All Is Well

Umesh Shukla's 'All Is Well' is a lighthearted family-comedy, with a few entertaining moments, that leave a mark. However, the writing isn't always funny & lags at times.

'All Is Well' Synopsis: An estranged son, Inder (Abhishek Bachchan) returns home to help his father (Rishi Kapoor), who's in debt. But that's not all, Inder's mother has Alzheimer's & his lady-love tags along with him. Chaos follows...

'All Is Well' is passable entertainment. It has some inspiring moments, that provide laughter. The first-hour is breezy & some of the comedic portions work nicely. Its the second-hour, that dips considerably. The humour wears out & the father-son conflict doesn't engage after a point. Even the climax looks hurried. In short, the first-hour is decent, but the second-hour doesn't really work. Sumit Arora & Niren Bhatt's Screenplay is a mixed bag. It begins well & is also funny, but post-interval, it loses pace. Sharper Writing was the need of the day! Umesh Shukla's Direction is ordinary. Sameer Arya's Cinematography is eye-filling. Editing isn't crisp. Music by Various Artists is energetic.

Performance-Wise: Abhishek Bachchan does a fine job. He enacts his part sincerely. Rishi Kapoor is loud, but that's the demand of the character. Asin is limited to a few expressions. The Wonderful Supriya Pathak is wasted in an insignificant role. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is first-rate. The talented actor plays the bumbling villain with terrific timing. Jameel Khan is adequate. Sonakshi Sinha sizzles in an item number.

On the whole, 'All Is Well' works in parts. At best, a one-time watch!

I am going to describe the four main characters of the film; it will be enough for you to decide if you should watch this utter fail at filmmaking.

Junior Bachchan plays an arrogant son of a Punjabi sweet-maker who is now living in Bangkok after having run away from his house as a teenager on account of his father's abusive nature. Comparing his expressions to that of a wood would be an insult to the latter as he goes about ignoring the umpteen requests made by his presumed spiritual girlfriend who is desperate to marry and get laid. Playing his on-screen father is the talented Rishi Kapoor who unanimously wins the competition among the cast for overacting. Supriya Pathak makes being a mental patient look like the seven tests of hell. Last but not the least, Asin's Air India flight from Mumbai (and Bollywood) leaves this week.

Within the first ten minutes one learns how laziness played a significant role in the making of the film. Who else would play an emotional song in between sequences where the characters are delivering dialogs important to the plot? There's only one thing that you would do after watching the film and that is feeling bad for the actors.

BOTTOM LINE: All Is Well is a brilliant lesson in how to not make a film.

GRADE: F

VERDICT: Skip for life.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Nice Family Entertainment Movie.

In today's fast paced society, money has become the ultimate God & made Man mad, every one is just running to make maximum numbers for one- self, everywhere only personal ego & selfishness exist, even family relationship & values are lost...the movie brings an good message to society for realization of family values & responsibilities, with strong emotional connect between both Child & Parents ambitions. True happiness lies in rewarding relationships, that is real wealth, not flashy money possessions...

Go watch the Movie with your Family...

Trust me nobody wants or like a rockstar like Abhishek. This movie is not a worth penny. Asin is worst too. Looks like director has gone mad. I would like to suggest all the director not to direct a movie like this and producer to not to produce a movie like this. Plot is missing and the story is somehow copied from Tushar Kapoor and Isha Deol starrer an old movie. Seriously Abhishek can't act in any movie. The concept / logic used are not satisfying the need. There is no comedy at all. Abhishek neither has a good physic nor a good acting. He is worth of nothing. Sr. Bachchan sir, Abhishek is ruining your name. Please tell him to do some business or something. Acting is not his cup of tea.

All is Well is a light hearted movie. Its a good effort which could have been made better.

It doesn't have the melodrama which we can see in recent movies like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Brothers, where people cry for no reason just to catch attention.

The comedy sequences in the movie are really funny. The movie tries to address the problems and conflicts within the families.

Acting wise all the characters do a decent job. Music is not that good but thankfully there aren't too many songs. Sonakshi Sinha sizzles in her guest appearance.

Its a one time watch.