Thumbs up, by Dishya Sharma, Bollywood Life : ...BL Verdict: After an emotional weekend with Gully Boy, Total Dhamaal is here to tickle your funny bones without using much brains.... full review

Thumbs up, by Vishal Verma, Glamsham.com : ...All said and done, TOTAL DHAMAAL is filled with whacky, mad laughter and the inspired buffoonery is consistent with entertaining acts by Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi and co. the gags and laughter plus the message in the end makes sure that TOTAL DHAMAAL remains on track as a harmless no brainer clean family entertainer. You will leave the theatre with a smile on your face and that’s what we need today in these troubled times.... full review

Thumbs up, by R.M. Vijayakar, India West : ...This is a film that could have been eons better. But as it stands, it is still a fun outing at the movies.... full review

So-So, Bollywood Hungama : ...On the whole, TOTAL DHAMAAL is a 'leave-your-brains-behind-at-home' entertainer with its share of funny moments. If you are not looking for wisdom and rationale in a light-hearted entertainer, then this movie is definitely for you. At the box office, it’s only the masses who might give the film thumbs up and they’ll majorly determine the fate of the film from Monday onwards.... full review

So-So, by Meena Iyer, DNA : ...If you're in the mood to laugh-out-loud, give this one a try. But be warned, laughter comes with a price!... full review

So-So, by Devesh Sharma, Filmfare : ...The screenplay is full of twists and some plot points never get explained. The editing is patchy at best. The computer imagery too could have done with an upgrade. The film delivers its punches by stringing together one ridiculous situation after another. As long as you enjoy that brand of comedy and are looking for a film to unwind, then Total Dhamaal is just the fare for you...... full review

So-So, by Madhuri V, Filmi Beat : ...Despite a promising ensemble cast, Indra Kumar's Total Dhamaal ends up as a feeble attempt at comedy. Instead of a mad-rush for the booty, the characters should set out for a search for the script in the film. Read more at: https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/reviews/2019/total-dhamaal-movie-and-rating-ajay-devgn-anil-kapoor-madhuri-dixit-283069.html... full review

So-So, by SHILPA JAMKHANDIKAR, Reuters : ...Nothing about “Total Dhamaal” will stay with you after you have left the theatre, but while you are in there, you can be assured of a few laughs.... full review

So-So, by Nandini Ramnath, Scroll.in : ...Some of the humour is nicely timed and executed, and Indra Kumar even tucks in a message of environmental conservation (delivered through tamed wild animals). There are enough lines here to fuel WhatsApp conversations – until the next such movie comes along.... full review

So-So, by Navneet Mudhara, yahoo! India : ...Overall, ‘Total Dhamaal’ is a fair entertainer, but not the full-on feast it promised to be.... full review

So-So, Zee News : ...Overall, "Total Dhamaal" is a total time-pass film sans any intelligence. You could term it as an acceptable good grade from a below average student.... full review

Thumbs down, by Subhash K Jha, Bolly Spice : ...Sadly I did hear audiences roaring in laughter and they continued to laugh as they came out of the theatre.... full review

Thumbs down, by Arnab Banerjee, Deccan Chronicle : ...At a time when nearly all of us receive and forward jokes and videos on WhatsApp on a daily basis, one would expect a silver screen experience to include some sparkle to this limp script and have interesting gags. Resultantly, all actors possibly must have died a little inside as their purported laugh fests are rejected outright by viewers. They all act indifferently and make the film look all the more stale.... full review

Thumbs down, by Rahul Desai, Film Companion : ...I did leave my brains at home. In the freezer, even. But this movie’s commitment to juvenile delinquency is so total that it managed to bypass my brainless body in the hall and send dated whatsapp forwards to the freezer. It’s no wonder that strange literary terms like “out-and-out family entertainer,” “paisa-wasool masala” and “mindless fun” are currently swimming in my empty skull.... full review

Thumbs down, by UDITA JHUNJHUNWALA, FirstPost : ...After all of this, the film attempts to deliver a mixed message about how animals living in captivity need to be saved from avaricious developers. In the process, as they set aside their selfishness, this collective of crazies finds their conscience and we find a quick exit from the cinema.... full review

Thumbs down, by Johnson Thomas, Free Press Journal : ...The comedy is largely non-existent and when it does show up it feels and sounds abysmal. Hollow salutes to the current Govt’s ‘make believe’ Governance crop up at regularly intervals. The music, like in such films, is imminently forgettable. The CGI which involves animals, birds and some bouncing vehicles (Rohit Shetty variety) is so tacky that all sequences involving CGI elements look entirely flat and stupid. It’s a pity that mainstream filmmakers are still getting away with making such insipid, outdated stuff for the Gen Next audience. Do not expect to be entertained by these jaded routines !... full review

Thumbs down, by Punarvasu Pendse, fullhyd.com : ...What makes this review genuinely hard to write is the feeling of sanctimoniousness it gave me during the viewing experience. On one hand, Total Dhamaal clearly vexed my sensibilities. On the other, there was constant whistling from not one but three places in the theatre I watched it in. So if you have young children under the age of ten, or loved similar drivel from Indra Kumar like Grand Masti, you will probably enjoy the cinematic experience.... full review

Thumbs down, by Raja Sen, Hindustan Times : ...The script is unforgivably lazy. There are setups galore — a car has a bonnet both at the front and at the back — but there are no payoffs. Instead, Kumar and his actors move from setup to setup, hoping we have indeed left our brains at home. There is exactly one okay laugh, involving a man with the surname Pilot being mistook for an actual pilot, making me wonder if Kumar ran into someone named Writer.... full review

Thumbs down, by Lakshana N Palat, india today : ...Overall, there is enough overacting in the film to make your head split into two. Most of the dialogues are cringeworthy and the CGI effects are pitiful. But then it comes to the point, where you almost wish that the film had been about the animals in the zoo. The jokes are predictable WhatsApp forwards and you can almost say them before the actors do. When will Bollywood learn that comedy doesn't mean shrieking and only being caricaturish?... full review

Thumbs down, by Shubhra Gupta, indian express : ...Meanwhile, the tasteless jibes against women, a trademark of the Dhamaal franchise, pile up: ‘kaamwaali bais’ are fine, wink wink, wives are of no use, girls are ‘paisa udaane waali cheez’. Folk from the South of India are dark, wear dhotis, and speak gibberish. Racism, much?... full review

Thumbs down, by Anita Iyer, Khaleej Times : ...Don't go to watch the film expecting character depth. It is a mindless comedy - a film that you would want to watch to unwind. The cast and makers aren't even selling it as sensible cinema, to begin with.... full review

Thumbs down, by Umesh Punwani, koimoi : ...All said and done, Total Dhamaal is a strictly one-time watch and that too on television. If you loved Dhamaal, skip this and if you liked Double Dhamaal, watch this. A classic case of too many cooks spoil the broth!... full review

Thumbs down, by Mayank Shekhar, MiD DAY : ...But my favourite guys in this movie have got to be Adi, and his man-child partner Manav (Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi). Glad they've survived the franchise's original line-up (the only ones to, besides the perennial ensemble-com favourite, Riteish Deshmukh).... full review

Thumbs down, by Pankhurie Mulasi, Movie Talkies : ...The songs have been placed just for the heck of it and we want to request Sonakshi Sinha to leave Helen’s songs alone. Cinematography is strictly okay, screenplay is pathetic and background score is too loud. Watch this film only if you have too much money and time to waste... full review

Thumbs down, by Kunal Guha, Mumbai Mirror : ...Evidently, Total Dhamaal is a one-time watch but only when i Read more at: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/total-dhamaal-movie-review-ajay-devgn-anil-kapoor-madhuri-dixit-nene-starrer-barely-scrapes-below-the-surface/articleshow/68110327.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst... full review

Thumbs down, by Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV : ...In a film like Total Dhamaal, the actors are reduced to such chumps that the animals that they run into in the climax - elephants, chimps, tigers, lions, gorillas and other poor creatures who deserve much better - seem to look as askance at them as the paying audience. If nothing else, Total Dhamaal is a great leveller - it reduces all of us, critics included, to dunces, some willing and some not-so-willing. But that would be only if you go anywhere near it. The choice is yours.... full review

Thumbs down, by Priyanka Sinha Jha, News18.com : ...Given that a raucous mindless comedy has not been around for a bit, I won’t be surprised if 'Total Dhamaal' rakes in the moolah this weekend and is back with yet another edition, soon.... full review

Thumbs down, by Manisha Lakhe, Now Running.com : ...A dying man gives the money mad bunch a clue. That begins the mindless comic race to Janakpur zoo where the stolen money has been kept. Each duo is worse than the other and the slapstick comedy does make you laugh in bits, but mostly you can see the joke coming at your from a mile away. Kids might find the scenes with CGI zoo animals good fun.... full review

Thumbs down, by Sukanya Verma, Rediff : ...अगर इसमें माधुरी का रोल इतना रोबदार और गुस्सैमल टाइप का न होता तो टोटल धमाल में देखने लायक कुछ न होता और अनिल कपूर का पेट में बल डालने वाला रोल न होता तो यह आधी भी न रही होती । इस जोड़ी को बेहतर फिल्म चाहिए। और यह जानने के लिए आपको दिमाग लगाने की जरूरत नहीं है ।... full review

Thumbs down, by Namrata Joshi, The Hindu : ...But much of the action in Total Dhamaal is just a series of tepid gags strung together. The exchanges between characters are so deliberately about retorts and comebacks that it becomes a bore beyond a point. There is a consciously low-brow feel, old-fashioned slapstick of the “pants unexpectedly falling down” kinds, brazen stereotyping—from a nariyal-paani drinking, mundu-wearing “South Indian” to a meek Gujarati, a shrewish Marathi to a muffler-loving Bengali—and a dig too many at wives and domestic helps and assertive women who ostensibly do nothing but make men miserable.... full review

Thumbs down, by Shibaji Roychoudhury, Times Now : ...Overall, the film gives quite the '90s nostalgia, but in the worst way possible. Remember the terrible comedies from the '90s like Duplicate, King Uncle and others? Total Dhamaal is worse than them. Though, it is obvious that I didn’t enjoy the film and was just constantly looking at my watch, waiting for the film to get over, but, take this review with a pinch of salt. Because, there were others in the movie theatre, who did crack up more times than one should while watching this film. So, if you enjoyed films like Golmaal 3 or Great Grand Masti, check out Total Dhamaal as well. Who knows, you might just find it enjoyable enough.... full review

Thumbs down, by Ronak kotecha, Times of India : ...Given the ensemble cast, this film had the potential to be a comic roller coaster ride. However, the fact that the film is slapstick is not a problem, what brings it down is poor writing and execution.... full review