Khan’s efforts to invest this boy-man with charm, and the movie with comic pop, mostly fall flat. Though the movie prudently gives his age as 40, the character hardly differs from a standard-issue 20-year-old hero. He’s 47 now and working hard in “Chennai Express.” He plays Rahul, a callow sweets seller who for unconvincing reasons never married. Khan became the King of Bollywood with a boyish mischievousness that melts into puppy-dog sincerity. But the movie chugs along for most of its 2 hours and 20 minutes searching for comedy and characters in a frantically overplotted story. Money and visual care have been lavished on this Bollywood action-comedy-romance and glossy stars engaged (Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone). “Chennai Express” feels like a sumptuous meal with carefully chosen wine and tasty appetizers but a botched main course.
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