section_path: Reception/Critical response
section_name: Critical response
paragraph_text: Critical response
  
  Sikandar received negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 7% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.9/10.
  
  Bollywood Hungama gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote " On the whole, Sikandar attempts to deliver a powerful social message and showcases Salman Khan in a role that’s sure to resonate with his fanbase. However, the impact is diluted by a weak script and erratic direction." Tushar Joshi of India Today gave 2/5 stars and wrote " Sikandar is exhausting and a bit dated. But if you want to see Bhaijaan do his thing and don’t expect much, it could be your pick this Eid." Dhaval Roy of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "The story and the narrative are the biggest letdown of this larger-than-life movie; even if they are trying to draw in die-hard Salman Khan fans, we wish they had taken the action notches higher. A few standout punches and stunts here and there could have probably salvaged this one."
  
  Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Overall, Sikandar is not the Eidi Salman used to promise to his legion of fans." Saibal Chattarjee of NDTV India gave 2/5 and wrote "Little of what Sikandar cobbles together - the story and screenplay are both by the director - achieves any degree of coherence. It's way too dependent on wild yet unimaginative contrivances that strain credulity." Gautam Batra of Pinkvilla gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Overall, Sikandar fails to deliver what it sets out to and hardly qualifies as mass entertaining cinema. The film has a decent story but due to lack of depth, good music and strong performances, it fails to leave an impression."
  
  Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "In ‘ Sikandar ’, director AR Murugadoss and actor Salman Khan flounder spectacularly, failing to give us anything we haven’t seen before." Shubham Kulkrani of OTTPlay gave 0.5/5 stars and wrote "If Salman Khan reading from a giant board while squeezing his eyes is the level of dedication you crave, go for the AR Murugadoss directorial. Cinephiles deserve better. Fans deserve the best. If this is an Eid Bonanza, fans should demand more."
  
  Sikandar received negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 7% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.9/10.
  
  Bollywood Hungama gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote " On the whole, Sikandar attempts to deliver a powerful social message and showcases Salman Khan in a role that’s sure to resonate with his fanbase. However, the impact is diluted by a weak script and erratic direction." Tushar Joshi of India Today gave 2/5 stars and wrote " Sikandar is exhausting and a bit dated. But if you want to see Bhaijaan do his thing and don’t expect much, it could be your pick this Eid." Dhaval Roy of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "The story and the narrative are the biggest letdown of this larger-than-life movie; even if they are trying to draw in die-hard Salman Khan fans, we wish they had taken the action notches higher. A few standout punches and stunts here and there could have probably salvaged this one."
  
  Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Overall, Sikandar is not the Eidi Salman used to promise to his legion of fans." Saibal Chattarjee of NDTV India gave 2/5 and wrote "Little of what Sikandar cobbles together - the story and screenplay are both by the director - achieves any degree of coherence. It's way too dependent on wild yet unimaginative contrivances that strain credulity." Gautam Batra of Pinkvilla gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Overall, Sikandar fails to deliver what it sets out to and hardly qualifies as mass entertaining cinema. The film has a decent story but due to lack of depth, good music and strong performances, it fails to leave an impression."
  
  Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "In ‘ Sikandar ’, director AR Murugadoss and actor Salman Khan flounder spectacularly, failing to give us anything we haven’t seen before." Shubham Kulkrani of OTTPlay gave 0.5/5 stars and wrote "If Salman Khan reading from a giant board while squeezing his eyes is the level of dedication you crave, go for the AR Murugadoss directorial. Cinephiles deserve better. Fans deserve the best. If this is an Eid Bonanza, fans should demand more."