Kill Dil Review

I know this has been getting tepid reviews, but I really enjoyed it. It's stylish and fun, with a good mix of romance and action. I especially really liked the music in the film.

I had never seen Govinda in a film, besides his cameo in OSO, but the two Indian friends I saw Kill Dil with were disappointed in his performance. Maybe it was because I had no preconceived notions or expectations, but I thought he was very good in his role as the father/gangster. Ranveer Singh was like a hyper puppy, cute, but a little annoying.

The guy who played Ranveer's brother, Tutu, I had never seen before. He was channeling Johnny Depp cool swagger. Parineeti I really like, but if she's really supposed to be this savvy social worker type, she was pretty clueless about where her boyfriend got all his money.

I liked the way Parineeti's character really drove her relationship with Ranveer -- she proposes, etc. And as she says, he is really naive about love. A scene that particularly moved me was when Ranveer's character got so emotional at her family's Diwali celebration -- because it probably was the first time he'd seen how a "normal" family interacted.

Enjoyable entertainment, if not something that will resonate after you leave the theater. I hope the fact that this film is not doing well will not curtail Govinda's "comeback". I really liked his zany/scary gangster especially and hope to see more of him in supporting roles to come.