Movie Review: Hit – The First Case

Rating: 3 of 5

Star Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Milind Gunaji, Shilpa Shukla

Director: Dr. Sailesh Kolanu

Rajkummar Rao makes you believe in his world and that even the slight melodrama is justified because he is good. Also, half the plot is pretty amazing. The reward that we get after investing so much. It could have been more edged and layered. Follow SpotLife Asia for the latest news and updates.

The premise of the movie is pretty strong and what adds the right flavor is Sailesh Kolanu’s screenplay. He is in no rush to tell you things because in his mind he is creating a franchise and he has a lot of time to tell his desires narrative.

Sailesh’s writing is influenced by the Whodunnit that revolves around a case with no clues. But his style is highly influenced by the television form of drama and the kind of even brings that to his product. Like even the opening shot, and what follows. But he even somehow managed to make it all work, which is important.

Rajkummar Rao understands his assignment and does what his director wants from him. The actor by now has made a record of being the best part of mediocre films and maybe that has taught him to adapt to any ecosystem. Here he is amazing when he has to throw mean punchlines and also when real punches. But he forgets his accent a lot of times too. Sanya Malhotra exists only to be kidnapped and found. It’s a cameo with no back story, just a conflict creator.

Sailesh Kolanu’s direction is hooking till the interval. Every reveal till then is moving and brings you to the edge of you seat. But in the second half the games changes and for bad. There is not much to be on the edge but you use the recliner to rest. Because you have seen all of it and can predict at least most of it. What is unpredictable is half baked so doesn’t make much difference.

Mithun’s music is good and might have a good recall value if it gets its audience.