By Apunkachoice, August 22, 2009 - 07:26 IST
A film with a heart but not enough meat to make its story plausible, 'Sikandar' suffers primarily because of the loopholes in the story...
By Ibnlive, August 22, 2009 - 07:28 IST
It's the writing, unfortunately, that plays spoilsport here, with poor characterisation coming in the way of your taking this tale seriously...
By ThaIndian, August 22, 2009 - 07:32 IST
Sikandar is an engrossing fare. There are four major twists in the plot that leave you completely surprised. While many films have earlier been made on the terrorism issue in the state of Kashmir, what sets Sikandar apart from them is the way Piyush Jha has managed to strike a balance between the child?s viewpoint and the adult's dangerous games...
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, August 22, 2009 - 07:56 IST
The film attempts to be a suspense thriller under the garb of social drama. But somewhere the suspense treatment is marred with too many loopholes while the social theme is too shallow...
By Indian Express, August 22, 2009 - 07:58 IST
The strength of the beautifully shot 'Sikandar' is that it travels right into the heart of the troubled valley, and tells us straight-up that airbrushed pictures of the placid Dal Lake are an illusion...
By Now Running, August 22, 2009 - 09:27 IST
The screenplay is too flat, lacking dramatic resonance and oddly structured as part-drama, part-thriller- never managing an effective balance...
By Glamsham, August 22, 2009 - 09:30 IST
There's no bite in the bait and no chill in the kill. Every scene is treated like any other and that's what spells disaster for the film...
By Buzz18, August 22, 2009 - 09:32 IST
The film fails - because it is far too slow for a suspense movie and has too many loopholes for its human-interest angle...
By Star Box Office, August 22, 2009 - 09:34 IST
The intention of the director which is to show how militants and politicians are hand in glove while exploiting the children and innocence of Kashmir is very noble but the execution could have been better and more moving...
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, August 22, 2009 - 09:36 IST
The shattering teenager innocence is beautifully executed, low on words, strong on expression, culminating in stunning climax...
By Now Running, August 22, 2009 - 09:43 IST
"Sikandar" is a sensitive and gentle depiction of life in an idyllic place where guns have overpowered the roses...
By Rediff, August 22, 2009 - 10:29 IST
Sikandar is a simple story, told with unashamed filminess, and is meant to work as a cautionary anti-violence fable...
By NDTVMovies, August 22, 2009 - 10:30 IST
Sikander is an earnest and well-intentioned film. Set in Kashmir, it looks at how violence and the Kafkaesque politics and power games of the state have frayed the lives of its children...
By Bobby Talk Cinema, August 24, 2009 - 09:04 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful "Sikandar" is an above average product which could have been much more impressive...
By Talking Popcorns, August 25, 2009 - 10:33 IST
By the time you get into the rhythm and start liking that characters, the curtains are down. The main let down factor of this movie is its promise that it created with its trailers...
