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4.00
A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
Let's shed light on the premise! Captain Virat Bakshi [Akshay Kumar], an army man, returns home to Mumbai for his holidays. His family takes him to see Sahiba [Sonakshi Sinha], but he rejects her. Later, on another occasion, he finds out that she is actually a boxer and is surprised by her personality. The story takes a turn when an anti-social activity in the heart of Mumbai city gets him involved into something huge. Being a patriot and a special agent in the Indian Army, Virat is dragged into a huge network of terrorism. The rest of the story is about his fight against the terrorist network and the eradication of the sleeper cells from the city. (more)
Source: Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama
1.50
Akshay Kumar�s �Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty�
�Holiday�, the official remake of the monster Tamil hit �Thuppaki�, gives Akshay Kumar a chance to return to full combat mode. He plays a patriotic soldier willing to stretch a few rules in the line of duty, whether it is wielding sharp shears on a suspect�s finger, or shooting bad guys point blank. Till he�s going bang bang, he�s all right; the moment he gets romancing and joshing, he slides. So does the film.On a break from active duty, Captain Virat Bakshi (Akshay Kumar) finds himself up against the mastermind (Daruwala) of a terrorist outfit, who is busily planting �sleeper cells� through the country to be activated when the time is ripe. So, we have Virat careering around Mumbai, leading his men into hair-brained ambushes in which people are dispatched speedily. It�s all very wild West and vigilante.(more)
Source: Shubhra Gupta , Indian Express
3.00
A Soldier Is Never Off Duty has many things going for it
Farad isn�t your usual villain. He looks refined, sober and it�s only in a stray moment of maniacal laughter or an evil glance that the diabolic side of the character comes through. An interesting choice to play the bad guy. Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is not for the connoisseurs. It�s a typical masala fare with songs, a romantic track, fights, explosions, shootouts to make for an engrossing watch.(more)
Source: Nikhil Kumar, Apunkachoice
2.50
It is a complete action entertainer. An All Round Akshay Special
The tag line 'A soldier is never off duty' perfectly suits with the story as Akshay Kumar (Virat Bakshi), an Indian Army jawan who is no less than an entire Army troop does not forget his call of duty even while dating his lady love, beautiful boxer Sonakshi Sinha (Saiba).All in all the movie Holiday is an action packed entertaining 'Akshay Kumar special' which is surely a one-time watch if not tw (more)
Source: Suparno, One India
2.00
Holiday lacks the sustained intensity and urgency of an edge-of-the-seat spy thriller.
He is much more than just a man in military fatigues. Kick-boxer, sharpshooter, dancer, spy: he has the ability to become what he wills. But one thing he certainly isn�t is a tinker. Half-measures definitely aren�t his scene. He is an invincible superhero primed to put all invincible superheroes in the shade.(more)
Source: Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV Movies
2.00
There is a consistent slickness in action scenes and occasional suspense too
In an important scene in Holiday, Akshay Kumar, playing a military secret agent, assembles a squad of eleven army men, and together they follow around a band of terrorists through the crowded city, tracking their every move. Akshay and his team keep a safe distance from their targets, trying to remain as inconspicuous as they can. This might have been a nail-biting scene if it weren't for the sheer brainlessness of everyone involved. For Akshay and his team are dressed in full black suits. Now picture that: twelve men, dressed virtually identically in black suits, trying not to draw attention to themselves on Mumbai's streets!(more)
Source: Rajeev Masand , IBN Live