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Shirish Kunder’s ‘Joker’ that stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles has been released. Reviews are pretty much negative, from the looks of it.

Zee News calls it absurd and avoidable: “‘Joker’ upped the curiosity level of Indian audience, especially after Bollywood’s exciting and a rather successful brush with ‘Jaadu’ – the most adorable alien we all met in Rakesh Roshan’s ‘Koi Mil Gaya’. But, Kunder’s much ambitious project- ‘Joker’ clearly lacks the ‘wow’ factor which it abundantly promised in the film’s trailer. Entertainment wise, the film really has nothing to offer.”

Koimoi agrees: “Shirish Kunder’s premise for Joker is too simplistic. Obviously, logic takes a backseat but it’s the predictability that is the real downer. The dialogues are alright. Some of the puns like Simon Goeback, the tongue-in-cheek timing of the Ayega song etc. are well written. The reason behind the title of the film Joker is well thought of.”

Rediff calls it a daft comedy: “ It’s clean, sure, bereft of swearing or innuendo (yet with a sultry item song) but it’s also daft. The aliens aren’t anything to write home about. The central conceit of the film is one of deceit, and — after long and bewildering sections where tanks charge towards a forest, firing indiscriminately through frenzied photographers and villagers, and where Kumar suddenly understands Talpade’s most inadequate sign-language — Akshay eventually comes off as a rude jerk.”