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