Haseen Dillruba Review: Wild, wicked but with warts
Nothing that goes on in this story actually prepares you for the end. If the test of a thriller lies in keeping its audience guessing, "Haseen Dillruba" would pass the test.
Nothing that goes on in this story actually prepares you for the end. If the test of a thriller lies in keeping its audience guessing, "Haseen Dillruba" would pass the test.
Mumbai Saga; Cast: John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Amole Gupte, Suniel Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal, Rohit Roy, Anjana Sukhani, Prateik Babbar; Direction: Sanjay Gupta; Rating: * * (two stars)
It leaves you intrigued all the more because the man who gets it so right -- Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani -- has never lived in either India.
"Penguin" (film in Tamil and Telugu languages streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Lingaa, Advaith, Mathi; Direction: Eashvar Karthic; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)
A kind of a comedy that comes in once in a while with refreshing dialogue, new situational comedy elements and is just plain fun.
Laal Kaptaan does have its own unique flavour but the taste of which is surprisingly bland. There are moments of innovation and characters that stay with you, but the overall dynamic of the film failed to make the kind of mark it intended to.
The Sky Is Pink rolls out at its own pace, and for a film trying to span 25 years of someone’s life, that’s a big task. The physicality of the actors does not change much, but the portrayal of the state of mind of individuals in such circumstances as shown by both Priyanka and Farhan is commendable.
There are Mission Impossible vibes to War and Hrithik Roshan going rogue as an agent brings to mind Tom Cruise, but Hrithik has the infallible superhuman swag which is unquestionable.
Ayushmann shines in his Pooja parts; the strength of his performance lies in his effortlessness to deliver the character and also in giving ample space to fellow actors to play out their parts.
The strength of Chhichhore lies in its actors’ performances, maybe more of the supporting cast than the lead, and the writing in terms of dialogue.
