A kiddie film can go either ways. Entertain and enlighten or fizzle out while trying too hard to entertain the kid in you.Years ago, music composer Vishal Bharadwaj made a striking directorial debut with MAKDEE, with Shabana Azmi enacting the role of a witch. BHOOT UNKLE has a somewhat similar plot of a haunted lighthouse and a kid exploring the place. The only difference is, Shabana was a crooked witch in MAKDEE, while Jackie is the friendly ghost in BHOOT UNKLE. He's the Indian Casper!For a film that relies on chills and thrills, besides moments that would appeal to kids, BHOOT UNKLE runs out of gas after a fairly interesting first half. There are two reasons for its downfall: One, the special effects are shoddy and tacky and two, the second half transforms into a masala flick that moviegoers have witnessed a million times before.If the idea is to woo the kids, sorry, the execution of the subject ruins whatever chances it may have had!
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