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Phobia
Critic reviews and ratings
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A spine-chilling psychological thriller with a message -- Radhika Apte’s Phobia will scare you, keep you on the edge and make you think in equal measure.
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Ghost flick, psychological thriller, social commentary or all the above – in the end, Phobia is what you want it to be for yourself. It is also, without question, a superbly entertaining film.
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...is easily one of the best psychological thrillers to have come out of Bollywood.
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...is an unnerving movie that plays skillfully on the fear of the unknown.
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...unpredictable and cleverly crafted...
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The best thing about this film is that it doesn't follow the trusted and safe route of horror films and gets pleasantly unpredictable at the end.
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...is a strangely satisfying psychological thriller with one of the best performances of the year so far.
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The film is smart and reasonably slick, and benefits considerably from a knockout performance by Radhika Apte, even if the script isn’t always on solid ground.
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...is satisfying and fun — both words you don’t get to use often with Hindi horror films.
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An effective horror film, with a superlative lead performance.
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Nothing in Phobia exists without a reason and is a testimony to how intelligently made it is.
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...is a well-made taut thriller with an amazing performance by Radhika Apte.
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The set-up is convincing, and Radhika Apta’s central performance as Mahek makes it doubly so.
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...is a canny flick that places known genre conventions in fresh light, the kind that bestows new life on them.
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For lovers of the horror genre, however, Phobia will be a terrific watch.
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...is a genuinely frightener, so far away from those unintentionally comic monstrosities it keeps slinging out, that you feel like cheering.
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...has all the elements of a psycho-thriller, enough to leave you second guessing everything
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...is relentlessly scary.
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...makes for an engaging weekend watch
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This one manages to scare you without the aid of badly dressed ghosts with ugly make-up. Watch it if you enjoy spooky tales and, of course, for Radhika's stellar performance.
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Director Pawan Kripalani manages to tightly pack in the thrills, with careful consideration of timing and audio-visual technique.
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Isn't meant to scare you, but show you how the scared feel. And does it so well.
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... a fascinating play of images that gather momentum to end up with a shocker, more terrifying than anything supernatural.
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It's practically a horror film, so you let logic stay out of the theater. The reveal is good fun and even though you figured it out ages ago...
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