Movie Review: OMG Oh My God..is not worth devoting time for

Okay, first things first…OMG Oh My God is not meant to be a comedy. Yes, I know it has Paresh Rawal as its lead and it brings Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar together (‘God’ only knows for what reason) so it should be one..but it isn’t..which itself is a pity

Once you are clear on that, you still shouldn’t go in with high expectations. Despite a promising premise, the film is let down by consistent over-dramatization and typical over-simplification. What could have been interesting and invigorating intellectual debate quickly becomes over-the-top and clichéd and just plain ordinary

There are touches, here and there…for eg. the beautiful use of the key ring and other props make their subtle point in the subtle manner they should. The court scenes are also well depicted though again here, the over-dramatization spoils it for the viewer. The trouble is that in these scenes the director, has already made up his mind which side he wants the audience to be swayed by the end of the scene and that completely spoils it. Further, the plot turns and the writing just isn’t interesting enough and one just waits for the movie to turn to the clichéd drama you know it would, sooner or later

In the acting department, you get treated to a great performance by the dependable Paresh Rawal who plays his part with great aplomb and comfort and keeps you interested. His character of Kanjilal the protagonist, is also well explored and well presented. The other character of interest is that of Mithun Chakraborty who does a great job as well. Akshay Kumar could have had the most interesting role but while it intrigues in the beginning his role becomes pretty one-dimensional.

While the movie can be seen to have great message and meaning, the issue is that all this is forced on the viewer rather than letting them decide for themselves. If only, this movie could have been more subtle in its approach than it proclaims in its title, it could have truly been a Godly product. As it stands though, there is nothing heavenly about OMG..Beyond this, May God show you the right path..