Merry Christmas #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTseriesReviews #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit Film: #MerryChristmas #Hindi (#UniversalCommunications) Cast: #KatrinaKaif #VijaySethupathi #SanjayKapoor #VinayPathak #AshwiniKalsekar #TinnuAnand #LukeKenny #RadhikaApte Director: #SriramRaghavan Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 144 min. #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #TIPSfilms #MatchboxPictures

A slow-mo thriller dedicated to Shakti Samanta, this contrivance in search of an alibi, adapted from a French novel fails to sustain conviction. The thanda chemistry between the leads, lazy performances, unprepossessing, laid-back tempo fail to cut ice in a narrative with a typical neo-noir moody look, having sporadic flashbacks, film references, and twists that appear hokey and illogical. The background score is vibrant but there’s neither tension nor edge-of-the-seat thrills to keep you interested. Other than the belated Christmas festive look and the deeply saturated cinematography there’s nothing much here for you to engage with.