Too much of everything

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I always wondered how Bollywood gets away with so much plagiarism so blatantly without facing any law action. Filmmakers, musicians, screenwriters rob Hollywood and other factories for stories, screenplays, music, and what not (I remember even Ashutosh Govarikar's debut film was fickle attempt to remake Brian De Pelma's Body Double, David Dhavan's Partner(Hitch), almost all of Bhatt camp movies Raaz (What lies Beneath). If it is done right or at least watchable (Zaher(Out of Time), Mujhase Shaadi Karogi mild recommendations) audience never minds this overt larceny. Vivek Agnihotri (he made Identity into some ridiculous Ek Tufaaani Raat) set his eyes on great Usual Suspects and tried to concoct a popcorn flick with potboiler intentions. Film suffers from poor writing (adaptation is more appropriate word), direction, production values (one robbery sequence where I burst out laughing). As if enough damages hasn't done there are one or two miscasts like Suniel Shetty (biggest miscast in any film anyway, though credit him for dragging himself so long with help of industry Dosti-Yaari) to do the rest. But movie has some real good songs-item songs, Tanushri Datta cleavage and new twist ending. Watch if you stumbled on this flipping channels.

If you are the sort who loves to criticize a Bollywood movie because it's 'inspired' from a Hollywood original, then this one is not for you! If you don't have access to the Usual Suspects DVD and are a Bollywood buff (both of which apply to me!), then this one is definitely for you! This movie is basically all about the story. It's a great thriller with a heart-stopping ending. Anil Kapoor stars in a different role, but hams in parts. Arshad Warsi is, as usual, a delight. Emraan Hashmi, Irfan Khan, Suniel Shetty, Sushma Reddy (debutante) put in good efforts. The only let-down is Tanushree Dutta who, in the absence of acting skills, allows her cleavage to do all the talking. The songs are hummable. Overall the movie has a smooth look and fast pace. A must for Bollywood thriller buffs -- if there are such!

It is really tough to understand actually what the hell the Director and the Storywriter tried to prove! To be very honest, at first it attracts me a lot. But, at the end when I got to see that there is no story at all, I was about to slap myself.Starting was awesome, specially the way they give the intro of each person and gradually they went down and finally became a trash.Songs are OK, cinematography is also cool. But a film deserves a story which was totally missing.In Bangladesh we always expect good and classical Hindi films. Karan Johor or Yash Raj films have set up a level and we hope other director will try to touch or cross that level. To do so, they will have to stop making this types of films.

Before I begin lashing out against this movie, I want to clarify that I am not fully against "Indianized" remakes of Hollywood movies - if done nicely and with some common sense, they can turn out to be decent affairs.But Chocolate shamelessly treads the path of being a horrible movie that was blatantly taken piece by piece from a class act such as the Usual Suspects. Kaante had glimpses of other great Hollywood movies, but still had a "characer". Nothing here.At the end of the movie, I was left wondering - was the director just an extra-ordinary idiot or was it just the outrageous murder of a great movie that left me pulling my own hair and cursing out loud.Anil Kapoor - who is a brilliant actor, mind you - was totally wasted in the movie. Ditto for Irfan Khan - who has given some great performances in the past. Arshad Warsi is usually a delight to watch - but not here sirs! The only person for whom this piece of trash suits is Emran Hashmi - who was his terrible self in the movie.Simply avoid this at all costs - you will be doing yourself a big favor.