Review of Beeba Boys (2015) by Doug E — 03 Nov 2015

Lacks originality? How about lacks coherence, style, and anything interesting beyond the costumes. Wow. This was a terrible movie. Mehta's dialogue is comletely tin-eared. The entire sub-plot about the Polish blonde generates zero sympathy; if you took it out of the movie, nothing significant would change.

Scenes are set up and then go nowhere, over and over again. The gangsters dress in style, but only one of them has a discernible personality. I get that this movie is not intended for a Canadian audience, but honestly, if you are shooting Toronto to look like Vancouver, maybe not have the Rogers Centre, the CBC building and other prominent landmarks in the shot.

The relationship between the gangster's daughter and the double-agent is totally implausible and who cares anyway? I went to see this because of Mehta's reputation as a quality filmmaker and couldn't believe the amateur quality of this film.

And its over TWO HOURS LONG!! Avoid at all costs.