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Monday 16 December 2013

Bhoothnath (2008)

An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story, The Canterville Ghost, transposed to a ‘bungalow’ in Goa. It’ll keep the kids happy with its light-hearted humour and simplistic ideals that offer nothing Hollywood couldn't do just as badly.
Throwing in some dancers in fishnets seemed like a desperate attempt to keep the dads happy, but the film turns things around in the last third. The story shifts from the kid’s concerns to the adults', the emotional content hits the roof, and Amitabh Bachchan finally gets something real to do.

2½ leaves leave out of 5

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