Freddy Review: Slow burner psychological thriller with excellent second half and thrilling climax
Freddy Movie Rating: 3 Stars
Finally watched Freddy movie on Disney Plus Hotstar. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Alaya F, Karan A. Pandit, Sajjad Delfrooz, Jeniffer Piccinato, Harshika Kewalramani and Tripti Agarwal
Director: Shashanka Ghosh
Release Date: 2nd December 2022 on Disney Plus Hotstar
Story: Set in Mumbai, movie revolves around Dr. Freddy Ginwala (Kartik Aaryan) who is successful and respected Dentist. He has haunted trauma since childhood and has no one to call his own. He enrolls on a matrimony website and tries hard to find a soul mate. But his low self-esteem and shy nature make it impossible. His only friend is his pet turtle, Hardy, and also spends his leisure time working on his miniature planes.
At a relative’s wedding, he comes across a married woman Kainaaz Irani (Alaya F) who is tortured by her husband Rustom (Sajjad Delafrooz). She’s been caught in an abusive marriage and her fragility draws Freddy to her. She grows from being a patient to a clandestine lover. Freddy has now become obsessed with her and is willing to push any button to get her permanently in his life.
Freddy and Kainaaz get attracted to each other and also tells that they must get rid of Rustom to live happily together. He now decides to do something which even he had never imagined. He carries out his plan to eliminate Rustom, but he gets the shock of his life thereafter. What is it that gives Freddy a shock after he murders Kainaz’s husband? Do Freddy and Kainaz live together happily ever after?
Positives
1. Excellent Performances
2. Direction
3. Music
4. Climax
Negatives
1. Screenplay
2. Story lacks Novelty
3. 1st Half
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie on premiere day as trailer looks interesting.
An introverted dentist falls obsessively in love with a married woman who is in an abusive relationship. He tries to save her and in that does something unfathomable. What happens next is packed with unpredictable twists and sharp turns.
The first half of the film is utterly boring as it takes a lot of time is spent building up Freddy’s character. You would be pulling your hair out thinking why you’re even watching this film. However, the twist in the middle before the second half begins totally flips your thought process and now, you’re hooked on to the film wanting to reach the climax as soon as possible. The numerous twists and turns in the plot are surely something that you would love. It’s this second half and the climax that saves this film.
We have seen Karthik Aaryan as a lover boy and in comic roles. But Freddy shows the other side of him. As an introverted and underconfident person, he gave a solid performance in the film. His body language and expressions are on point for Freddy’s role. From the beginning to the end, Karthik makes his screen presence felt. Pritam’s music is decent. ‘Kaala Jaadu’ is haunting, and its tune is also like the theme of the film.
Overall, movie is just a passable thriller with some good moments in the second hour. The brilliant transformation of Karthik Aaryan and his fantastic portrayal as Freddy is the biggest asset, but the problem lies with cliched storytelling and predictable nature. had the second half and the climax not been as thrilling, this would have been a total dumpster. But thankfully it isn’t. Still, you can give it a try but don’t expect anything unusual from the film. My view on this movie Time Pass.
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