The movie plot fails to impress us and is predictable too! The mood changes from sultry to sombre in no time and you just imagine what actually has happened! In this modern time, both fall a prey of such silly situations. Common...why? If you have high hopes of raunchy scenes or a logical storyline, then you better not expect it as this one has a very mixed up plot. The situations are so predictable that it fails to evoke any sympathy. If we talk about the performances, then Sunny Leone is an actress who has always been criticized because of her past image! But with ‘One Night Stand’, Sunny proves that this actress has much more potential and can not only be someone to portray steamy scenes! The movie revolves around her and she has completely justified her role. Debutant Tanuj Virwani on the other hand has immense talent in store which is quite visible in his first flick! Not just good looks, but he outshines with his acting skills too. But what turns out to be a letdown is the fact that these two chose ‘One Night Stand’ to exhibit their skills. Watch this movie for its performers, especially the different avatar of Sunny Leone! You will love her after watching this movie.
This isn’t quite what I bargained for. Contrary to what the film’s publicity and songs would have one believe, One Night Stand isn’t yet another tawdry skin-flick with exploitative cleavage shots in place of a script. It is, in fact, rather strikingly, a film without a hero and with two strong female characters, a film that has something to say. I expected a film celebrating a romp but I was pleasantly surprised to watch a cautionary tale instead. The film’s writing is clunky, and the cast, despite an overall earnestness, are nowhere near good enough to rise above the eventually cliched material. The overall effect is that of watching a true-crime show -- like Channel V’s Gumraah -- stretched to a feature-length duration. Directed by Jasmine D’Souza and written by Bhawani Iyer, the film manages to stay watchable when making points against slut-shaming and double standards, and while the gender-politics is rather obvious, it is good to see a film starring Sunny Leone at least try to position itself on that pulpit. One Night Stand may well win him villain roles, but he has a long way to go. As does the film itself, which -- for all its noble feminist intent -- ends up balancing a 'hard-hitting' Sunny Leone soliloquy back to back with a skimpy Sunny Leone item song. Sigh.
Why should boys have all the fun, why can’t girls too? Why not indeed? Good question, and amply answered by all the heavings and writhings, but, and this is the thing, they are surprisingly tame. Ms Leone’s vaunted past as an adult entertainer, the sole reason why you presume this film has been made, have been successfully and sadly tamped by Bollywood. Where’s the heat? Sunny Leone is picture perfect, managing a couple of felt expressions in only a few scenes. Even her bump and grind is same old: this ‘duniya’ is still ‘pittal di’ ; where’s the gold? She will need to seriously up her act overall, and delivering dialogue is part of it, to be able to call herself an actress. For a film which wants to strike a blow for feminism and sexual freedom, there are some troubling misogynistic touches about ‘hot’ secretaries, and ‘stay-at-home’ wives. Careful, your slip is showing. A song in the film goes: do peg maar aur bhool ja. Good tip.
The first thing that will come to your mind while watching this movie: 'Is Bollywood finally growing up?' To her credit, Jasmine Moses D'souza has dared to think out of the box. She is confident enough to show her hero as a philandering man, her heroine as a woman who pleasures herself in a dalliance and dares to leave it just at that. It is novel to see one night stands as something besides being prequels to stormy love affairs. Also, finally there is a filmmaker who can break the stereotype and portray Sunny Leone as a perfect mother, a supportive wife and a doting daughter-in-law. However, Jasmine and her writer Bhavani Iyer, manage to whip up only a half-baked, predictable plot ridden with cliches. The narrative has its own merits but lacks coherence. The mood changes from sultry to somber in no time. Naturally, the drama runs thin by the second hour. The heavy climax speech with its feminist undertones is poorly performed. The points raised are well made but is too preachy for liking. Sometimes good actors do have the power to exalt a mediocre script, but both Sunny and Tanuj fail to sink their teeth deep into their characters. Their acting lacks flair. She never looks genuinely harrowed and his demeanor is far from dangerous. Even with a compelling idea, One Night Stand remains singularly superficial.