As per me Movie deserves a rating of 4 (3 for govinda & 1 for Ranvir shorey). If Saif Ali Khans role as Yogi and Kalki's role as Visakha was scrapped and that screen time given to Govinda then it would have been a super hit.
Performances:
Govinda - Reminds you of why he was such a big star in the 90's. Excellent. Deserved more screen time.
Ranvir shorey: Very Good. Deserved More screen time
Saif Ali Khan: Good. But not an earth shattering performance and still cannot own every scene he is in like Govinda can.
Ileana: Cant act. Her role is as boring as her reading sessions in the movie. Sleep inducing. If only her role is scrapped and that screen time is shared between Govinda & Ranvir Shorey.
Priety Zinta: Looked old and Haggard. Must have been really short of money to accept a stupid role like this.
There is one dialogue in Happy Ending that can make your day. The fact that it is uttered by Govinda, the Virar ka Chokra, is merely the icing on the cake. The dialogue translates to: "Life is hard-hitting and intense, movies need not be. Do not attempt to teach people the meaning of life in return for the few hundreds they spend on the ticket." The words ring absolutely true coming from the man who churned out escapist fare almost every other Friday during his glory years in the '90s.
Happy Ending is exactly that kind of fare. Light in tone, both content-wise and visually, the....