this movie is the point where this very hilarious and beloved franchise stops making the jokes and becomes the joke. the story is cringey, the deliberate fanservice moreso, and the performances left much to be desired as unremarkable as they are. i kid you not, i would not be able to tell the two lead actresses apart aside from kriti sanon (and kriti playing "kriti", chuckle-inducing as it is, it's also lazy writing). they possess neither personality nor any meaningful interaction or emotional complexity with their counterparts—it's all so painfully superficial that the story suffers for it. this movie also loses the best part of the housefull franchise: its memorable dance numbers. i cannot recall the beat of any songs that were in this movie. tho as much as i criticise it, i must give some credit to the clever wordplay that remains a staple of this series, even if sometimes their application may appear forceful just for the sake of being there rather than being smart w it. the past sequences were infinitely more interesting than the modern day ones, which says to me that the movie doesn't know its true audience and loses its way by trying to please everyone, and in turn pleasing no one.
