THE 'KICK' ASS FLICK

Straight on, Kick is Bollywood biryani, a masala movie spiced with the superstardom of Salman Khan, garnished by charming Jacqueline, smouldered over the wry talent of Randeep Hooda. Kick is not for lovers of fine filmi foie gras, but for those who want a hearty Eid banquet to enjoy. AND just like many other salman movies, its another all based and staged on his personal charm and traits..

Shy Shaina (Jacqueline) meets eccentric Devi Lal (Salman) who will do anything - including beat up eve-teasing "micro-terrorists ki gang" - for a kick. The couple's love blossoms in a blaze of golden confetti but withers as Devi is unwilling to hold down boring jobs despite Shaina - who is a "magaz ki doctor" or psychiatrist - pleading.

As Devi walks away, even hot Inspector Himanshu (Randeep), who visits Shaina and her diplomat dad (Saurabh Shukla) in Poland, is unable to charm the broken-hearted girl. What happens when an amnesia-struck Devi shows up? And when he mysteriously appears in the super-robbery case Himanshu's determined to crack?

Kick is vintage Salman Khan, the star flipping from fun-loving Devi to dead-serious Devil with goofy, yet deadly grace...As Shiv Gajra, criminal head of a charitable trust, Nawazuddin tries too hard to be bad. His Faster Fenay-like 'tock' and hammy laugh get on your nerves but his role's sharp and small, restricted to "Pollen-d" and a bank sequence with, well, a shocking end.

But shocks aside, Kick has laughs too. A jail sequence involving Devi's pitaji (Mithun) is LOL-hilarious while there's unintended comedy too, including animation featuring Salman with a body suspiciously like Hrithik's and a Polish chase sequence involving a London Kings Cross bus. At times, the plot resembles the bus itself, wobbling madly until the next killer line.

whatever rating is given. one sure thing is that salman lovers wont miss it anyways...so enjoy the kick..