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#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Goodbye Cast: #AmitabhBachchan #RashmikaMandanna #PavailGulati #AshishVidyarthi #NeenaGupta #AbhishekhKhan #ElliAvram #SunilGrover #HansaSingh #DivyaSeth #ShayankShukla #SanjeevPandey #SahilMehta #SaraswatiTelefilms #BalajiTelefilms Writer/Director: #VikasBahl #UniversalCommunications Rating: * * Runtime: 144 mins

This is a daring experiment gone bad. A montage based, post death and funeral nostalgia trip, this film is sorely lacking a proper script. There’s no story worth telling either with actors adlibbing in stilted conversations about contentious generational issues which lose bite in the sentiment dripping and conversely, rather un-affecting malady called ‘Goodbye.’ Frankly, this is not a bad concept but a little more development of the plot and characters might have helped make this unconventional non-conformist attempt more attractive. Rashmika Mandanna with her distinctive southie accent is miscast in this north Indian set-up. The rest of the actors are competent but there’s no emotional purchase to be had because of the fractured set-up. It’s not very clear whether all four kids were adopted or only one but certainly some clarity on that front would have helped in making this set-up more believable.