Apun Ka Choice: Now, here’s at last a Yashraj film you cannot say Bachna to! Bachna Ae Haseeno is an eminently watchable film with its own share of glitches. The movie’s isn’t exceptional. But it’s definitely, definitely worth a watch.
CNN-IBN: Bachna Ae Haseeno is not entirely unwatchable. A big reason why this film doesn’t entirely suck is because of its inspired cast who put their best foot forward. Despite its strengths, the film isn’t terribly good, and that’s a pity because it most definitely could have been. Ultimately, it’s an average film, at best time-pass viewing.
Glamsham: There’s Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Yaar and Thoda forgiveness ka magic in Yash Raj Film’s Bachna Ae Haseeno, which has Ranbir Kapoor keeping the Kapoor flag flying high, successfully shouldering the film with the confidence in his abilities as a performer.
Hindustan Times: Dilwale sorry bol jayenge!
IndiaFM: On the whole, Bachna Ae Haseeno has an interesting first half, but a weak second hour spoils the show. At the box-office, thanks to the hype built around the film, the opening weekend should be great, but beyond that, has tough chances of sustaining.
New York Times: Mr. Kapoor doesn’t fully convince as a cad. He comes into his own, though, in the remorse and redemption sequences. Blame it on his puppy-dog sweetness, a quality that will serve him well as a Bollywood leading man.
Now Running: Cleverly crafted and structured to contour the severely flawed characters, Bachna Ae Haseeno is not meant to be a mammoth social comment on love and marriage. But in its own tongue-in-cheek manner it manages to say plenty about life in the fast lane.
Rediff: Bachna Ae Haseeno is well shot, competently performed and the writing shows glimpses of honest-to-goodness subtext and intelligent character development. If only the second half wasn’t as predictable as it is, the film was an hour shorter and every one-liner wasn’t accompanied by a burst of background score acting like a laugh track, we could have had a really good film. As it stands now, it’s watchable time-pass fare.
Times Of India: Here is a crackling bunch of gals and guys, who mirror the mores and manners of modern India, even as they re-live the traditional Bollywood fable of ishq-vishq, pyar-mohabbat. And leading the bratpack - or should we say, carrying the film through - is the smart, sassy, superbly relaxed brat-boy Ranbir Kapoor, who amply proves that he’s a complete natural before the arc-lights. Truly, a chip off the old block (Rishi Kapoor).
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