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Finding ‘Drona’ slow-moving and Abhishek Bachchan needlessly sullen throughout, a Malaysian film critic, has panned the Bollywood film, which released in this South-East Asian country recently, but says the children will love it.

Maintaining that Bachchan junior only needs a good director and all is not lost, he is all praise for Priyanka Chopra. ‘Drona’, directed by Goldie Behl and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan, has been released at many theatres in Malaysia.

After watching this movie, you will realise that Indian movie-makers should stick to what they know best - family dramas or love stories, K.N. Vijiyan wrote on Monday in The New Straits Times.

Fantasy films such as ‘Drona’ don’t always work, Vijiyan said. In a comparison with another fantasy film, ‘Krishh’ he says: ‘Krishh’, with Hrithik Roshan as a superhero, was a success because he fit the character and the story was interesting.

On the other hand, ‘Drona’ is dreadfully slow and I don’t understand why Abhishek needs to look so sullen throughout the movie, he added.

Abhishek gave good performances in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Yuva’ and ‘Guru’and all he needs is a good director and story to bring out the best in him, the critic said.

He, however, is praise for Priyanka Chopra. The only bright spot in the movie is Priyanka in her beautiful costumes. She may not look all that convincing with a sword but at least she is gorgeous even when filmed in the Rajasthan desert or on horseback.

I couldn’t shake off the feeling that I was watching a fantasy film for children. I had this same feeling while watching recent movies such as ‘Bhootnath’ and ‘Love Story 2050′. It would be nice if the movie was rated so adults can give it a wide berth and leave the children to enjoy it, the critic added.