All is Well - A trip that yields mixed results

The film's tagline says it all: All is Well is "all about caring for your family". Not a bad starting point that, but the film makes rather heavy weather of its voyage to its thematic destination. Director Umesh Shukla works with two distinct moods - comic and emotional. While he handles the first with a fair degree of flair, he isn't quite as self-assured with the latter, which pushes the drama into the domain of unconvincing contrivances. So, All is Well is the kind of film that is watchable only in parts. As it nears its business end 'the facile climax' it takes on unintentionally laughable overtones.