India, April 25 -- A man sets out to steal a priceless artefact, is joined by a girl. He yearns to go home, (imaginatively named 'Ghar'). I am talking about Siddharth Anand's 2014 film Bang Bang, not his latest Jewel Thief. Any resemblance is purely incidental.

Jewel Thief can also be titled Time Thief. It stole two hours of my life for a story which was just simply. predictable.

And before the film's team or some fans come all guns blazing at me 'but when Hollywood does it people like it'- at least make it thrilling to set your film apart! Films in the West have rightfully been called out when they were subpar experiences.

Rehan Roy (Saif Ali Khan) here is forced to execute a high profile robbery for Rajan Aulakh (Jaideep Ahlawat), an...