Varun
flying
around
in
over-the-top
stunts,
showing
off
his
dance
moves,
taking
his
shirt
off
and
throwing
dialogues
in
masala
hero
style.
A
padded-up
star
vehicle
churned
out
for
the
nth
time,
sighs
Mayur
Sanap.
Ever
since
the
Baby
John
teaser
dropped,
there
was
chatter
about
a
cameo
by
Salman
Khan.
The
latest
trailer
gives
away
this
exciting
prospect
and
confirms
that
the
superstar
will
indeed
make
an
appearance
in
the
Varun
Dhawan
starrer.
With
that,
Baby
John,
just
like
Singham
Again,
pays
no
heed
to
the
audiences’
theatre
experience
by
leaving
no
room
for
surprises.
On
hindsight,
it
seems
like
a
sensible
decision
on
the
makers’
part
because
this
film
is
just
a
recycled
version
of
Theri,
with
Varun
posturing
as
an
alpha
male
but
severely
lacking
the
swag
that
Vijay
put
up
so
effortlessly
in
the
Tamil
original.
The
trailer
shows
the
mass-ified
Varun
flying
around
in
over-the-top
stunts,
showing
off
his
dance
moves,
taking
his
shirt
off
and
throwing
dialogues
in
masala
film
hero
style.
That’s
essentially
a
padded-up
star
vehicle
that
has
been
churned
out
for
the
nth
time.
There’s
a
heavy
hangover
of
Jawan
felt
in
Varun’s
cop
avatar,
who
is
introduced
as
a
single
father.
We
see
Sheeba
Chaddha
briefly
as
she
playfully
tries
to
set
him
up
on
dates.
Keerthy
Suresh
appears
as
the
love
interest
that’s
generic
in
a
template
film
like
this.
The
promo
also
shows
Wamiqa
Gabbi
and
Sanya
Malhotra
in
blink-and-you-miss-it
roles.
We
also
see
Varun
playing
another
version
of
the
same
character,
which
is
pitted
against
the
villain,
played
by
Jackie
Shroff
in
an
uninspired
casting
choice
as
baddie.
It
is
difficult
to
gauge
what’s
worse
about
this
character
—
his
jaded
dialogue
delivery
or
the
bizarre-looking
wig.
The
trailer
moves
forward,
showing
us
sleek
shots
of
action
choreography
amplified
by
the
BGM
designed
by
Thaman
S.
The
title
track
sounded
better
in
the
film’s
teaser,
but
here,
it
is
all
dialled
up
to
11,
giving
it
an
unnecessarily
overblown
feel.
In
the
final
shot
of
the
trailer,
Salman
appears
with
his
face
covered
as
he
fights
the
bad
guys.
The
trailer
concludes
with
him
wishing
us
‘Merry
Christmas’.
Bhaijaan
steals
the
thunder
from
Varun’s
one-man
show.
Baby
John
arrives
in
cinemas
on
December
25.
