Chopsticks (2019) User Reviews

quirky, off-beat and un-Bollywood-y Hindi film

[kondurishivaprasad-45298 · 7/10 · 1 June 2019]

*** no spoilers *** I really liked the movie, nowadays most Bollywood movies are too dark subjects, biopics or overdramatise stories, so we need more like this soulful and lighthearted movies. Although characters need more depth story line but movie filled with basic human values , which shows there is a soft corner for every person who we think might be cruel adding to this the movie shows the society still values for good people. Mithila's action as an innocent girl is top notch and funny , Abhay deol's and Mithila's small moments of chemistry are heart touching . Overall the movies is worth a watch .

A very well attempt

[agrawalabhilash-72297 · 8/10 · 1 June 2019]

A different premise. A different way of story telling. An attempt which needs to be appreciated. Very well acted & well crafted. Give it a try it definitely has its moments. Camera angles, editing, symbolism & so much more. A study material for an indie Filmaker.

Little Treat

[rehmankhilji · 6/10 · 19 June 2019]

Abhay Deol, a fine actor and there is no doubt. But there is new girl on the screen, well not new for many but at least I watched her for the first time and she is Mithila Palkar. A cool, simple, nice and a cute addition, with beautiful and simplest of acting, 10/10 for the role. A very nice weekend watch, do see.

Chopsticks Review

[anusaxena-88137 · 6/10 · 3 June 2019]

Chopsticks is a sweet Drama-Comedy by Netflix. The Story basically revolves around a girl Nirma (Mithila Palkar) whose brand new car has been stolen & her only aim is to find her car, in the process she seeks the help from a con man named Artist (Abhay Deol). The Story directly starts with a showroom scene with Nirma buying a new car & giving a small hint of her character & her professional life. Then it directly goes to turning point where a con man steals her car. This doesn't help the audience to empathize much with her character. It would have been better if the story would have started with her personal & professional life problems & on that her only happiness of buying a new car & then moving to a point where it gets stolen would have created a much more impact on audience. The second flaw in the movie is directly focusing more on internal change of her character as the movie moves forward whereas it should have been like Nirma focusing on the ways to get her car back & in this process find the potential in herself. No doubt the idea of the story is good but some more work on the script would have made it a wonderful film.

Simple and Soothing

[jalal-ahmed · 7/10 · 14 June 2019]

A simple concept with brilliant performance. Being a fan of Abhay Deol I might sound biased but he was as usual good at whatever he did. Good time passing movie.

The perfect refreshing weekend watch!

[siddudubey · 7/10 · 22 December 2023]

Don't be fooled by the 6.x rating, this movie is definitely a 7 or greater on every parameter! Mithila is really good as is Abhay Deol, Vijay Raj needs no recommendations. The movie is adequately paced. The plot is quirky with some really good dialogue writing. The performances, writing and direction makes it a refreshing mix to watch.

On the weaker side, It goes slow for a while, and also seems over the top at times, but overall the pace and tight storytelling compensates for that. The climax might feel a bit abrupt, but leaves a fulfilling emotion.

Highly recommended for a weekend watch with family.

Good/Average its all about taste but not one of the best.

[mayanklouteriya · 6/10 · 4 June 2019]

A girl buys a car and the car gets stolen on the same day, a man who opens the lock of Godrej Company helps the girl to find a car, you may have seen it in the trailer. The movie was not so special, it was not expected from netflix, its such a simple movie.

All characters have done well, While watching the movie you expect a lot but nothing you get in the end. Nothing to write about the movie, the movie is so simple, I can't write more than this, this movie is not funny nor thrilling what to say. . What if you have nothing seriously nothing left to watch in this world. Just kidding watch maybe you'll love/like it. May be.

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Excellent

[ellennie15 · 9/10 · 1 June 2019]

Having viewed early reviews online, not many were positive. I recommend you watch this movie and make your own opinion.

Its different than your normal run-in-the-mill movie, its fun, smart, emotional all in one. Both Abhay Deol and Mithila Palkar take your attention, Abhay as the street smart artist (pun intended) and Mithila as the naive girl.

The movie left me thinking about my life, and may do the same for you :)

Feel good but Mediocre

[diehard_elvisfan · 7/10 · 2 June 2019]

It's a fantastic feel good movie if you want to watch something light for 1 hour 40 minutes and don't want to go all bang bang with action thrillers like Sacred Games. The plot is very amateur with no good take aways from this movie. The only thing you will enjoy is that the movie is very engaging right from the word go because of the simpleton played by Mithila Palkar. A bit different and yes a cinematography wise it goes around different locations of Mumbai. Refreshing and engaging to watch.

This movie should've been a short film

[aamilsyed · 3/10 · 2 June 2019]

Incredibly slow and empty plot that goes nowhere and has a lot of filler. Even as a short film, this would've sucked, but at least I wouldn't have wasted my 2 hrs on it.

Abhay Deol : The Road less taken

[SanDhuBoy05 · 10/10 · 2 June 2019]

I remember when Abhay Deol was doing movies like DevD, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Manorama 6ft Under, Socha Na Tha, there wasn't much space in Bollywood for movies like those as it was a gamble. He never got to be the most successful commercially, but whenever there would be a talk of bringing about change in Bollywood from masala musical movies to artistic thought provoking cinema or dark or satirical; Abhay Deol for me would be the name at the top. Sure Nawazuddin Siddiqui is mostly mentioned when talking about this changing genre of films along with Anurag Kashyap which is ofcourse true. But Abhay Deol was the first guy to start taking those risks especially considering he belongs to one of the top n most successful families i.e. Deol Family. Happy to see Abhay Deol back on screen with a lot more platforms to perform with online streaming playforms. What i mean is Abhay Deol indeed is truly an "ARTIST"

Simple, Warm & Clean

[OnjiMooteDaMarle · 7/10 · 10 February 2020]

A film like these come once in a while and go out invisible to the mass audience. The film has some good acting (Abhay excluded, he can choose films but his acting reminds me of Amool Palekar - Bland). The music too is quite OK. It's a very clean film, apart from a dialogue or two, even kids can watch it. Mithila suits the role and does well while Abhay too suits well for his role. Vijay Raaz is as usual brilliant. Worth a watch - Available on Netflix.

Physical manifestation of a shoddy script

[i_odin · 2/10 · 3 June 2019]

This is perhaps one of the worst scripts ever written. The childish plot and the cringe worthy dialogues make this film a horrible experience. The characters are disturbingly pretentious and hollow.

The whole movie made no sense at all. The makers had no idea what they wanted to make. And top of that this movie is pain stakingly slow.

Awful music. The music wasn't even fitting with the theme of the film. I am not even sure whether there was any intended theme for this film.

Boring film. Highly advised to not watch the film. Do not waste your time please.

Nice film with a pinch of humour

[trivedipriya · 6/10 · 3 June 2019]

Nice and calm, with some lessons and added humour...this film is a good watch.

The girl, the con- man and a goat

[ParomitaBardoloi · 6/10 · 3 June 2019]

This small movie on Netflix, made my Sunday. It stars Abhay Deol, Mithila Palkar and Vijay Raaz. It's about a small town girl, working in Mumbai, whose car gets stolen. That's when she meets the con man played by Abhay Deol. Vijay Raaz plays the bhaai, who has a goat. The movie is breezy. You can relate to the girl and her office trouble. Abhay Deol is a treat to watch in his white shirt and blue denim. He needs to be more on the screens. So understated. So brilliant. Ofcourse Mithila Palkar fitted the role of Nirma perfectly. This movie will make you smile at the end of it. If for nothing, watch it for Abhay Deol. I watched it yesterday, which was a Sunday. It was a perfect weekend movie. I promise you won't regret it. You will walk away with a smile.

goodone

[muntazirmehdi678-197-612561 · 6/10 · 31 May 2019]

Its a good short movie that cantains good acting good plot and entertaing as well some time you need to watch these kind of short and heart touching movies.

Wrong casting

[vikaspadale · 6/10 · 6 June 2019]

Mithila is wrong choice in movie, instead of her someone else would be made movie more enjoyable.

Entertaining and great change of pace

[alfredtimothy · 9/10 · 4 June 2019]

Unfortunately this kind movie is not meant for the average customer who would prefer a salman khan defy history physics and login like in Bharat to a adorable movie like this Was light as a feather and a good effort by the entire team this is brilliant as a Netflix offering

Easy Watching

[shangeetharajoo · 7/10 · 22 June 2019]

It's an easy going, quirky watch and it's always a joy to watch mithila on screen. Ideal to unwind

A Comedy that's not a Comic Relief

[roydeepika · 4/10 · 2 June 2019]

Though it comes with ensemble of creatives but it fails to serve what audience may have been looking for after the promising trailor which created an ooz amongst the viewers, specially for the fans of Abhay Deol. Time and again the anticipation wasn't answered as the dialogues and script lacked in good, slapstick or sarcastic which was an essential for a film to fall under this genre. The comic is repeated and some scenes comes with lengthy built-ups which makes the viewer to reach the sagging point. The sequences comes in jolts. Might be a simple watch but not for those who're looking for comic relief. Capisce.

Netflix, please make more of such cinema.

[pankaj8684 · 9/10 · 31 May 2019]

Such a beautiful movie, like a breath of fresh air. Netflix does it again. So quirky and zany, much better than the kind of cinema we are getting these days. I can't understand the low ratings of this movie on imdb. The performances are top notch. Abhay Deol,, Mithila Palkar are in top form. Special shout out for Vijay Raaz, who is so natural and flawless. All in all a feel good movie with memorable characters. Hope they keep churning out such cinema.

A perfect Time Out, fun-time, First Date movie.

[rohansivon · 7/10 · 2 September 2019]

That was a good feel-good movie. The jokes were genuine and I cracked so hard. It was breath of fresh air unlike other bollywood releases which rely on same old generic ingredients. Movie wasn't over-the-top neither wasn't boring. Character presentation was fresh, with strong acting by both the leads, they made it relateable. Vijay Raaz can play that character right out of bed and he's brilliant. Anyhow, I liked this movie as a whole.

Not a typical Bollywood movie.

[ribalzafar-00863 · 2/10 · 8 June 2019]

Whenever I start watching a Bollywood movie I pray for it to not be another Bollywood cliché and thank God it wasn't. It was worse than that! Utmost boring and casting Abhay Deol as a cool conman? Are you kidding me? He was nowhere near that character. This movie could've been a lot better if they had casted any other actor than Dell.

An Abhay Deol Fan says don't watch it

[KaranDSB · 6/10 · 1 July 2019]

Am quite certain you can do better with your time. The only reason I watched the movie was because Abhay Deol was in it.

Not at power with his other movies.

The storyline is bad. It got a good start but they lost the plot after after "Artists" introduction.

Refreshing

[halasurshambu · 7/10 · 11 June 2019]

Good story line and nice work by all three leads. Best was the fact that the director knew the strength of the story and finished it within short time rather than dragging it for two hrs. Loved chemistry between Mithila and Abhay.