Chandni Chowk to China Part 1 reaction: an unlucky hero, a lucky potato and a cane

We started Chandni Chowk to China (2009), starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone. The hero's endless bad luck, a holy potato and some action gave us plenty to react to.

A villain with a cane in Chandni Chowk to China

The villain carries a cane. "Of course he has a cane," we said, because "They always have a cane." We guessed it probably had a sword hidden in it. When one young character leaned on his father's power, he got the nepo baby label from us. The action stayed wild too. A head popped off, the cane was still spinning, and one throw reminded us of Fruit Ninja.

The unluckiest guy in the world

The hero has horrible luck. Even a computer horoscope turned him down, which got "Even AI says no" out of us. He climbs a crazy amount of stairs, nearly catches on fire right when he is finally winning something, and at one point can't lose any more clothes. By the time the crowd turned on him, we were calling him the "Unluckiest guy ever." We did love his flying harness, though.

Stay humble like the aloo

Then there was the blessed potato. Our advice: don't lose that potato. They say stay humble, like the aloo. It reminded us of a story about a pancake shaped like Mother Mary, or maybe it was Cheetos; we couldn't remember which.

The commercial and the trip to China

Then came the commercial for a dance device. Its promise of moves from bhangra to Beyonce got an "I need me one of these" out of us. The hero is very excited about going to China, though we noticed he arrives to no homecoming, just desperate villagers.

Deepika Padukone's disguise and the James Bond moments

We didn't recognize her at first under the makeup. Her diamond look drew a Catwoman comparison, and we thought she was amazing. Later gadgets felt like 007 magic, with a bulletproof moment straight out of James Bond, and one moment drew a Mary Poppins comparison. We did wonder how accurate the subtitles were. One fight scene, where a head fell off, got a simple verdict from us: that was amazing.