Blackout (2024) Movie Review.

Blackout Movie Synopsis:Blackoutis the story of a bunch of madcap characters. Lenny Dsouza (Vikrant Massey) works in Pune as a crime journalist and is known for his explosive sting operations. He arrives home to his wife Roshni (Ruhani Sharma), who’s cooking. The dal gets burnt and electricity gets cut. Roshni asks him to buy anda pao. On the way, he bumps into his friend Ravi (Anantvijay Joshi) and he goes to drop him at his residence, situated on the outskirts of Pune. Meanwhile, a criminal gang loots a jewellery shop. Lenny bangs into the gang’s van while they are on the run. The vehicle turns upside down and Lenny runs to check the condition. He realizes the occupants of the van are dead. He also sees a lot of booty in the van. He takes one box, full of jewellery, and escapes. He then runs his car over a mysterious man (Kelly Dorji). From here on, his life turns hell as he meets bizarre characters like Thik (Karan Sudhakar Sonawane), Thak (Saurabh Dilip Ghadge), Shruti Mehra (Mouni Roy) and a drunkard poet (Sunil Grover). What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Star Cast: Vikrant Massey, Mouni Roy, Sunil Grover, Jisshu Sengupta

Director: Devang Shashin Bhavsar

Review:

Devang Shashin Bhavsar’s story is promising. His screenplay has its charm. There have been some films in this zone – where the story unfolds in one night amid a lot of crime and madness – but this film stands out. However, in the second half, the script becomes messy. His direction is also quite neat. There are several tracks and characters and yet, the film never gets confusing even for a second. The funny moments are aplenty while the intermission point is dramatic. Abbas Dalal and Hussain Dalal’s dialogues are funny and keep the interest going.

On the flipside, the second half is weak. The gang war scene seems unnecessary and doesn’t gel with the overall narrative of the film. The mid-credit scene neither leaves the audience in awe nor gives them a surprise. It could have been easily done away with. A few developments are also bewildering. It’s silly that the gang cut off the electricity out of an entire city to loot a store! This important track is forgotten, and the director doesn’t go back to it until a certain point in the second half. The climax, lastly, doesn’t give a feeling of high.

Vikrant Massey delivers a fine performance, as expected. This time, he plays to the gallery and seems convincing. Sunil Grover is the biggest surprise of the film. He has been depicted in a massy avatar and it adds to the fun. Mouni Roy has a late entry and is dependable. Jisshu Sengupta gets to play an interesting character, but he’s let down by the writing. Karan Sudhakar Sonawane and Saurabh Dilip Ghadge are highly entertaining and make confident debuts. Ruhani Sharma and Anantvijay Joshi lend able support.

On the whole, BLACKOUT rests on an interesting idea and is laced with funny and thrilling moments. But due to a weak second half, it turns out to be an average flick.

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