Ajit Duara
Blackmail is one of the rare occasions when Irrfan looks vulnerable to the bane of all fine Indian actors - a perceptible slip into mediocrity through overexposure
With such a diverse and talented cast behind him, Tiger Shroff is packaged as best he can be
Had the film a more generous budget for the battle scenes, the flaws in the screenplay may not have become so transparent
Though the performances in 3 Storeys are competent, and the absence of melodrama a relief, it is not a film that impacts an audience, either emotionally or intellectually
The sheer pointlessness of this movie - as entertainment, as quasi-history, as fairy tale, and as a contemporary political tool - is flabbergasting
The movie drifts along nicely, until you get a little tired, and wish that it all leads to a quick and rousing conclusion. Unfortunately, that does not happen
It is disappointing that Kashyap has chosen a formulaic narrative structure to talk about an important issue like the social reality of the caste system
The film ends up as a crashing bore. This Christmas movie will let you down