V Deekshith

Mulk (2018) - 1.5/5 - Watch only if you are fond of cliches or have nothing better do with your time. There is a ton of circumstantial evidence piled up against him and he walks away scot-free? Despite the loss of 16 innocent lives? Whatever happened to the laws around abetting terrorism!? I am all for movies that highlight social issues but this seemed to be a propaganda piece. The storyline was predictable all through, a drab, and a big bore. After his past failed projects, the director was grasping at straws in this movie with cliches like a Hindu daughter in law, a Muslim SSP. Oh and the dialogues were bland too. As for Pannu's acting, only if screaming your opinion in the courtroom could win you cases... The two Kapoors (Rishi and Rajat) came up with acceptable performances but that's not saying much. Final verdict: AVOID.

Triple Frontier (2019) - 3/5 - A solid effort and a step in the right direction for Netflix The first half of the film was gripping and filled with good action without going overboard. The second half felt like it could not build on that, but the film had a strong ending nonetheless. There's a fine lesson on greed and another on camaraderie. The dialogues were not up to the mark but you can't expect much in a film of this genre. The same can be said about the acting. This is probably the second Netflix film that I did not dislike (the first being Bird Box). Final verdict: One time watch.