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By Taran
Adarsh, May 11, 2007 - 01:00 IST
 A
few decades ago, the Dilip Kumar starrer RAM AUR SHYAM
worked big time due to its novel premise, among other
things. The concept of a seedha-saadha guy and his
street-smart twin brother and the incidents that
follow kept you thoroughly entertained.
GOOD BOY BAD BOY bears an uncanny resemblance to RAM
AUR SHYAM, since GOOD BOY BAD BOY is also about the
sharif [Tusshar] and the not-so-sharif [Emraan] and
how the confusion of names brings the best out of the
two in the end.
Unfortunately, this good idea is highly
under-nourished, which results in a fare that's
pointless, emotionless, dramaless, humorless and
impactless. Honestly, the concept had tremendous scope
to entertain since the film is set in a college
campus. But the screenplay is so dull and dreary that
barring a few laughs in a scene or two, you actually
leave with a frown on your face.
It's indeed surprising that someone as talented as
Ashwini Choudhary, who helmed the sensitive DHOOP, is
at the helm of affairs here. To cut a long story
short, GOOD BOY BAD BOY has nothing worth recalling!
Rajan Malhotra [Tusshar Kapoor] and Raju Malhotra [Emraan
Hashmi] are poles apart.
Rajan is a proverbial bookworm, forever lost in
studies and completely oblivious to the frolicking of
a college dude. He hails from a well-to-do background
and his parents [Rakesh Bedi, Navni Parihar] are
constantly worried due to his somber nature and his
lack of interest in any extra curricular activities.
 Raju
has absolutely no time for studies as playing
notorious pranks on others takes up most of his time
on a daily basis. His father [Anang Desai, mother:
Prabha Sinha] constantly ridicules him for his wayward
ways. As fate would have it, the identity cards of
Rajan and Raju get swapped.
The one thing you look forward to in GOOD BOY BAD BOY
is ample laughs. But what unfolds is anything but a
fun ride. The film has a young look, but not once do
you feel the youthful energy flowing out of the
screen.
The confusion of names is so confusing itself. Okay,
the identity cards get changed since both have the
same initials [R. Malhotra], but when they're
addressed with different names in the college
auditorium by the principal, even in front of their
parents, not once does anyone raise an eyebrow. How
come?
Besides a tacky script, GOOD BOY BAD BOY also lacks a
foot-tapping score to uplift the goings-on. The music
is so unlike Himesh Reshammiya this time around. What
happened, Himesh?
 Ashwini
Choudhary is saddled with a poor script, so expecting
him to infuse life with his execution is asking for
the moon. Cinematography [Manoj Soni] too lacks the
sheen that films of today boast of. Dialogues are
funny at places.
Emraan has a flair for comedy and that shows on the
screen. He is quite likable. Tusshar is pleasant, but
how one wishes the writer would've offered him better
scenes. Isha Sharvani wears a set of two expressions
all through. Tanushree Dutta doesn't work. Also, why
is her makeup so dark? Paresh Rawal is a letdown.
Kabir Sadanand is expressive. Sushmita Mukherjee is
wasted.
On the whole, GOOD BOY BAD BOY disappoints big time.
Rating:- *
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