Inspite of being crass and slapstick, the film is still a proper 'comedy'. Yet what really works for 'Jamai 420' is its novelty. Although the proceedings improve somewhat in the 2nd half, it's more courtesy the breath-taking locales of Bangkok than any credit of the script. Vaguely similar to the 2011 blockbuster 'Bye Bye Bangkok' (including the same locations of Bangkok!), the plot is half-baked and performances intentionally loud. Otherwise the film has to be termed a huge disappointment in terms of its script and execution. In fact there's a sort of guilty pleasure to be had in overlooking its cons and feasting on the fun. Three son-in-laws lit up the screen with their exploits and set the empty cash-registers jingling once again! There are some films which are so bad that it's good! A case in point is 'Jamai 420' which is incredibly silly but still doesn't fall short in delivering wholesome entertainment to its viewers. But just when all hopes were extinguished, 'Jamai Sasthi' arrived with a change of fortunes at the Tolly scenario. 2015 had started off on a bad note as well with big-budget ventures like 'Herogiri', 'Amanush 2' and 'Romeo v/s Juliet' sinking without a trace. All the big superstars had bit the dust and the critics wasted no time in writing the epitaph for this genre of films. 2014 was an 'annus horribilis' for mainstream Bengali cinema.
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