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This piece of crap is what happens when anyone with a camera thinks they can make a series

Such wasted potential! Director Corin Hardy had to just take the same formula other movies in the franchise have been using and the movie would have turned out to be okay. Instead we get a movie whose parody will be more scary. The Nun was the single most reason why the Conjuring 2 was scary! How can you take a character who has already been established and screw up? James Wan frightened viewers more in just a couple of scenes than what this movie manages in its entire runtime. Heck! Even Annabelle Creation had a few scary scenes even though it shares the same stupidity of characters. The Nun is supposed to be a demon who is malevolent than anything witnessed. But all it does is scream at characters and choke them. I would understand if Valak was intended to mirror what the viewing audience was feeling at the moment about character decisions. But sadly, the scares fall flat even before the jump. It's sad to see Valak being wasted away like this. This is a scary movie that is anything but scary.

It had been years since a movie as good as Kirik Party was screened across the theaters in Karnataka. It is evident that this film is nurtured and molded with care. Once the movie starts, nostalgia sets in. Like a sweet ride, it takes us back to the time in our lives I'm sure where most of us would want to revisit. This story blends with finesse a tale of friendship, love and a route to self discovery with ease, riddled with plenty of laughs right through to the end without a dull moment cropping up. You are guaranteed to exit the hall with a laugh. Director Rishab Shetty does a very good job of grabbing hold of your attention from scene one and not letting it go till the end credits roll. All the elements added to the story are pretty much what college goers go through collectively as a bunch. Coming to the acting, most of the cast are new comers and do more than just a decent job. The 'chemistry' between the characters is not forced and you can actually make out the bond the cast shares with one another. Again the credit must go to the director for extracting the best out of them. Both the leading ladies shine in their roles. The versatile actor Achyuth Kumar as always does a wonderful job in this comparatively smaller role. The music takes second place in this race to entertain the audience. Its refreshingly fresh. No song feels dragged on or repetitive. Each are of a different tune and melody. Music Director Ajaneesh Loknath brings something new to the table with every song that has something for everybody's liking. The nostalgic 'Katheyonda Helide' setting the tone for the movie, to the brilliant 'Hey Who are You' that has a sort of 90's feel to it, right to 'Kaagadada Doniyalli' sung by the upcoming singer Vasuiki Vaibhav penned by the wonderful Jayanth Kaikini are all perfect to the T. Last but not the least, the leading man, Rakshit Shetty takes the cake and eats it too. His work is as good as he did in 'UK'. He literally carries the movie on. From writing the story which is the true Winner here, to penning 'Katheyonda Helide' and 'Thirboki Jeevana' he shows his immense potential and his love for the craft. A man of many talents as he showed the world with his incomparable film 'UK', he's just scratching the surface of his potential I'm sure. Here's to a cult classic and hoping that Rakshit Shetty and the Seven Odds bring us more such visual treats.