Well Done Abba has a brilliant piece of political satire as its central concept, but reminds you that execution is the wicked middleman who actually has the power to let the world know you have some ingenious work going up there. Shyam Benegal's latest film goes about telling its joke so laboriously its sheen is lost by the time its punchline is delivered, and this is quite an unfortunate turn of events for this flick.
Also, it is hard to imagine this film being thronged by audiences outside of the city, given its excessive Hyderabadi intent and flavour. Even sadder is the fact that....