India's Most Wanted

The overall result is more a placid seen-it-before run-around than the edge-of-the-seat nail biter that it promises to be.

Blockbuster Bollywood film written and directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, inspired by the hunt for a real life bomber. Intended as a tribute to "unsung heroes", but full of stereotypes and posturing instead of excitement or pride.

With a pernicious depiction of Islam and terrorism, India's Most Wanted is a bland thriller.

Do you sometimes sit in a movie hall and sense that what is unfolding on screen began with an interesting concept that somehow choked at the execution stage? India's Most Wanted is that kind of film.

The best bits are right at the end, when India's Most Wanted sheds its ripped-from-the-headlines pretensions and settles for the grandstanding that is possible only in fiction.

A deadpan Kapoor is ineffective as a master spy on a mission of a lifetime, putting in an one-tone, monotonous performance as Prabhat that weighs down an already sagging film.

Director Raj Kumar Gupta does the impossible - he makes suspense look boring and convoluted and painfully monotonous.

The crime drama holds your attention despite the odds, given the gravity of the events it chronicles. It's commendable how Raj Kumar Gupta doesn't fall for the staples...

The movie is as real as it can get. There's no obvious jingoism on display. It moves at a fine pace and keeps you hooked for most of its runtime.