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Badlapur
Critic reviews and ratings
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Brisk and absorbing, concluding differently than expected, Badlapur is an inspired film that dangerously attempts to change the landscape of the thriller genre in Bollywood.
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The story, peppered with black humour to tickle us once in a while, reveals many more levels as we go along in this emotional roller coaster ride. The impressive ensemble cast contributes in a large way.
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Quick take: Exhilarating performances, stellar storytelling… Great film!
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Welcome to Sriram Raghavan's Badlapur, where script is king and performances are the icing on the cake.
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...is all fury and fog, a revenge saga that plays out with such eyebrow-singeing intensity that I could imagine a gravel-voiced narrator filling us in on dames and dreams and dark, stormy nights.
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Badlapur is as uncomfortable as it gets, but it's also as good as it gets. Exemplary craft apart, this film also reiterates the importance of challenging convention—an art long abandoned for the haze of commerce.
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Director Sriram Raghavan strikes the hammer of genius with Badlapur for he buys your eyes and makes you stay glued to the screen right till the end.
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Sriram Raghavan is at the top of his game in his exquisite fourth movie...
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This film has some amazing moments and a lot of credit goes to the director and his actors.
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Sriram Raghavan turns the genre of revenge on its head. It’s as thrilling as it is introspective. There’s no good, bad or ugly. You see how ugly good can get, how bad can have some good too.
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...has some solid moments, terrific performances and a riveting storyline.
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...is an intense and captivating cinematic experience for those bored of the typical Bollywood shtick and looking for something refreshingly different.
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An edge-of-the-seat pulpy entertainer that manages to turn the revenge formula on its head.
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...the film keeps you on your toes, curious to see where its twists and turns will lead.
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What makes it memorable are the characters.
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...might not be in the Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddar league, but it is a happy sign that Sriram Raghavan has left Agent Vinod behind.
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The film is mainly recommended for Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s class act as the impudent criminal. Other than that, the film has some solid, immersing moments and an equal number that are misogynistic and repulsive.
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...is likely to disappoint Sriram Raghavan fans. The brilliant performances and gripping narrative, nonetheless, will keep you hooked. Watch it for Nawazuddin and Varun Dhawan, if nothing else. Certainly worth your time and money.
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A well-made, well-performed revenge drama that makes you question your definitions of right and wrong, even if the story is unconvincing.
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Raghavan dramatically bookends the film in such a way that you are willing to overlook some of the script’s transitional follies.
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An intelligent narrative style with fine wholesome performances makes this film a great watch.
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...goes beyond genre and simple homage. It isn’t slick. It has a verité feel.
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...a mixed bag of a movie: it has a cracking set-up, a middle with the occasional unsettling prod, and an end which fizzles.
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...boasts of many memorable scenes peopled with brilliant actors. The overall feeling though is one of a sporadically, episodically effective film that doesn’t quite add up.
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...Varun Dhawan completely draws you into his agony, his anger but when the villain of the film becomes more engrossing than the protagonist, we kind of lose the plot.
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...feels vaguely familiar because the aesthetic and storytelling are so heavily inspired by modern Korean noir, in which everyday people reveal themselves to be capable of extraordinary cruelty. What Badlapur lacks, however, is their tautness.
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