The day has finally come and the first mild reviews are coming in. Taran Adarsh from IndiaFM does not like the movie much: "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is like flying in an aircraft without a pilot. You don't know where it's headed! Instead of sticking to the core issue, it meanders into meaningless sub-plots, which only add to the boredom. Govinda looks too old for his part. The role demanded a 20 + actor and Govinda looks completely out of place here. The age shows! On the whole, Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is a poor show. At the box-office, a damp squib!" In the end this leads to 1/5 points.

Another review which is already out is from NewzWatch on Bollywood-Buzz. Coming to the result of 4/10 points it sees Money Hai Toh Honey Hai as average movie. "The first half is extremely unpredictable and illogical and the audience keeps thinking something entertaining will happen. The second half has interesting parts in pieces but overall effect of the movie gets low for the initial part. A few songs are choreographed well and cinematography is average. The actor Govinda has kept himself busy in politics and that looks in his performance, he has turned old and pairing with actress like Hansika is a complete mismatch."

It's no wonder that they think this Govinda-Hansika jodi is no good. How could this have worked? The girl was 16 during the shooting. I don't see a way how this could work out other than a father and his teenie daughter. With an age gap like this and the gap not being the main theme of the movie there's no chance for it! Because you see that she's very young and that - actually - he's not!

Meanwhile Mission Instaanbul gets a very similar response from the reviewers, none really higher than 2/5 points and nothing good to write about. As for the reviews it seems that both have lost. We'll see about first Box Office results later!

Patcy N from Rediff comes to a conclusion of 1,5/5 points. Believing this review Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is too dramatic in the second half and all stars besides Govinda are wasted on it. Only recommended for Govinda fans. "Money Hai is not all about comedy, as you might expect from a Govinda starrer. It has a heavy dose of drama in the second half, which is a tad boring. The film should have been edited better. The director takes his own time to introduce each character, parts of which should have been cut down. The story finally starts only in the second half. Music is good, especially the song, Ta na ta na, picturised on Esha Deol. Govinda is the best among the lot. But where are his punchlines?
The rest of the cast - Aftab Shivdasani, Upen Patel, Celina Jaitely, Kim Sharma, Archana Puran Singh, Ravi Kissan and Viju Khote - are all wasted in the film."

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