By Rediff, July 14, 2007 - 10:53 IST
11 of 12 people found this review helpful It's a neatly shot film, Abbas-Mustan finally stepping into the modern day with a slick, urban look and feel. The narrative is fine, and the actors aren't too bad -- considering they haven't been asked to do much in the first place. Bobby gets a considerably meaty role, and there are a couple of moments when he genuinely works the audience...
By Radiosargam, July 14, 2007 - 11:00 IST
3 of 3 people found this review helpful Naqaab's plot and characters were kept secretive right from the very beginning and this has helped it in a way to create enough hype and curiousity amongst moviegoers.
By Bollyvista, July 14, 2007 - 11:02 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The promos of the film might give an impression that the plot is somewhat similar to the director duo's earlier films like 'Humraaz'. But this is nothing even remotely close! Also Johnny Lever, who is a regular fixture in all Abbas-Mustan films, is missing from this one!
By Indicine, July 14, 2007 - 11:07 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Overall, with a run time of exactly 2 hours, Naqaab partially succeeds as a thriller. But unfortunately, the thriller is not as convincing as it should have ideally been...
By Hindustan Times, July 14, 2007 - 11:09 IST
In fact, throughout Abbas-Mustan's Naqaab, you even keep wondering if you've turned into a Daliesque tangdi kabaab? With possibly the most insane whodunwhat made in world cinema, the duo even pay their belated homage to Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali.
By MTV India, July 14, 2007 - 11:12 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Watch it for Urvashi Sharma - they show her in a bikini. Wow! I'm liking already. As for the thriller part, there's not much interesting there. The first half of the movie plays like a typical love triangle and things start unfolding in the second half albeit in an unintentinonally comical manner...
By Mid-Day, July 14, 2007 - 11:13 IST
It's all about the digicam. As in most of Abbas-Mustan's work, there's always a Holy Grail and this digicam is no less. The soundtrack by Pritam doesn't really set the pace...
By Now Running, July 14, 2007 - 11:14 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful Bobby Deol looks the character he's been asked to portray but he is not spontaneous. Overall Bobby is good but his expression seems forced. Akshay Khanna's acting is first-rate. The chemistry that he shares with Urvashi is electric....
By Glamsham, July 14, 2007 - 11:17 IST
Urvashi Sharma is confident for a newcomer. She carries off her scenes with ease and is as comfortable in a bikini as she is in a sari. All she needs to take care of is certain camera angles, which does not do justice to her looks...
By Businessofcinema, July 14, 2007 - 11:19 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful What saves the film is the well shot locales and the Dubai excursion. The camerawork and cinematography is good. Even the editing is well done. The film though not filled with the thrill you would have wanted it to contain, flows cohesively without tangents that take it into another realm...
By Ibnlive, July 14, 2007 - 11:20 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful I'm going to go with one out of five and a thumbs down for Abbas-Mustan's Naqaab--it's far-fetched and illogical and there's hardly anything to like about it. The film's promos very correctly describe it as the most shocking thriller you'll see this year-honestly I still haven't recovered!
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, July 14, 2007 - 11:22 IST
3 of 5 people found this review helpful In spite of being touted as the 'most shocking thriller of the year', (corniest tag line ever!) I would never say my expectations were sky high but they weren't below the ground level either! To be frank, Naqaab, is in fact the 'most disappointing thriller of the year so far'.
