Teen Patti - External Reviews

Thumbs up by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL INDIA .... It has some brilliant work from the man behind the camera, Aseem Bajaj. And considering it has been edited by Oscar winner Hughes Winborne, you expect it to be sharp which it is.... full review

Thumbs down by Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice ...Amitabh Bachchan brings a fine balance of gravity and buoyancy to the role.... full review

Thumbs down by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com ...all the thrill, excitement and skills involved in the gamble played with the cards can be found no-where in the movie, which in turn takes away all the charm associated with its tempting title.... full review

Thumbs down by Roshni Mulchandani, Bolly Spice ...a lost cause... full review

So-So by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama ...The pace gets excruciatingly slow in this hour and also, it tends to get repetitive.... full review

Thumbs down BookmyShow ...It’s not like Teen Patti is a bad film, the problem lies in calling it a thriller. Leena Yadav does nothing of that sort, including letting her cast members overdo every scene. The dialogues don’t cut it out either. So who exactly is calling the bluff?... full review

Thumbs down by Deepa Gahlot, cinemaah ...Yadav loses grip on the plot quite soon, and the many little sub-plots she tries to introduce, don’t really add up. ... full review

Thumbs down by Vivek Syania, Express-oholic ...Stupid screenplay... full review

Thumbs down by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com ...While all the performances are good, including that of Madhavan, it is Amitabh Bachchan who actually holds your attention. ... full review

Thumbs up by Martin D' Souza, Glamsham.com ...TEEN PATTI is riveting and extremely well paced. ... full review

Thumbs down by Divya Solgama, Gomolo.in ...Screenplay is superb in first half, but as the second half starts it disappears and we are flooded with many unwanted scenes, especially of the students and their personal life’s.... full review

Thumbs down by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times ...This is the most elegantly lit (cinematographer Aseem Bajaj) rendition of pure gibberish that I’ve seen in a while.... full review

Thumbs down by Lisa Tsering, Hollywood Reporter ... The quality of the acting varies.... full review

So-So by Shweta Parande, IBN Live ...Siddharth Kher and Shraddha Kapoor are likeable as Sid and Apu aka Bonnie and Clyde.... full review

Thumbs down by Mihir Fadnavis, india.com ...Leena Yadav's direction is pointedly flamboyant while Aseem Bajaj's camera desperately wants to clone Dev D... full review

So-So by Gaurav Malani, indiatimes ...Cameos by everyone from Jackie Shroff to Ajay Devgan are miserably misused. ... full review

Thumbs down by Saurabh Datar, J.A.M ...The movie is derailed as the script looses its sense. Logic goes for a toss & so does the audience. ... full review

So-So Movie Talkies ...the film tends to get repetitive with most of the characters still inhabiting the gambling dens.... full review

Thumbs down by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...The actors struggle to make these lines actually mean something. But only Ben Kingsley gets away with his dignity intact. He gets to say, "Gambling is our way of telling the universe that we are a match for it." ... full review

So-So by Subhash K Jha, Now Running.com ...The plot reveals layer after layer of conspiracy until we come to the core idea.... full review

Thumbs down by Ajit Duara, Open Magazine ...Teen Patti is a film based on the notion that you can always get away with an idiotic movie idea since most people won’t question the premise of an academic theory... full review

Thumbs down by Ajit Duara, Open Magazine ...Teen Patti is a film based on the notion that you can always get away with an idiotic movie idea since most people won’t question the premise of an academic theory... full review

Thumbs down by Rahul Singh, Passion for Cinema ...After this director loses the focus and plot becomes convoluted like a spider’s web.... full review

Thumbs up by Sampurn, real bollywoood ...Amitabh Bachchan is simply superb as the eccentric professozz... full review

So-So by Preeti Arora, Rediff ...The script is not the only place where the clichés abound. The underground gambling dens are garish and look straight out of Dev D... full review

Thumbs down by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters ...The director doesn’t know where to go once the basic plotline is established,... full review

Thumbs down by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...Yadav’s narration is high on style, but doesn’t quite articulate the substance... full review

So-So SmasHits.com ...s in all stories, motives are exposed and the darker side of humans revealed.... full review

Thumbs up by Janhvi Patel, StarBoxOffice ...The movie is a visual treat as the production values and camerawork is top-notch. The special effects are neatly done and the background score enhances the narrative.... full review

So-So by K K Rai, STARDUST ...Amitabh’s conversation with great scientist Albert Einstein whenever he is alone provides a new insight into Bachchan’s towering performance and convincing power... full review

Thumbs up by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...the film holds as a taut thriller that keeps you glued for most of the screen time.... full review

Thumbs down by Mr Care, Upper Stall ...It is these touches that are an indication of how much the director is in control, and in this case, it's a dead give away... full review

Thumbs up by SpiceZee Bureau, ZEENEWS.COM ...eena Yadav takes us on a thrilling journey to a dark gambling den ... full review