Reviews of the claustrophic Indian action thriller and Vietnam's soggy tearjerker.
boards a train, hoping to interrupt the upcoming arranged marriage of his beloved, Tulika . She and her family are passengers, on their way to arrange the wedding he is trying to prevent. On the same train are more than 30 bandits disguised as travellers. When they reveal themselves, Amrit and his buddy, fellow soldier Viresh , are the only ones standing between the bandits and mass robbery, or worse.
This is the one-versus-many plot of Die Hard , if it met the hand-to-hand combat style of Nobody and both films were set in a single location.Instead of the single location being a drawback, Bhat makes it a feature. The attacking hordes coming at Amrit have to meet his fists, elbows and feet one by one because of the narrow aisles, giving weight to the idea that one well-trained tough guy can defeat an army.
These, added to found objects such as fire extinguishers, add up to creative, often blackly humorous ways for the bandits to expire, with each death supported by wonderfully gross and gory practical effects. The local release remains unsanitised – note the M18 classification. Of note is the crime scion Fani, brought to vivid, slimy life by Raghav Juyal. With a few lines and gestures, he establishes himself as not only cruel but also petty and privileged. In other words, he creates the perfect set-up for a cathartic showdown, which the film delivers.Kill shrugs off its kitschily romantic opening to deliver a feast of hardcore mixed martial arts action.One Wish stars Truong Minh Cuong, Dinh Y Nhung, Thanh Hien, Quach Ngoc Ngoan, Tram Anh and Tran Kim Hai.
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