The twist in the tale is amazingly established and the 40 minutes that follow bring the film into third, fourth and the fifth gear with the kind of fervour that one was waiting for all this while. However the turnaround takes place a few minutes into the second half, and how. Of course there are spooky moments thrown in between which leads to some level of intrigue but then constant flip-flop in proceedings tends to make one a little impatient. Frankly, after a point there is a sense of disengagement that starts setting in. (Spoilers ahead) It is just impossible to believe the manner in which Randeep and Sara come together or the latter turning out to be dumb enough to follow him or the mysterious ways in which Randeep talks or a distracting angle about a cop expressing his feelings for Sara. This means right from the opening shot where Aditi Rao Hydari disappears from the scene to the instant love that develops between Randeep Hooda and Sara Loren to the police investigation – just about everything appears not just haphazard but even half baked.
In fact, a lot of sense! However for that, one has to be really patient till the interval card flashes. Yes, once the second hour starts unfolding, everything about the hour gone by starts making sense. In fact the entire first hour of the film, if seen in isolation without stepping into the second hour, ‘seems’ plain ordinary. The film comes on it’s own only in the second half. However before one starts believing that all is perfectly well with Murder 3, here is an observation. No wonder, Murder 3 entertains, shocks and makes you rub your eyes in disbelief as the drama unfolds.
A thoroughly engaging affair that makes you nod in agreement with the choice of subject that first timer Vishesh Bhatt has made for his directorial outing, the film not just lives up to the huge expectations that one has from the Murder franchise, it also makes one think of the kind of ideas that time and again get a green signal from the Bhatt camp.
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‘These guys indeed know how to tell a murderous tale’ – That’s what one ends up exclaiming the moment last shot of Murder 3 is seen on screen. Murder 3 Movie Review by Indicine critic Joginder Tuteja