Movie Review: 'Jaane tu-- ya jaane na'

With time off, I'm not tired, which means I'm up to reading movies. I got one Indian (though I also have 'I Hate Luv Storys' on hold for me at the library again) and one French. Today I watched the Bollywood one.

'Jaane tu - ya jaane na' ('Know it or not') is about a guy and a girl (Jai and Aditi) who are best friends, but of course, are not in love with each other, no matter what their parents or friends say. Finally, to prove that they aren't the ones for each other, they decide to set each other up with someone else. First Aditi finds a girl for Jai, but of course, when she sees that she's losing her best friend she's heartbroken. She won't let Jai find a guy for her, but gets set up with someone by her dad, and of course, when she tells Jai she's engaged, he's devastated.  Yeah, it's predictable, but what chick flick isn't? (I have answers for that, but I won't tell.)

Based on reviews, people tend to compare this to 'I Hate Luv Storys,' and this tends to win. I see the similarities, but I must disagree. I liked 'I Hate Luv Storys' better. I liked this one, but it seemed to move more slowly, and the girl was a bit of a brat (and she started to remind me of Kristen Stewart after awhile). I preferred the girl she hooked him up with, and it seemed like he might have, too. Also, the music was not as catchy, which is too bad, since now I have 'I Hate Luv Storys' stuck in my head with nothing to get it out.

I did like it, though. And it had Imran Khan. I'd watch 'The Spanish Prisoner' again if it had Imran Khan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPF-5KNmqq4

 Okay, maybe not.