HOUSEFULL 3 - Movie Review

Housefull 3 is directed by Sajid-Farhad, starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nagis Fakhri and Lisa Haydon.

POSITIVES

• To a certain degree, the slapstick comedy genre has been showcased well in leaving the stupidity seem amusing. There were times in the film where the action speaks more than the dialogues. These on-screen scenes entertained as a visual where as the dialogues failed in parts. The slapstick will be the highlight from the movie as it will be the strength to this weak film.
• The story concept was average but the concept was pictured enough in leaving the audience in wanting to know what transpires although the screenplay not being the biggest highlight. It does enough to allow the film to come to a closure and that was praise-able because it seemed at one point that I would struggle to complete it all. 
• What I really liked from the creative aspects of filmmaking, the way the stories of the leads interlinked when they were not together on screen. For example, the introduction scene each love pair’s story was inputted in to the other pair to allow the story vocally to carry on whilst the visuals changed with different actor coming on screen. This was very creative and produced nicely.

NEGATIVES

• The story idea is mediocre but what fails with the screenplay is the acting. I did not feel the actors were utilized to their best, leaving a less imposing mark in comparison to their acting capabilities. Akshay Kumar manages to be the leading man in carrying this film to the finish. Each cast member acted average but not to an amazing level and that disappoints. 
• The dialogues were lackluster, despite a few likeable dialogues, the rest were below par and that tarnished the screen acting in a slapstick form. Only several moments would be picked out as the highlight from the movie, those particular scenes would be the reason in wanting to continue watching, but it does get missed in the latter stages. 
• Performance level, I felt that with such a huge star cast and a disappointing script, the cast were struggling to keep pace with Akshay Kumar who is given majority of the screen dominance out of the rest leads. Hence why he is the savior to the film. The leading ladies are given little dialogue and that tainted their potential, as there was not much of a character development with their presence.

CAST

• AKSHAY KUMAR - Carries the franchise once again on his shoulders. Akshay performed well with his split personality character and it seemed believable and the comic-timings were to the point where it needed to be. Did not seem overly exaggerated, he kept the viewing experience interesting and portrayed the slapstick genre with perfection. Credit goes to him for saving the movie.
• ABHISHEK BACHCHAN - Playing in the shadows of Akshay Kumar was always going to keep him in as the second fiddle, a guy with such presence is not being exploited well enough and for that AB had to deal with chasing behind Akshay. He has his moments with some pleasant comedy moments, but not enough, as he needed to progress further. 
• RITEISH DESHMUKH - Probably had a better role and more involvement in the second film on the franchise. Riteish is an actor who has done superbly in his previous movies especially with the comedy role, but in this film it seemed basic and for that, it is not a performance that would be a major talking point when recalling the cast as Akshay seems to have overtaken his co-stars. 
• JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ - Out of the female leads, she stands above the rest. Also given more dialogues and authority in conversations. Jacqueline was not just the beauty and the face; she also was given importance amongst the sisters. 
• NARGIS FAKHRI - Playing second fiddle to Jacqueline, she was not given enough prominence in showing a variety of her acting credentials. It was plain and that is substandard as she was wasted.
• LISA HAYDON - Not used enough, so not much can be praised or picked out as she was just there playing behind the rest of the females who took the driving seat in the film whilst Lisa remained behind. 

RATING

We give Housefull 3 a rating of 2/5 stars. The third instalment to the Housefull franchise was entertaining in parts but not enough to seal a must watch slapstick comedy. The film was only enjoyable if you watch it in your spare time and not judge it to a film critic perception, This film was a time pass and not somehting that I would watch again. The cast is way too big, but what disappoints the most is that the cast is not being utilised well enough in helping the story to become eye-catching nor does it let the characters develop in the film and letting them have an impact. Watch this film if you can leave your brains at home as you would struggle if you expect a laughing circus as that was missing. It is funny at parts, you are lucky you get to witness the odd few likeable scenes.