The buzz is that Golmaal Returns is a clear swindle of a 1973 Hindi movie Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar. And though the an era old movie was a decent tale in itself and even remade as a Marathi movie in the 80s, the Golmaal sequel doesn't match up to either while deriving from both.

From beginning to the end, save for a few sloppy moments, the movie races on. Tusshar Kapoor as Lucky is a complete uprising. He has the audience in splits with his class dumb act. It is an enormously lovable character. Ajay Devgan (Gopal) as the husband always caught on the wrong foot for doing the correct things by his wife whose mind works overtime is superb. Kareena Kapoor (Ekta) shines as the wife whose passion is watching saas bahu serials on television and forever doubting her husband. Shreyas Talpade (Laxman Prasad Apte) as the man who has a solution for every problem connects well with the cast and Arshad Warsi as the bumbling ACP Madhav is energetic. Amrita Arora surprises with her performance keeping in tune with Kareena and the rest of the cast when action demands. No one goes over board and no one tries to steal the scene from another. The actors have a absolute blast.

The movie begins with the title track that immediately sets the tempo of things to follow and when the scene follows with Sharat Saxena (the boss of a fishing exports company) mixing his idioms, you know Rohit is headed in the right direction.

The movie revolves around Ekta's many qualms, which put Gopal in a dilemma. Add to it a murder on the night Gopal failed to return home because he was with another woman. The situation is ripe for some weird scenes. Thankfully, Rohit never once goes over the top with his comedy.

The scene where Lucky and Anjana Sukhani (Daisy) woo each other with Gopal and Laxman trying to distract them is an enjoyment. Ditto when Lucky tries, on numerous occasions to tell of a situation in his limited ways (actions and sound). No big script but the treatment makes up for the lack of it.

Golmaal Returns is clearly - all publicity no show! Loose script and dialogues could not do justice to performers like Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade and Vrijesh Hirji who are known for their awesome comic performance and timing.

Rohit Shetty’s main motto is to make the audiences laugh at any cost, and he does try genuinely. The only problem is that some of the jokes are so slapstick and crass that you don’t find them amusing at all.

The funny instants in the film come from Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade. Ajay Devgan chips in a bit of his own style of humour but he is certainly outshined by others. Kareena is charming in a cheerful role. Celina Jaitley doesn’t do what she is best at but still holds your breath. Amrita Arora and Anjana Sukhani hardly have a role.

At last, ‘Golmaal Returns’ is a kind of movie you would enjoy if you have a taste for childish wit. But if you don’t, then this film is a waste of your precious bucks.