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Talaash
Critic reviews and ratings
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...an outstanding film. A taut psychological thriller that keeps you guessing till the end, it leaves you spellbound, leaves you mesmerized, leaves you with an exclamation, 'Wow!'.
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...engrossing and entertaining. A murder mystery at its best.
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It’s rare to see a layered film. It’s rare to see a film where everything falls into place. It’s rarer still where actors leave their stardom behind and behave like normal people, have normal conversations, have normal reactions, normal emotions.
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As much as the story hinges on the final revelation – one that’s supposed to jolt you – the journey itself isn’t too bad either. It demands an investment of time and patience, surely, but the pay-off is rewarding.
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By no means is Talaash the end of your search for the perfect whodunit. But there is so much going for this compelling, slow-burning, well-acted tale set in the dark, grimy underbelly of Mumbai that you can barely take your eye off the screen.
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A no-frills taut plot, a gripping even pace, a limited character palette, some surreal moments, ‘Talaash’ is consistent as a thriller.
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...is more an emotional drama than a thriller. This mixing of genre works but only towards the climax.
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...has the mystique of the cinema Raj Khosla; it is modern in its approach and the setting is contemporary.
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This film will either click with you or you'll dismiss it - there's no middle-way around this one. It's ironical that a thriller demands your patience - but we still recommend you give this a watch.
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...creates its chills primarily tapping into the dark side of the mind, which makes it an unusual Bollywood film.
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Its shortcomings notwithstanding, it's a good example of an entertaining commercial film that didn't need to be lazy or senseless.
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if you’re going to watch Talaash solely to understand “what’s the suspense about” you’re going to be disappointed. Try and empathise instead with the characters. Reward then, will look for and find you.
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...a deftly woven suspense drama that may either blow your mind or leave you disappointed.
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I walked out of Talaash not so much exhilarated as thoroughly engaged...
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Director and co-writer Reema Kagti carves an engaging and tight thriller that is a box of contradictions. It is well-written and stereotypical. Well-directed and unfinished. It mixes genres a little differently than the Bollywood norm without creating anything new.
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...may not be a perfect whodunit but even in its flawed form it makes for a good one time watch.
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To watch Talaash is to embark on a passionate love affair that ends in frustration because the object of your desire reveals itself to be shallow and depressingly ordinary. In short, a profound anti-climax.
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A well dressed film but makes one wonder if it would have been better off as a study in sorrow.
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Have you ever watched a film and felt it had everything going for it, yet something didn’t quite add up? That you weren’t blown away despite liking so many individual elements in it? That’s how I felt as I left the hall after Talaash.
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Someone asked me if Talaash was a watchable film, and indeed it is. It's better put together than a lot of the films we see here, and definitely strongly acted, but ends up so, so much less enjoyable than it deserved to be.
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...starts out as a smart, well-written noir-ish thriller, and then slips between the tracks. Pity about the second half.
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If you are willing to settle for the basics of the genre, you will have a great time watching it, especially if you have no idea of what’s coming.If you are searching for meaning, realism, logic or a complex plot, you are barking up the wrong tree.
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...keeps us entertained, but gets into a knot with the twist in the tail.
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Do yourself a favour then: see Talaash only if you believe that Aamir Khan can do no wrong. Otherwise you’ll be left with a sinking feeling.
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...is a dull movie and a large part of the disappointment is in the casting and performance of Aamir Khan.
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