The film holds no promise of entertaining you throughout. Since Baar Baar Dekho also released this Friday, pick this only if you are an ardent Nawazuddin Siddiqui fan. Even though Nawaz performs well in 'Freaky Ali', the film is surely not worth the ticket price. Also the jokes on old men and speech defects may not appeal to everyone. Like the scene where an old woman twists Ali’s right arm, and the next scene he is seen holding his left arm in pain. There are a few inconsistencies in the film. The romance between Ali and Amy Jackson’s character is very forced. However, a more polished direction would have made the comedy work better. Even if they are as broad as that of Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
There is only so much an ordinary story can stand on its actor's shoulders. Of course, it is all predictable – that is a given for any underdog story anyway, isn't it? None of them get your attention, let alone make it pique. The problem is that all the elements exist - romantic angle, the betrayal, the hardship, the setbacks – but they all seem rather perfunctory.
This is despite our hero Ali being in a situation that is closing in on him from both sides. Yes, it is tough for me to accept that I am asking for more drama. The story by itself is like any other sports drama except that the drama is just not enough. In fact, that is what a lot of Freaky Ali ultimately is, an attempt at slapstick comedy with a coherent story. The other performances are like those you would find in any other loud, slapstick film. It actually, physically hurts to not like a film with an actor of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's calibre.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's dialogue delivery and body language lends them some dignity and hence make them tolerable.
In fact, a lot of them are outright cheesy. Sure, he is given plenty of analogies as one line quips. Ali is as uninteresting a character as it can get.
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