- BBC Films |
