It is quite evident that Anees Bazmee attempts to recreate his No Entry for the film runs on quite a similar note, not that there is anything wrong in doing that. The good thing about Thank You is that it conveys its message via a medium that the audience will fancy. But somehow the message giving is less impactful permitting the audience to savor the soda and leave behind milk!
Bobby Deol, Irfan Khan and Suniel Shetty are three treacherous two-timers. Sanjana(Sonam Kapoor) plays a sensitive wife to the not-so-faithful Raj(Bobby Deol), Shivani(Rimmi Sen) plays a smart wife to the not-so-faithful Vikram(Irrfan Khan) and Maya(Celina Jaitley) finds a servant in her not-so-faithful and moronic husband Yogi(Suniel Shetty)! Kishen(Akshay Kumar), the maverick who is himself no less than the traitorous trio,takes on the task of setting the three men right.
The film is not as humorous as a slapstick comedy ought to be. At the most, it can invigorate a little laugh here and there, and that’s all. The film could have been crispier as its pace gets a little boring at places. However the characters of the film fit pretty well into their hats and that is sufficient to carry on the drama.
The film has some good notable performances. Bobby Deol plays the perfidious husband in the first half and performs the angry-Dharmendra charm in the later half pretty well. Irrfan Khan’s comic timing and dialogue delivery were superbly idiosyncratic of him. Suniel Shetty had nothing much to offer but managed to lend a good support to the comic timing. Sonam Kapoor does a decent job but does not forget to smile while shedding tears! However, she manages to look stunning. Rimmi Sen deserves an applause for brilliantly enacting a timid wife to her power mongering husband while actually remaining least bothered. Celina does a good job but haplessly goes missing for a large part. As usual, this man’s performance was terrific- Akshay Kumar. He smiles to enchant you. His accent is his style. He plays the perfect hero with such ease as you would run a knife into soft cheese! He is a marvel.
Pritam’s music is outstanding with most soundtracks being foot tapping party beats. Some of those will definitely remain the season’s favorites. Talking of Mallika Sherawat's item number, yes, it is very understandable that the lass could manage just a day out of her busy schedule for the song, but that doesn't mean she will mortify the audiences with her horrifying looks! A little more make-up could have proved useful, perhaps.
The star cast of the film is new and unique, they blend and complement each other so well that this provides for an extra edge. That is worth the watch.Overall, the movie is neither too good nor too bad. It acquires a midway zone comfortably and rests there. It might not be as enthralling as No Entry or Welcome but manages a certain appeal to itself thanks to great performers like Akshay, Irrfan and Rimmi.
A big star cast, some good performances, beautiful locales, little drama and comedy make Thank You quite a pleasant watch.
RATING- 3 stars
