Philosopher Confucius has written some wise words, differentiating men from beasts. Reviewed by nairtejas 7 / 10 The Irony Of Criminality. On the whole, 'Badlapur' isn't entirely engrossing, but its well-made nevertheless. Pratima Kazmi & Ashwini Kalsekar are extra-ordinary, as well. She's never been better! Yami Gautam is earnest in a cameo. He contributes enormously to the film's funniest & scariest scenes, thanks to his brilliant portrayal. The supremely talented actor delivers a knock-out performance, enacting the villain with unmatchable ease & style. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the trump card of 'Badlapur'. He deserves kudos for accepting a part as dark as this so early in his career. The actor has done well, displaying rage & anger, credibly.
Performance-Wise: Varun Dhawan takes a complete u-turn from his on-screen image & portrays a part that's miles away from his comfort zone. Its definitely nicely written & even well-worded, but its not foolproof. Raghavan & Arijit Biswas's Screenplay is partly powerful, partly dull. In short, a terrific first-hour works, but a dull second-hour disheartens. Even the culmination is more of an anti-climax, which also acts as a minus. The repeated violent scenes are off-putting & even the pace drops.
However, 'Badlapur' slows down in its second-hour. Also, the antagonist, (played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is deliciously written, offering us a villain that's wicked as well as witty. The journey of its protagonist, (played by Varun Dhawan) to track down those who unleashed hell upon him, begins brilliantly & the pace is masterfully handed until interval. 'Badlapur' has a power-packed first-hour. 'Badlapur' Synospis: A revenge driven young man zeroes on sheer brutality on those who cost him his wife & child. Having said that, the second-hour of the film is under-whelming & leaves you in mixed emotions. Sriram Raghavan is back in form with 'Badlapur', his latest flick, which is a twisted & brutal vendetta fare, that has moments of power & commendable performances working on its advantage. Reviewed by namashi_1 7 / 10 Well-Made & Well-Acted!
It's a thoughtful and thought-provoking movie well worth a watch for those looking for something different compared to the usual Hollywood norm. There are a couple of very violent interludes which are shocking considering the film's genteel pace elsewhere. It's also a pretty dark story, with an odyssey of revenge leading to plenty of violence, and the female characters are treated particularly badly by the story. The villainous characters seem to have a greater focus and more characterisation than the actual hero. This isn't really an exciting or action-packed movie as it's more thoughtful than that. While the story is dragged out too much for my liking, the direction is fine and the cinematography is very good indeed, with lots of bright and vivid colours and scenes making a great change from the usual dull greyed-out colour palette favoured by Hollywood and its imitators. I've not seen much in the way of Bollywood cinema, typically limiting myself to older fantasy or horror movies, but I was sufficiently impressed by this film to want to see more. The twist, of course, is that this is an Indian film. It bears the hallmarks of earlier films like TAKEN or MAN ON FIRE, featuring a broken protagonist out on a mission of revenge, although it should be noted that it's a rather subtle and slow-burning revenge in places as BADLAPUR has a rather overlong running time and a very slow pace throughout. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 6 / 10 Slow-burning revenge, Indian-styleīADLAPUR is the kind of dark, revenge-fuelled thriller that Hollywood have been accustomed to making in the last decade. So after 15 years will Raghu be able to find the other suspect who destroyed his life? Will he punish him and take his 15 years old revenge? -Deepika Mallar Raghu accepts his apology only on one condition that he names his partner. Fifteen years later he is suffering from cancer and he has only a year to live, so he requests Raghu to forgive his rest of the sentenced and let him get out from the jail. A young man (Raghu) wants revenge from the people who killed his wife and son in a bank robbery.There are two suspects in this case ,one escapes with the money and the other gets caught by the cops and is sentenced 20 years in jail.