Visfot Review: Gripping crime thriller boasts on excellent performances but suffers uneven screenplay
Visfot Movie Rating: 3 Stars
Watched Visfot movie on Jio Cinema Premium. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Priya Bapat, Krystle D’Souza, Sheeba Chaddha, Seema Biswas and Ayaz Khan
Director: Kookie Gulati
Release Date: 6th September 2024 on Jio Cinema Premium
Story: Movie is the adaptation of the popular Venezuelan film Rock Paper Scissors (2012) immerses us in the dark and contrasting realities of Mumbai’s underbelly. Shoaib (Fardeen Khan) is educated and an upright young man who plies a taxi in Bombay who wishes to live a life of dignity.
He lives with his mother Roshan Kamli khan (Sheeba Chaddha) who is very unwell. He’s in love with Lucky (Krystle Dsouza) who works in a café. One day he meets his childhood friend Manya (Nachiket Purnapatre) asked him to keep a jacket with him which containing drugs due to fear of police and told him to take it from him the next day.
One the other hand Akash (Ritesh Deshmukh) is a pilot who lives with his wife Tara (Priya Bapat) and little son, Parth alias Pubby (Prithviraj Sarnaik). Akash is shocked to learn that Tara is in a relationship with Javed (Arjun Aneja). In fact, he catches the two red-handed in a hotel room. As the day spirals out of control, Akash and Shoeb’s lives intertwine in a dangerous game involving the mafia, police, and their unsuspecting families.
By a quirk of fate, Pubby reaches Shoaib’s house, and the latter is forced to use him to extort money from Akash and Tara. Why is Shoeb treading the extortion path despite being honest and straightforward? Is he playing in someone else’s hands? Does he manage to get the Rs. 2 crore he demands? Are Akash and Tara able to arrange for the obscene amount of money demanded by Shoeb? Do Akash and Tara re-unite with their son or not? Whom does Tara ultimately live with ever after?
Positives
1. Performances
2. Story
3. Direction
4. Cinematography
Negatives
1. Uneven Screenplay
2. Climax
3. Music
4. Length
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch in my free time as I found it gripping. The lives of a slum family and a wealthy family living in a luxurious high-rise in Mumbai unexpectedly collide, sparking a chain of events that will change their futures forever.
Visfot written an interesting story where the lives of two couples intersect in spite of the fact that there is no connection between the two couples. Their screenplay is fast paced especially in the first half when the audience is in for one shock after another. The pace slackens a bit in the second half but yet, the drama continues to keep the viewers engaged. The duo’s dialogues are very appropriate and go well with the characters mouthing them. The thriller is knit very beautifully and the way different plotlines converge towards the end is great to watch as a viewer. You learn a lot about Mumbai’s underbelly, and you are also made aware of an entire nexus involving corrupt police officers and informers that become active when they feel they have an opportunity to make dirty money. The camera work is excellent, and it immerses you in the action of the film. Kookie Gulati’s direction is nice. His narration keeps the audience hooked to the proceedings. It boasts solid performances Fardeen Khan and Riteish Deshmukh.
On the flipside, the writing is unconvincing, and no attempt is made to cover it up. It’s bewildering that Aakash took his son to the cafe when he should have ideally dropped him off at school and then continued with his sleuthing. Taking him to the cafe and then leaving from there doesn’t make much sense. Similarly, after the jacket disappeared, Shoaib should have ideally checked with people in the neighborhood if anyone entered his house and took away any item. Instead of doing this most obvious thing, he heads to Lucky’s cafe. All this perhaps was done to set the film for the second half but it could have been done in a better way. Moreover, the film drags a bit in the second half and the ending is slightly unimaginative. The emotional detour takes away from the potential of the thriller, leading to a less impactful conclusion. Despite its intense premise, the film struggles to sustain its gripping momentum after a while. The editing is at fault here.
While movie struggles with uneven pacing and a diluted climax, its strong performances and chaotic, tension-filled narrative offer enough thrills to keep viewers engaged. With tighter execution, it could have been a more unforgettable experience. With good casting, neat and praiseworthy performances, gripping moments makes this film a ideal viewing on OTT. My view on this movie Recommended.
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