Huge fan of Rajat Kapoor. Incredible tales. This time he weaves magic realism in neo-noir while breaking the 4th wall - something of a first in a bollywood movie. For this brave attempt itself, it deserves a 9 star.
The movie combines mid-life crisis, existentialism and wry humor and packs it with some amazing performances by the caste. It reminded me of three movies - Lucia (Kannada) that fuses the real and the imaginary, Ulta-Pulta which is also directed by RK and has similar breathtaking turn of events and Andhadhun - for the kind of ending.
There will be times in the movie when the idea overpowers the script and it feels that the script is going nowhere, but in reality I realized that the characters were evolving and it was needed to bring out the existential dearth of the protagonist which I believe is the real motif of the movie.
The movie combines mid-life crisis, existentialism and wry humor and packs it with some amazing performances by the caste. It reminded me of three movies - Lucia (Kannada) that fuses the real and the imaginary, Ulta-Pulta which is also directed by RK and has similar breathtaking turn of events and Andhadhun - for the kind of ending.
There will be times in the movie when the idea overpowers the script and it feels that the script is going nowhere, but in reality I realized that the characters were evolving and it was needed to bring out the existential dearth of the protagonist which I believe is the real motif of the movie.