- Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala
- July 5th 2024
- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
A group of bandits get more than they bargained for when they choose to rob passengers on a train containing army commandos.
It is virtually unheard of for India to produce an all-out ultraviolent action movie, so Kill is something of a groundbreaking film.
The Hindi-language action thriller depicts a bloodbath between National Security Guard commandos Amrit (Lakshya) and Viresh (Abhishek Chauhan) and 40+ bandits who try to rob passengers on a train.
Amrit hops on a train to New Delhi to propose to his longtime love Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) after she becomes engaged as part of an arranged marriage.
What was supposed to be a romantic journey turns into bloody carnage after the knife-wielding robbers start to attack people and steal their possessions.
When the group, led by Fani (Raghav Juyal), target people Amrit cares about, he embarks on a quest for vengeance, refusing to stop until they are all dead.
With a title like Kill, you know exactly what to expect from this movie. At first, it seems like it’ll be a cheesy romance with tame action sequences but after a certain point (signified by the belated title card), it becomes an all-out kill-fest that is graphically violent and brutal.
There are plenty of cool fight choreography and creative stunts that make use of the confined space.
You have to suspend your disbelief that two men, although highly skilled, can take on so many bandits so it’s best to switch off your brain and roll with it.
However, at 105 minutes, the film is quite long for what it is and the kills start to become repetitive. There are only so many times you can see punching and stabbing before the novelty wears off and you lose interest. This should have been a slick 80-90 minute flick.
Nobody goes into an action thriller named Kill expecting strong, smart dialogue but some lines are still pretty cringeworthy.
Amrit’s fighting talk in particular could have done with more work to make it less cliche and more threatening.
The acting isn’t especially strong either – this could have been partly the script’s fault – so the emotional beats don’t resonate and some occasionally bad CGI takes us out of the action.
Kill does exactly what it says on the tin. It may not have great acting or dialogue but it has high-octane action, creative stunts and savage deaths. Leave your brain at the door to get the maximum enjoyment.
In cinemas from Friday 5th July.
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