BootDigest
Such a frustrating disappointment
Brendon Jones
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Kayden
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
imran-shafi
a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment.
livyatnair
When you see the trailers of Gippi, what stands out is that its a movie about the misfits or the ones in the class who aren't the coolest or the smartest. It also talks about character and friendships.The movie takes you through some things that most girls face while growing up. Especially being a teenager in today's overly conscious, hyper world. So whether it is the clothes or the looks or the boyfriend, the movie touches a bit on all of that. It touches on the importance of friendships and the right friendships at that.What isn't so nice is that after a bit, the movie tends to drag. The story line falters and the actors aren't able to prop it up either. This is partly also because the girl is quite young and hasn't been able to portray all her scenes with as much reality as one would expect. I am also not too sure about the ending of this movie. The character Gippi is shown as taking on a challenge first for the heck of it and then, just to prove she can do it. However, towards the end the seriousness of the challenge is undermined by the way she behaves when she does succeed and her logic for it. In our schools in India today, the position of the Head Girl or Head Boy is that of a person who is supposed to be a role model. Taking on that role is not taken lightly and nor should it be considered so. While the point they are trying to bring across is that no one is a loser or that everyone has a strength, something about the way she does it seems to belittle that belief. Overall, I'd say the movie is a pleasant one, watchable once.
Tejas Nair
Gippi is what Student Of The Year was in 2012. And they are quite related - school life (instead of college life), competition & relationships.Riya Vij is sweet & plump, perfect for the lead character. She acts well, too, but in various attempts in trying to be cool, she stumbles midway. Divya Dutta is mature & good. Arbaz Kadwani is great and is the perfect brother. I could relate to him.The story isn't new to us. The plot has been MADE inventive with the inclusion of puberty, sexual organs & blah blah blah. While, Sonam Nair touches these "blah blah blah" (sensitive) topics deftly, she loses vision & the story-line crumbles to something else, which is why I mentioned SOTY before. Here, they vie for the post of Head-Girl. First half is genuine. Second half is acutely predictable & stands as the integral part in spoiling the whole movie-watching fun. With hugely ridiculous slapstick plot turns, it also has its side-stories which makes it either "indecent" or "mature" (depending on the viewer). Otherwise, Gippi has nice music, mediocre dialogs, good performances & average screenplay.Bring back the school memories with Gippi, but if you are a serious cinema buff, then you might wanna reconsider. Cute little 14-year olds having a strict diet plans & NOT gorging on ice-creams is a thing the filmmakers should have reconsidered.BOTTOM LINE: 4.1/10 for the fatso Gippi(who isn't as fat as she seems to be) who makes it watchable. Every growing kid CAN/SHOULD/MAY/MAY-WANT-TO/MUST/OUGHT-TO watch it!MESSAGE: It's all about having a BIG heart & being yourself.Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YESProfanity: No | Sex, Nudity or Mouth-Kiss: No | Vulgarity: Very Mild (with a kiddo perspective) | Violence, Gore: No | Alcohol: Mediocre | Smoking: Strong | Drugs: No
dineshprakash
Director, Ms. Sonam Nair's work and approach towards subject is good. Promo was showing that this movie will deal cutely with the confusion of adolescent but it moves from a love story to a family track also. I would love it more if they would tackle the sensitive issue of puberty age in funny and informative way but unfortunately, they just touch it and then start roaming around other issues. Story, screenplay and dialogues are by Director herself. Concept is good. Story is very linear. Screenplay is just OK. Few dialogues are really very touching and good, i.e when Divya Dutta talks about the cause of her divorce. Performance wise the lead girl Riya Vij as Gippi is awesome but fails to hold the deep emotional scene. Arbaz Kadwani as Booboo (Gippi's younger brother) is impressive. Doorva Tripathi as Aanchal is very good. Divya Dutta is fine. An actor, who played Samira is also good. One song "Naam baby Se Baby Doll..." is good.
