Fired

It would be extremely hard to imagine that Rahul Bose to star in "the scary movie". Satiating his tryst for horror genre his loyalist would say...... and flock in dozens to patronise it. Well not stealing the thunder, Rahul Bose single-handedly puts up a bravura performance. But as they say one swallow doesn't make summer. The guy who played the security-in-charge (Dinesh Lamba) compliments nicely with a decent performance. Nassar Abdulla reprises the same character he has been doing dozens of times earlier. Militza Radmilovic is passable.

The entire proceeding give an impression that the entire fare is nothing but a summer project executed by a group of students (read that B-grade flick). It pulls practically every trick up the sleeve to construe a horror movie including inspiration from Japanese horror.

It's the first time that an office has been used as a premise for a horror story which is a novelty indeed. So next time you wish to put in extra hours in the office, think twice!

PS: Its based on a true story - ROFL!

As Joy Mittal, Rahul Bose plays a truly troubled soul. You oscillate between hating him to feeling really sorry for him. For one, this movie is going to make it hard for people to work late nights in deserted office buildings. Every sound is going to make your skin crawl. The movie is filled with numerous special effects! The intertwining of the different media used for VFX are outstanding. Amazing feat considering the movie is practically 10 years old! The roping of moments within the story and tying them up in the end is fabulously done. If you're into scary movies, hold on to that popcorn because you're going to get blown away.

To be frank, it IS a little surreal to find Rahul Bose of all people in a horror movie with generous amounts of gore. But, it did feel really good. Fired is more of psychological horror rather than a straight gory ghost movie. In fact, I am pretty certain it isn't a ghost movie at all.

The movie might be a little too much for most people to swallow- but believe you me, it is born of the same cloth as The Others, Memento and No Smoking. Rahul Bose is good as ever- in fact, he is the omnipresent character throughout the movie and the supporting actors (Dinesh Lambha and Militza) are pretty commendable as well. I would completely understand why some people would want to rate it low and they would probably be the same guys who voted "No Smoking" to be one of the worst movies ever. But this flick has all the tell-tale signs of a damn' good psychological horror movie- and it keeps the suspense and tension going till the end.

In short, an afternoon spent really well.

Really unique and different kind of movie experience. Special effects are good. Not usual jump scare filled horror.

Interesting to see Rahul in this hallucination-filled journey. The film takes you through good dose of surprises but at the same time nothing seems to be new. If someone is looking for something to scare you then this is not the movie. Rahul has acted well but that is not what you seek in these movies.