The Hindi remake of Vishnu Vishal’s ‘Ratsasan’ comes across as a generic

thriller that fails to generate any emotional connection with the characters

This Monsoon, the Hindi cinematic universe is being flooded with thrillers

remakes, and Akshay Kumar. This week we have a three-in-one situation

a thriller that is a remake of a Tamil hit and stars Akshay Kumar in his

his third film in three months. Overkill, anyone?

Aspiring to be described as a slow-burn,  Cuttputlli is an air-popped thriller that

feels like one of those episodes of  C.I.D. that keeps you interested without ever

aiming to be outstanding. It is the kind of film where the officer doesn’t see the

obvious detail until the hero points it out. There are no editing tricks

unsettling sounds; the saving grace is that it doesn’t make

unsettling sounds; the saving grace is that it doesn’t make