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Movie Review: Barfi

Barfi! Whats not to like about this movie? Beautiful locations: Darjeeling with its white clouds covering the idyllic green forests all around, the tea gardens filled with simple people going along with their simple lives. Its virtual poetry all around! Barfi: The very lovable, good for nothing but very naughty (and with a heart of gold) resident of this small town. Barfi cannot talk or hear but leads a very interesting and unapologetic life (and Ranbir has done a brilliant job portraying him). Jhilmil: The daughter of a rich gharjamai son-in-law. A girl suffering from autism, who does not find a home at her own home. Barfi and Jhilmil cross paths with each other and what follows is a beautiful story of the bond of friendship and support they form with each other. The whole setting is beautiful and feel good to watch, with some comic sequences added in between, some good songs et al. All this has been well made and would go for 4 stars upto here. But the movie had some weakne