sayedshazee

Very similar to the recent (2023) ITV series "The Long Shadow" which focuses on a similar story of a serial offender (murderer there and a rapist here) that spans many decades but the main aspect is the police inefficiency which is very similar. Although this shows the events from different perspectives (albeit in a linear timeline) with episode one is titled after the first (or among the first) victim with the last titled after the rapist himself, with various episodes in between titled with the names of the various investigators tasked with the case along the years.

It is similarly infuriating (as The Long Shadow) watching the rapist being so close to being caught if the police looked a bit harder, were a bit more trained or even cared a bit more.

On retrospect this series reminds me a lot of "Unbelievable" which was a similar series about a serial rapist a few years back and just as unbelievable.

The pacing is quite good, you don't really feel bored at all, the acting is superb (especially liked the actor who played The Commander) and showing the case evolve over the decades through different points of perspectives i,e, the victim, the judge, the mayor, the scientist and the commander is quite immersive and you see things from a new perspective every episode.

All in all shows like these are essential viewing because firstly it helps us admit that we were wrong in the past and only after admitting that can we say that we are hopefully learning from our mistakes and evolving as a species.

I just feel there is somehow a disconnect within this movie, can't really put my finger on what precisely, whether it is the pacing, or the cinematography or the story, not really sure.

I feel the first half of the movie is good which what a loving uncle the protaganist is, the story line is about an uncle looking for his missing niece and that's what I was waiting for but for no reason they first put in a totally different storyline (not gonna spoil it here) which does somewhat relate to the story but it is a big issue also and I think would've deserved a movie of its own.

The movie starts to go in one direction but abruptly the matter is solved and we get back on course. I think they could have either dwelled more on that particular subject matter or not mentioned it all. Due to that a lot of time was detracted from the main story, the girl, the kidnapper which could've been more fleshed out.

However with that little quirk out of the way the movie was very good in most other aspects, it shone the light on many issues that plague developing countries with regards to sex and new media, how to balance it all, difference between good and bad touching, not feel shame to come forward because of "log kya kahenge" etc.

The ending was not one would've expected (although some of it was) and raised another good point about men trying to be heroes to revenge honour but don't really understand a woman's plight.

All in all this movie is very good, albeit due to some factors cannot be included in the list of recent South Indian masterpieces like Kadaisi Vivasayi or Viduthalai: Part 1 but it is better than 99% of the garbage out there.

No point wasting 6 hours of your life watching dimly lit scene after scene of the same thing ad nauseum. Filler, filler and then some more filler. I love dark thrillers but this just dark (as in lighting wise and tone setting) just for the sake of it. It has all been done before and in a much better way.

I don't want to include spoilers but the only thing I would like to point out is the extreme incompetence and stubbornness from the Yorkshire police, especially from the higher ups, it is staggering,

Anyway like I said, watch the first episode and the last two and I promise you, you won't be missing much and you could probably use that time to do something better.