The hits and misses of the week.
Last week's releases -- both sequels -- saw a similar fate at the box office.
Tum Bin 2 was too lengthy for a film with new faces and the music were not up to the mark either.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Force 2
Cast: John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha, Tahir Raj Bhasin
Director: Abhinay Deo
What works: Tahir Raj Bhasin and the action sequences.
What doesn't: Complex plot.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Poor.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma
Tum Bin II
Cast: Aditya Seal, Neha Sharma, Aashim Gulati
Director: Anubhav Sinha
What works: Tough!
What doesn't: Outdated twists, too lengthy, music not impressive.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Poor.
Rock On 2
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Shraddha Kapoor, Purab Kohli, Shashank Arora.
Director: Shujat Saudagar
What works: Beautiful locales.
What doesn't: Wafer-thin plot, poor characterisations, boring music.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Fawad Khan.
Director: Karan Johar.
What works: Good music and locations.
What doesn't: The story doesn't connect with the masses, film's pace is too slow and drags.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/ Raja Sen
Shivaay
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar and Abigail Eames.
Director: Ajay Devgn.
What works: Action sequences and good visuals.
What doesn't: Disappointing narrative and story.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/ Sukanya Verma
31st October
Cast: Soha Ali Khan, Vir Das
Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Bad direction and a disappointing narrative.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop
Fuddu
Cast: Shubham, Swati Kapoor
Director: Sunil Subramani
What works: Good performances, unusual story line.
What doesn't: Silly ending, unnecessary songs.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Flop
Anna: Kisan Baburao Hazare
Cast: Shashank Udapurkar, Tanishaa Mukerji, Ankit Sharma, Govind Namdeo, Rajit Kapur, Sharat Saxena, Kishor Kadam
Director: Shashank Udapurkar
What works: An attempt to make a film on Anna.
What doesn't: It does not examine the details of Anna's political life.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Flop
Mirzya
Cast: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher, Art Malik, K K Raina
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
What works: Beautiful locales and cinematography
What doesn't: A hollow re-working of Mirza Sahiban.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO verdict: Disaster
Read the review here: Raja Sen/ Suknaya Verma
