Newton
Critic reviews and ratings
You brace yourself for the highest degrees of scathing cynicism when you walk in to a film about India's election process. You walk out with a smile that balances the skepticism with healthy hopefulness. Those are just a few “when was the last time that happened” packed in 100+ minutes.
Amidst laughing, it'll leave you thinking, which - and we need to be reminded of this - is what good cinema should do. Both your funny bone and your grey cells will thank you for watching it.
Funny, relevant and deeply gratifying, Newton is a veritable modern classic.
...can say with confidence that Newton thrilled me like no other Hindi film this year.
...is one of the finest political satires we have seen in the last couple of years.
Director Amit V Masurkar and co-scriptwriter Mayank Tewari have crafted a strong black comedy.
It is only rarely that wit and wisdom come together in a Hindi film as felicitously as it does here.
...is a dark comedy that gives you equal measures of dread and disillusionment and hope and hilarity.
This is perhaps the best film of the year, a film made with heart and soul.
...is a stark, dark, witty and symbolic gem presenting the mockery of democracy observed in certain parts of India. Powered by unbeatable performances and constantly amusing humour.
Masurkar makes humour his weapon of choice and sets up a satire that leaves you entertained, but also brings to fore some uncomfortable questions.
...is relevant and timely without being boring or inaccessible.
...a brilliant and devastating film.
A marvellous satire that takes its issues, but not itself, seriously.
It is not often that an Indian filmmaker takes to comedy in a setting this dismal – Masurkar and his co-writer do, without being condescending or trivialising the almost depressing circumstances it chronicles in lands far beyond the India most of us are exposed to.
Director Amit Masurkar packs in humour, tension and even adventure, in this political satire that despite being largely uneventful, keeps one interested and concerned about the proceedings on the screen.
...packs a full-ton, and deserves full marks!
The picture wants you to craft change, but it first wants you to give up on your fantasies of quick and easy change.
...sharply political movie...
...a film that, while striving to be admirably dry, proves at times to be achingly dull. The film's go-nowhere pace seems to be a conscious decision but its highest, most telling moments come through scintillating lines of dialogue (take a bow, Mayank Tewari) and actorly flourishes from a great ensemble.
It’s a short, straightforward and simple film but far from simplistic. Director Amit Masurkar uses humour to make his point than get all moralistic, being quietly effective rather than shrill.
You might leave the theatres enlightened but the only thing you’ll take away home is Rajkummar Rao’s finesse.
...is embellished with powerful performances. But it’s a niche film and hence holds very limited entertainment value for the traditional cinema going audience.
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