StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Shourya Sangam I will admit. The movie was great. However, Rowdy Rathore is pretty much a scene to scene copy of the original Telugu movie Vikramarkudu. The action scenes are the same, the dialogs are the same, Heck they even copied the guy's name, Vikram Rathore! Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha were great but there was no originality in the movie at all. The fight scene between Rathore and Baapji's men in the rain was completely copied from the original. I think Rathore was even wearing the same clothes in the Hindi version. The scene during Dusshera when Rathore is attacked by Titla in the Ravanna structure is also completely the same from the original.From A+ to F, Rowdy Rathore gets a C-.

Prashast Singh It had been long to see Akshay Kumar in simple action-comedy films.I liked his films, but I wanted to see his real action hero image on screen and that dream came true.Thanks to Prabhudheva for making such an excellent film, that is not only entertaining, but also is the best film in both Prabhu and Akshay's career. I would not say much about the film, as I have already described how much I liked this film. The action scenes are solid , and however , to some extent, I feel that this film is better than the film of which it is a remake , as not only it is entertaining , but also right actors have been chosen for right roles. The one who played Titla really looked like a villain and moreover,all performances were brilliant. The music matches every bit of a scene and gives feelings of thrill, emotion and comedy, at the right places. On the whole, it is a perfect film for action lovers and audiences of all ages, as it provides more entertainment than any other Akshay Kumar film.A must watch for all. Blockbuster Entertainer overall!

Chrysanthepop It is obvious from the get-go that 'Rowdy Rathore' was by no means going to be a good film. However, I thought it was going to be one of those 'so bad it's funny' kind of films. That said, 'Rowdy Rathore' is insufferable. I had expected some interesting dance choreography since Prabhudeva is the director but, my goodness, the awful songs induce more than a headache. Akshay Kumar's dialogue delivery is laughably bad in some scenes. Nasser is just as bad. Sonakshi Sinha is irritating to the core. The idea behind 'Rowdy Rathore' was to recreate the style of those abysmal films that were popular in the 80s. Sadly, this had become the trend. Anyway, enough time's been wasted on this trash. Time to erase this memory with something better.

kunalkhandwala A daring Police officer dons the role of the angry young protagonist whose self worth is calculated as a measure of songs themed around himself and by the film's ticket sales. Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan are thereby worth billions after 'Wanted', 'Dabangg' and 'Singham'. Never mind that two were remakes of South Indian blockbusters and were over- the-top, they still entertained the masala movie goer. Prabhudeva casts Akshay Kumar as the fearless, macho, 'Rowdy Rathore' who upholds the law while challenging authoritarian villains. This, again, is a remake of a blockbuster Telugu film.A small time thief, Shiva (Akshay Kumar), who loots houses, picks up wallets and dances with Prabhudeva, is smitten by the beautiful Paro (Sonakshi Sinha) whose mere sight makes him rewind the scene in slow motion. After all the song and dance, Shiva's life is suddenly intruded by a young girl Chutki, who claims him as her father. Even the child-hater Shiva's heart melts and he acts as her father, while he is constantly being attacked and pursued by a gang that apparently wants him dead. Shiva is left clueless about these circumstances until, in the midst of the gang attack, he is saved by the audacious Vikram Rathore, whom the world believes is dead. Rathore is a powerful force for the bad guys to confront and in a slick, yet inspired style, Prabhudeva re-directs the construction site scene before the interval. Thereafter, Shiva's Rowdiness and Rathore's brute force combine to form a better second half, which itself is a rarity of sorts.What makes this movie watchable for its length is the focus on Vikram Rathore's story rather than that of Shiva's. The oppressive rule of the village landlord is challenged by Rathore's audacious approach of enforcing law and order, leaving trails of beaten up henchmen. Subsequent to Rathore's storyline, it is his loyal followers who convince Shiva to take revenge upon Baapji (Nassar) and free the villagers from his tyranny. The biggest issue with 'Rowdy Rathore' however, is one of familiarity. This angry inspector out to correct the oppressive forces story has been well exploited in 'Wanted', 'Dabangg' and 'Singham'. Watching Akshay Kumar throw a few threatening words to the villain and walk away in a bold manner with things exploding behind him, is a familiar scene. Indeed, Kumar does his best to own his characters and portray something different but he too, is dictated by the South Indian films and their Bollywood remakes that have now typecast our heroes in uniforms. What Rowdy Rathore thus ends up being is a good film for masala entertainment, similar to what its predecessors of the genre were but it leaves no impact, no residual value whatsoever because of the familiarity of the subject. Its runaway success can be attributed to the dearth of entertaining films in recent times as well but one more movie from Bollywood that's a remake of a South Indian action film and this whole trend will spiral downward and disappear into oblivion. One can only take so much of one genre at a time. After that, it all looks the same. No matter how hard Prabhudeva tries to re-invent the wheel with fly-out action, slow motion capture of fights and the might of a one-man-army Policeman, the film suffers from the lack of novelty in its approach and depiction of characters. Akshay Kumar joins the angry cop team of action heroes and does well to portray both Shiva and Vikram Rathore's characters with whatever distinction the director could come up with. They make him dress up ridiculously in songs and dance alongside Prabhudeva, where he does manage to hold his own. While his romantic side reminds us of Akshay Kumar's charmer days, his Vikram Rathore side reminds us of what he is capable of as an action hero whom we had almost forgotten. Yet, the romantic side misses the charm that Salman Khan carried in 'Dabangg' and his action hero side misses the convincing boldness of Ajay Devgan in 'Singham'. Sonakshi Sinha could be eye candy for some, but not at all for others. She is one of those actresses who might disappear with the genre unless she finds a way to break free. Nassar and Yashpal Sharma portray their characters well and are the only noteworthy performances after Akshay Kumar's.Sajid-Wajid's music suits the film's masala flavour. Some of the tracks will remain popular for a while such as Chinta ta ta chita, Chamak challo chel chhabeeli and Dhadang dhang dhang. However, it was great to hear Kumar Sanu return to singing in films with Chamak challo. The song may even become a trend at weddings.....Rohit Shetty and Prabhudeva have brought South India to West India but it clearly is a genre waiting to take a sharp turn downward. The lack of novelty in its approach, shallow story lines, forgettable characters, over-the-top action sequences and slapstick humor indicate the dearth of creative film-making in this genre. All rests with the lead actors to pull off a below par product and convert it into a money tree. One can sit through Rowdy Rathore but only if it's under a certain price. It's paisa vasool factor is quickly diminishing in terms of a movie going experience and it's only a matter of time till it all implodes bigger than how the props explode on screen. One can only fear the potential of more remakes, considering the fact that there are a few more action heroes out there who are keen to wake up from their slumber and they all want their actions to speak louder than words. 5.712 on a scale of 1-10.