anilsrivast Review of Garam Masala

Garam Masala (2005)

This movie is largely based on the 1965 Hollywood movie Boeing Boeing

[6/10 · 17 March 2014]

Garam Masala has largely followed the script of the comedy 'Boeing Boeing', starring Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis, which was released in 1965. The comedy is slap-stick, but it is nowhere close to what Curtis and Lewis put up in the original Hollywood movie. There is one major departure, though. In Boeing Boeing Curtis's housekeeper is a long suffering old lady, whose sarcasm and chagrin is understated, whereas in Garam Masala the housekeeper is a loud, middle aged man, whose annoyance over the romantic affairs of Akshay Kumar, are overplayed. It appears that Paresh Rawal was trying to steal the limelight from the main characters. And, John Abraham cannot be compared to Jerry Lewis, who was in a class of his own. His facial antics could only be matched by Johnny Walker, the hilarious Indian comedian.