Great concept. It just needs little improvement.
And people, don't think about Newton's third law when you have a gun. Just shoot.

This movie has a special place in my life because it made me write my first screenplay 🥰

"A skillfully made drama with noir shadings that could have used more existential heft"

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It's a well directed and acted psychological thriller but doesn't quite make that much sense when you start thinking about it

Had great potential but very poorly executed.An interesting idea and what a waste of it!The prisoners dilemma kind of story with 3 POV's really seemed at first a good story to tell but sadly failed to execute it with the best outcome.

The Indian 'Run Lola Run' - but that isn't a compliment.

(Written for The Stranger's SIFF Guide)

A rookie Mumbai policeman draws down on a potential suspect during a torrential downpour. As he decides what to do next, the narrative shifts into Choose-Your-Own-Adventure mode, exploring three different potential outcomes. Lean, mean, and occasionally poetic, this metaphysical cop movie may start off clunkily, but gets stronger with each iteration, as the subtextual ironies and rhyming actions begin to pile up and meld together. All this, plus a ridiculously awesome barechested villain named Slum Lord.

Thought this was gonna be Monsoon Wedding :p

A film set in Mumbai dealing with gangsters and police. A rookie policeman in the crime department comes across a situation where he is chasing a man who could be a gangster or he could not be. The film depicts three scenarios that he can take, the right path, the wrong path and the middle way. 

All three paths taken lead to someone or the other getting hurt. This is a gritty realistic depiction of the dilemmas faced by the police in the line of duty. The performances are good but there are so many characters and outcomes that we are confused. A dialed down version would make a better film. There are no sympathetic characters just people making the best of the situation presented.

Practical meditations on morality are few and far between. Especially those that put such dramatic choices front and center in such a, seemingly, realistic way. 

Monsoon Shootout creates an atmosphere that oppresses - the torrential rain, the constantly tight corridors and rooms and overcrowded streets. There is only one moment we get a wide open landscape shot and thats right at the beginning and we're given a tongue-in-cheek offer to take in the view before reality hits and hits hard. 

While the movie initially didn't show promise it rapidly ramped up to its central dilemma. Is there a moral choice available in a completely corrupt and/or inept system? We see parallel paths playing out under different choices. One of them even feels redemptive, almost. 

I found the ending odd given the rest of the movie. But it too worked in its own way. You can't think too long or you wither away.

Indian version of run lola run.

Why the hell did you have to botch that ending ?

Capturing the pulsating underbelly of Mumbai, this engaging cat-and-mouse thriller also offers a poetic essay on the manifold aspects of morality. Premiering at Cannes, this noir features Vijay Varma's fantastic performance as a vulnerable, idealistic, newbie cop chasing a callous murderer.

This movie has a special place in my life because it made me write my first screenplay 🥰

Really innovative and experimental .

Although inspired from Run lola Run, sliding doors still a decent noir with an engaging screenplay. Highly recommended.

Why has the director not come up with any another movie its been 7 years now??!!

A simple concept with Such an amazing screenplay work. Each and every scene was very engaging. Such a powerful acting by nawazuddin.
A good movie to be watched.

"A skillfully made drama with noir shadings that could have used more existential heft"

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