A raw and brutal debut Cast: Dev Patel, Pitobash, Sikandar Kher, Makrand Deshpande, Adithi Kalkunte, Jatin Malik, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwi...
A raw and brutal debut
Cast: Dev Patel, Pitobash, Sikandar Kher, Makrand Deshpande, Adithi
Kalkunte, Jatin Malik, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Vipin Sharma,
Sharlto Copley, Brahim Achabbakhe
Rating: 4/5
(Viewed at a special screening)
Dev
Patel’s directorial debut is a raw and powerful film filled with brilliant
action sequences that are somewhat rare to come across these days.
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an
underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is
beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed
rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister
elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands
unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men
who took everything from him.
The action sequences look like they were thought out extensively
before the shoot, and the hard work that went behind it has certainly paid
off. The energy that every scene possesses is remarkable, especially for a
debut, and commendable.
The direction is excellent, working perfectly in sync with
everything in the film. The performances are good and the screenplay is
commendable. While the camera work though disorientating at times, fits in the
context of the film.
This doesn’t feel like Dev’s debut as a director, but rather a veteran
filmmaker who primarily works in the action genre.
At least a film has been made that has the guts to actually tackle
some of the issues plaguing the country, even if superficially.
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