Review of the film Plan A, Plan B: Given that the filmmaker is responsible for the wonderful films "Khubsoorat" and "Veere Di Wedding," I had hoped that there would be some zing to the proceedings. But as soon as the arc of the attraction despite all odds starts, the movie abruptly becomes bland and uninteresting.
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A matchmaker with a shattered heart and a stiff divorce lawyer is the perfect recipe for a romantic comedy. It is based on the chalk and cheese theory. He is dressed in a suit and boots, has a well-groomed beard, and buttons up all of his shirts. He demands precise alignment throughout. She still has feelings of loss for a past love, believes that ice cream can cure all ailments, and wears artfully disheveled hair and clothing that must have taken a stylist hour to put together. Sparks fly because their co-working spaces are immediately next to one another.
Correction. That is what ought to have occurred. However, neither Riteish Deshmukh, who has repeatedly shown that he has excellent comedic bones nor Tamannaah Bhatia, who is capable of being expressive, exhibit any discernible chemistry. When they finally start canoodling, the camera very politely shows us the backs of their heads, leaving us to wonder if they actually kissed.
It starts out with Kaustubh Chougule (Deshmukh), aka Kosty, aka Caustic, lecturing a couple who are on the verge of breaking up. She is from the North and he is from the South, which is sufficient justification for our Kosty to list the distinctions between "Pongal" and "dangal," "ghee" and "coconut oil," and "bhangra" and "Bharatnatyam." Eh?
In the meantime, Kosty's advice on marriage, which he refers to as "bedroom se dullness ka safar," is despised by Nirali Vora (Bhatia), who owns a matrimonial business with her mother (Dhillon). He mocks her "Matchmaking In The Time Of Tinder" venture in return, asking, "Why to get married when you can simply do it?"
The parts where the two snarl at one another have been given some thought; when you see the seminal book "Passionate Marriage," you can tell that someone had the right idea. Given that the director has given us the charming films "Khubsoorat" and "Veere Di Wedding," I had hoped that there would be some zing to the proceedings. However, as soon as the narrative of the attraction despite all odds starts, the movie abruptly becomes tepid and flat, and the ridiculous speech that had previously been tolerable starts to bother the viewer. How often do you hear the word "rakhail" used in jest? Not amusing.
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