Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

vishaal811 Kaminey is one of those Bollywood movies that does not want to follow the path of the typical movies that we see most days. Vishal Bharadwaj always makes such movies in which the viewers are forced to use their brains instead of leaving it at home. There are certain scenes that are reminiscent of Tarantino's movies - one particular scene involves a guy beating up others while some incongruous music is being played in the background. Shahid Kapoor plays a double role of the twin brothers, one of whom has a lisp while the other has a stutter. He does a commendable job in differentiating the two performances and is thoroughly convincing throughout. Priyanka Chopra is the female lead is decent but tends to be a tad over dramatic in certain moments. The music by the director Vishal Bharadwaj is one of the best with songs like Dhan Te Nan and Pehli Baar Mohabbat being the standout numbers. The main problem with the film is that it can be a bit difficult to understand the motives of the characters and to follow along with the plot. It is a different cinematic experience.

madathilkatt_sid Hoo-Aah.... Ask me whether this is the best Bollywood movie ever. Hell Yeah!!! Take a bow, Vifhal Bhardwaj, Fhahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Gulfar and everyone else involved. After seeing Vifhal's masterpiece 'Omkara', i had EXTREMELY HIGH expectations for Kaminey. And it exceeded every one of them. It has songs, comedy, crackling dialogs... stuff that you'd associate with your regular masala potboilers. But Kaminey shows a whole new unchartered territory of implementing them. The jokes come from here, there, everywhere. This is one of the very very very few movies that have got both critical acclaim and commercial success. If the avg critic's rating is between 4-4.5 out of 5, then it's termed GREAT. Well, Kaminey is GREAT!!! Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey is to Bollywood what Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction is to Hollywood. That's the most lavish praise that i can offer to this classic for the ages. Directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap(Hindi) and Renjith, Amal Neerad, Lijo J.P(Malayalam) are the best things to happen to this country. Indians, who crib that India doesn't produce gr8 movies, Shut Up. You have no voice here if you cannot accept gems like Kaminey, Dev D(Hindi) and Paleri Manikyam, Big B, Thirakatha(Malayalam).

tashkhelbo I will give 3/10. # As usual very dark movie from Vishal Bharadwaj. These types of directors thinks dark movie makes their movie very intellectual. Very Arty. # Actors did good job but movie is boring in some parts. Same type of underworld movie. I will watch RGVs Satya or Shiva any day than this one. # I liked his Maqbool but after that all hype. Shahid Kaapoor really did well and if you want to see this movie,,,,you can only watch for him. Even "dhan te nan" is no "Bidi Jalaile"... # I will suggest the director to make a bright, colorful movie next time. How can everything in the movie be in dark and low light??????

Shivam Sharma A remake of Pulp Fiction? Yes and NO! Yes, because it does have the "feel" of Pulp Fiction and you can relate Kaminey to it. No, because even though it does feel like Pulp Fiction a little, it doesn't matter since the movie has way more to offer! Kaminey is a great package, in terms of performance, plot line, humor, romance and action, which was much needed by the Industry and the viewers as well. It definitely reaches the top watch of this year, after Dev.D (In case you missed this one, then you have no idea what I'm talking about). A "masala flick" which is perfectly directed, and so well, that it gives a whole new definition to "masala flicks". What I personally feel, Vishal Bharadwaj tried his best that no one could typecast this movie; he molded two to three different genres of every aspect, in it. OK, let's start from the star cast first: Shahid Kapur & Priyanka Chopra, who are out-and-out "mainstream" actors, then Amole Gupte and Shivkumar Subramaniam (I remember his movie Parahar, brilliant!), the ensemble of actors was made from different forte. Then the humor in this movie is again a mix of different kinds, from lame jokes to dark humor to strategically placed punch lines, and situational comedy. There are loads of moments in the movie where you'll really laugh-out-loud! And, same thing goes for the music (which is very good by the way)! As for performances, kudos to Vishal Bharadwaj for squeezing out the best from Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra, now both of them can proudly go around saying they are "good actors". Both of them have performed with such an amazing ease, watching them on screen makes it a delight! Amole Gupte too has done an amazing job! Speaking of actors, I just realized Kaminey has just 6 characters out of which only 4 have names. Now comes Vishal Bharadwaj, OK, I'm going to be a little biased as I'm a big fan of this guy! He has done a great job on this movie, not his best but definitely great! But the movie does have brilliant cinematography! Very well balanced movie yet the second half feels a little dragged, and the masses might find the movie "dark colored", you'll find the whole movie has been shot either in dawn, dusk or at night. One more special mention goes to the sequence when both the brothers confront each other, for a moment you'll forget there's only one Shahid Kapur in real. Even though the movie has the title which translates to Rascal in English, and it's a Vishal Bharadwaj's movie, surprisingly it doesn't have any strong swears like Omakra and Maqbool. So you can watch this one with your family without any awkward air. What I personally feel, it's because of Directors like him, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee, Indian Cinema has a meaning! That pretty much sums up the whole movie, but I still feel there's lot more to be mentioned here, but it might work as spoiler.