Buddies in India (2017)

Buddies in India: Directed by Baoqiang Wang. With Baoqiang Wang, Yan Liu, Bai-Ke, Vikramjeet Virk. In an effort to save his house, a man accompanies the son of a recently deceased CEO to India to recover his will.

“I watched this movie without knowing what it was about or who were starring in it. I was lured in by it being an Asian movie. And I must admit that this movie took me by surprised. It turned out way better than I had anticipated.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot; is an off-beat action comedy, much in the likes of the usual Jackie Chan movies. So this is something that we are all quite familiar with it. And there are, of course, pros and cons to this. One of the pros is that the formula is already well established and it makes for some very easy watching. A con would be that it could be considered a lack of new thinking and a lack of creativity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBe it as it may, I was more than genuinely entertained by u0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot;. And director Baoqiang Wang really came through where it mattered in this movie, and managed to deliver a very entertaining and hilarious movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow, the storyline in u0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot; is fairly straight forward, actually to the point where it borders on being simplistic. But it still worked out quite well, because it makes for a movie where you just have to lean back and enjoy all the action and the comedy. The storyline, briefly summarized, is about an oddly matched pairing of two men as they are forced to go to India together at the wish of one of the menu0026#39;s dying fatheru0026#39;s last wish. Here they come face to face with a great many obstacles and hilarious situations.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot; combines action and comedy, much in the same manner as Jackie Chan movies do. However, it just doesnu0026#39;t have that impressive slapstick martial arts comedy that Jackie Chan is known for. Which is good, because that makes it less of a knock off in a sense. But still, u0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot; managed to pull off both the action and the comedy in equal satisfying manners.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI hadnu0026#39;t expect to laugh as much as I did throughout the course of this movie. And I was especially brought to laughs during the chili eating contest scene and the aftermath of that scene. That was just so funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs for the action in u0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot;, well Baoqiang Wang actually pulled off some rather impressive things throughout the course of the movie, and it was done with enough elegance, grace and a comedy aspect that it never became violent in any manner. And that makes the movie very suitable for a family viewing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot; snuck in from the sideline, but it turned out to be a rather impressive movie. And if you enjoy Jackie Chan movies, then chances are very high that you will also enjoy u0026quot;Buddies In Indiau0026quot;. Thumbs way up to director and writer Baoqiang Wang for his accomplishment here.”