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Newton
Critic reviews and ratings
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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.
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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.
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Funny, relevant and deeply gratifying, Newton is a veritable modern classic.
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...can say with confidence that Newton thrilled me like no other Hindi film this year.
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...is one of the finest political satires we have seen in the last couple of years.
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Director Amit V Masurkar and co-scriptwriter Mayank Tewari have crafted a strong black comedy.
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It is only rarely that wit and wisdom come together in a Hindi film as felicitously as it does here.
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...is a dark comedy that gives you equal measures of dread and disillusionment and hope and hilarity.
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This is perhaps the best film of the year, a film made with heart and soul.
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...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.
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Masurkar makes humour his weapon of choice and sets up a satire that leaves you entertained, but also brings to fore some uncomfortable questions.
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...is relevant and timely without being boring or inaccessible.
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...a brilliant and devastating film.
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A marvellous satire that takes its issues, but not itself, seriously.
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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.
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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.
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...packs a full-ton, and deserves full marks!
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The picture wants you to craft change, but it first wants you to give up on your fantasies of quick and easy change.
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...sharply political movie...
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...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.
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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.
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You might leave the theatres enlightened but the only thing you’ll take away home is Rajkummar Rao’s finesse.
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...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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