4 worst Hindi movies of April

If you, like a gazillion others, just rediscovered your love for cricket this month and are too busy basking in World Cup glory and the Indian Premier League and such, you probably haven’t had the time to visit the movies.

Let The Vigil Idiot summarize all the films you were lucky to miss this April.

Worst movie of week 1: "Game"

The beauty of an Agatha Christie story is that you can almost picture the movie in your head while you’re reading it. The thing is that there aren’t many people in the world who can do justice to her work and pull it off on the big screen. Director Abhinay Deo's crime thriller "Game" is inspired by Christie's "And Then There Were None," but he's definitely not one of them.

Read the rest of the stick-figure comic movie review, here.

Worst movie of week 2: "Thank You"

There isn’t much you need to know about Anees Bazmee’s film "Thank You," other than it’s an Anees Bazmee film. If you’re not in the know, Anees Bazmee films like "No Entry," "Welcome" and "No Problem" all have the same exact sucky premise as his latest travesty "Thank You." Same. Exact.

Allow me to illustrate:

Don't thank me. No problem. You're welcome.

Worst movie of week 3: "Dum Maaro Dum"

Rohan Sippy’s "Dum Maaro Dum" is undoubtedly the biggest release of the month, but the common consensus in all the reviews is: “All style, no substance."

Now, I was willing to lend it a little leeway before I went to see it. But, alas, consensus prevails.

In real time, the movie has such little substance I solve the big mystery that forms the essence of the plot even before my popcorn has cooled.            

Worst movie of week 4: "Zokkomon"

"Zokkomon" is the story of a child and his Einsteinian mentor who's trying to educate a village about the wonders of science and the evils of blind faith. With a bit of revenge-on-the-mean-uncle thrown in.

Now, I know what you’re thinking -- it's a children’s movie, so logic shouldn't be paramount in judging its merit. But the truth is, children ask more questions than us these days, and when you have flaws as gaping as the one about to be illustrated, you can’t help but judge.

There’s also the part where he disappears into thin air in full view of the already freaked-out village folk. But let’s just ignore the 'how' in how that happens, shall we?