A masterpiece
Every time I watch a movie by Anurag Kashyap, I am scared as I feel this time he has peaked for sure. And then he comes back with a better one. And this time he really has outdone himself and a lot of others. Another instant classic from this auteur. It's a thriller centered around the kidnapping of a girl. But the plot just acts the backdrop for an insanely dark mural on the nightmare we call as the human condition. It's something you will love and hate to extremes. No pseudo-intellectual allusions here, there are no lovable aliens, no boy meets girl. This one starts dark grey and only gets darker from there. The acting by every single person is incredible. The storytelling is impeccable. The script is the best I have seen in ages. It just keeps the horror of the situation lingering like a deadly parasite slowly eating into your brain. All the time. Undoubtedly the best movie to come out of India in 2014. This, however, is something that will take some strong constitution to digest. Consider yourself warned. 10/10
- santanu-sinha
- Jan 1, 2015