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This movie is a true copy of the Spanish movie " The Invisible Guest."
It's a tense suspense drama, told in a non-linear style.
It's a difficult style to pull off, even if it's a copy.
Two protagonists face off in a closed room. And a large part of the Movie has only these 2 in play.
But when the 2 protagonists are of the ilk of Amitabh Bachchan and Tapsee Pannu, the momentum pulls you along.
Don't expect this to be another Kahaani, coz it ain't. Not by a long shot.
I think Sujoy Ghosh can never give us anything close to that ever again.
Still I  enjoyed watching the veterans Amitabh and Amrita in action.
Tapsee Pannu has done better. Why waste a brilliant actor like Manav Kaul in such an insipid role like this is beyond me!
Its an average movie and what really was missing were the wise cracks and sass which characterized a movie like Andhadhun. Also there was loads of detail and it felt that each time I chewed on a popcorn kernel I missed something important.
So if you liked Dhrishyam, this is your genre, go for it.
Or else just watch the original on NetFlix.
By the way Inox was in a full blown Women's Day mode and I got free parking and free popcorn. And I didn't rant at them...
So much hypocrisy, hee hee! ( You will understand this if you read my previous post/ rant)
Cheers till Kesari...
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