Review of The Lunchbox (2013) by Bhbarry — 09 May 2014

“The Lunchbox” is an Indian film starring Irrfran Khan and Mimrat Kaur. Directed by Ritash Batra. The film got rave reviews from the major papers and periodicals as well as some word of mouth recommendations from people we know.

The question I must ask is “why?” This is one of those films where a great idea is executed poorly, mostly because of the poor writing and the illogical circumstances that take place and the difficulty in trying to follow exactly what the characters are and will be doing.

In spite of a few dozes during the film, I was sorry to see the credits come on so rapidly because it left me in the cloud of not knowing how the characters resolve or don’t resolve their issues. I give the film a 6 and hope that those who do see it will get more out of it than I did.