Do Baaraa #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews Film: #DoBaaraa Genre: Mystery/Thriller Runtime:123min Rating: * * ½ Cast: #TapseePannu #PavailGulati #RahulBhatt #SaswataChatterjee #ShashwatDwivedi #MediniKelamane Director: #AnuragKashyap Writer: #NihitBhave #SpicePR

Anurag Kashyap tries to immerse his audience in a loopy construct but fails to get any purchase out of a borrowed idea (originally from the Spanish film #Mirage). Nihit Bhave’s officially adapted screenplay takes us into parallel universes, murder, and several resolutions but none of them make much sense. The attempt to link an electric storm to TV watching and going into a portal in order to signify the space-time continuum doesn’t come off as believable. The plotting is rather convoluted and fantastic. Fancy edits are employed but it’s just not enough. Minimal use of VFX might have done the trick much better. The lead character Antara, a young mother who finds herself in a parallel universe with the same characters but in a different outcome, and accepting it without much ado is way too fictitious. The film is intriguing and interesting but there’s really no attachment to be had here. The performances can’t be faulted but the underdeveloped screenplay, unviable plotting, and lack of emotional heft hamper this experience dearly.