Review of Kahaani (2012) by Donna H — 27 Jan 2013

There's several reasons I enjoyed this movie. I thought the twist near the end of the film that changes how you viewed what already happened. And I think that's the best type of twist, the type that completely changes how you viewed everything that already happened.

I think it's a tad convoluted, but it was a good twist. And the other reason I liked the film was Vidya Balan. She has a confidence about her that is a welcome sight and she does a great job in this film.

The problem with this film is that the story, or better yet the story progression, is lacking. The movie progresses like this 'find a lead, follow up on that lead, get a clue that leads to another lead' rinse and repeat.

And I hate films that progress like that, it's just not good. The film tries to tie it to Vidya trying to find her husband and never giving up, so they do try to make it a personal affair for the main character, but I simply don't like this story progression.

I suppose every film like this progresses like that, but it's far more noticeable in this film. Still, it's still a good film from top to bottom. There was never any point in the film that I thought that it was bad, so it's never bad at any point fortunately.

That's about it really, this is a solid thriller. Flawed, but solid.