Bhaiyya Ji

The beginning was very good, the introduction was also amazing, but the kind of intro given, Bhaiya ji did not get that kind of action, watching the beginning, I felt that Bhaiya ji is a gangster figure, but by the end, it was like a one man show. The gangster background that was mentioned in the beginning got lost somewhere. The rest which was created hype in the beginning slowed down till the interval. The songs were relatable, the acting was good as per the storyline, but here his acting was a bit suppressed, the script missed the kind of hype that should have been given as per the character.

Only watched it because of Manoj Bajpayee, and can say it is his worst movie ever. Have big respect for him and I really hope he doesn't do a similar one again. Very weak story, BAD action, weak plots. Very poorly directed movie, the way different scenes are connected they just don't carry any meaning and seem to be added just randomly. The start of movie is the only part that is somewhat good but then the rest of the story is a total disaster. They keep creating hype of Bhaiyya jee as a character but the way it is portrayed in the movie it does not come out the way it should - not even close. It was a total torture to watch this movie. Pleas avoid if you can.

There have been multiple movies where I have wondered why Manoj B agreed to pick them up. He's an absolutely stellar performer and one of the best industry has ever seen.

When he makes the choice to be part of movies like this or Silence it really discredits his talent. For a man who worked in Pinjar, Veer Zara or The Family Man - this movie is an absolute joke. It's outdated and over the top. It's like a 90s Bollywood movie crossed with a crass movie from the South. And not in a good way.

Manoj B - if you ever read this. Please don't do yourself a disservice by signing up for this mediocre stuff. You are an asset to the otherwise sunk Indian movie industry.

This type of revenge stories has been viewed dozens of times since 80s, so nothing new. A power crazy Bahubali and his violent prone son doing harm to the hero's family member, awakening a retired Bahubali to avenge the wrong. This kind of movie is not suited to an actor of Manoj Bajpai's caliber. The slow motion single handed fighting effect, leaping great distance in a single bound seen in numerous Sunny Deol/Salman Khan or south indian type masala films. Usually the hero facing adversity, is isolated and supposedly weaker than the villain, you than have the thrill of a David vs Goliath battle. Here it seems the hero has lots of support from all around so he is by no means the proverbial underdog.

Talk about a miscast. The main villain looked like somebody's munimji close to retiring from his job. No personality whatsoever. There was no build up of his character either to portray his power, just the standard violence that comes with a gangster movie. So, it felt like you are in the middle of the story right from the beginning. Dialogues were pedestrian at best. In short, run of the mill masala film without the mainstream star cast.

The utter stupidity being incarnated from what could have been the origin of one fantastic characters own trilogy is just disappointing. The movie lacks story, plot, logic, physics and meaning.

Don't get me wrong, now the movie started off brilliantly, in a brief scene building up a revenge story. Not wasting too much time on the cause, the narrative is quickly shifted towards the protagonist who is given great reason to go against some restrictions he had kept for himself.

The movie definitely seems to have taken inspiration from John Wick, but had enough going to make it seem original.

The dialogues were just brilliant and delivered with such grace and emotion. The actors did a great job as well, perfectly portraying the intended emotion per scene and kewpie invested. Even the cinematography was fantastic for some scenes. Where the movie went for a toss however was when the director of the movie decided to direct the movie. Good lord, there were soo many slow motion scenes in the movie, you could watch the movie in 4x speed and still not miss a thing. Unrealistic scenarios were the biggest problem. The director just did not know how to stitch scenes and make sense of a situation. This led to characters resorting to random actions and sequences just so that the story could make sense. You start wondering how a character is teleporting to various areas just for the convenience of the plot.

The antagonist had countless opportunities to kill the hero, but of course he wouldn't given the impenetrable plot armour of the hero. I could narrate each scene which anchored my interest, but that would be me telling the whole story... Would only recommend the movie to witness some great acting by Manoj, otherwise...