Ek Villain Movie Review

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Rating:4/5 Review By:Mohar Basu Site:Koimoi

Ek Villain folds out quite contrary to its simplistic name. Told with an even pitch, the film isn’t anything like the run-in-the-mill stories we are subjected to watch every week. This is sheer compelling commercial cinema that has a lucid story and its heart in the right place, without indulging in anything stoop! Mohit Suri doesn’t depend on ‘signpost’ character​s; surprising and gratifying you in equal measures​. I don’t even care if this film is a rip off of some obscure Korean flick, this is a smashingly effective one! The film’s riveting rhythm, breathtaking performances ​especially from​ Sidharth and Riteish and the fantastic writing makes ​for a ​​magnificent​, racy and​ ​emotional ​watch. ​

Rating:/ Review By:Nandhini Site:Entertainment One India

Mohit Suri has proved time and again in his earlier movies and has not failed us even in Ek Villain. Mohit Suri has brought in the emotions beautifully, be it the loving moments between the couple, the turbulent times of their lives, the chase which happens after that and the stunning end says it all. Tushar Hiranandani who is the script writer has given us all a very beautiful work which keeps the audience gripping to their seats till the very end. The most unexpected ending of the film is awaiting the audience.

Ratings:3/5 Review By: Meena Iyer Site: Times Of India (TOI)

Inspired largely by Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-Woon's I Saw the Devil (2010), Mohit Suri's romantic thriller is Bollywoodised for the desi market. While the Korean film relied on too much blood and gore, Suri's film mixes romance and violence in equal measure, letting the plot meander a bit but allowing for some sharp twists as well You cannot fault the scale of Ek Villain or berate its lead star cast. But you wish you could celebrate this thriller like you did Suri's last movie outing Aashiqui 2. This one lacks soul.

Rating:4/5 Review By:Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama

Riteish Deshmukh gambles with a dark, intense, sadistic character in EK VILLAIN. It's a radical shift, the actor carries off the unpretentious, sinister streak with brilliance. Sidharth Malhotra is an absolute revelation, catching you with complete surprise as he handles several complicated moments with exceptional understanding. Shraddha Kapoor, the catalyst who moves the story forward, looks dew-fresh and manages to add so much to every sequence she features in. On the whole, EK VILLAIN is a stylish, spellbinding and terrifying edge-of-the-seat thriller. It's a step forward in this genre, without doubt. A sure-shot winner!

Rating:/ Review By: Raedita Tandan Site: Filmfare

Mohit Suri tackles the complexities of all his lead characters beautifully. He breaks them down and delves deep into their minds to gratify the audience. Ek Villain may be a thriller but it tugs at your heart strings at various points with the way the main characters hold on to hope despite their obvious anguish and pain. Performance wise, Sidharth Malhotra’s brooding, painful act is a winner. He gets the angst and he gets the nuances of his chequered character so well that you wonder why people consider him as just a pretty boy. Riteish Deshmukh’s menacing act sends a shiver down your spine. Besides the fact that Ritesh’s role is probably one of the most complex and well-written negative characters Hindi cinema has seen in a while, the actor’s straight-faced wickedness is haunting. Though indulgent in parts, Ek Villain packs in a punch. It’s ‘good’ paisa vasool entertainment.

Rating:/ Review:Manjusha Radhakrishnan Site:Gulf News

Malhotra’s neck tattoos display more emotion than him. He’s roaring and screeching, but there’s no soul there. Director Suri who drew out the best from Kapoor in his earlier film Aashiqui 2 doesn’t re-create the same degree of magic here. Riteish Deshmukh, who’s mentally castrated by his sadistic wife, provides the twist to this jaded tale. We wish his serial-killer role had been more fleshed out since his sparks of brilliance are only displayed at the climax. Mushy songs, inserted at a regular interval, slow down the thriller, making the story sluggish. But the good news is that Kapoor and Malhotra are divine looking. So watching them is a visual treat. But if you are expecting to be blown away by a cliffhanger of a story, then you are knocking on the wrong door.

Rating:/ Review By:Sneha May Francis Site:Emirates 24/7

Although Riteish is fairly earnest, writer Abdallah Khursheed creates the most unbalanced character for him. His Rakesh switches from a menacing killer to an obedient husband at the snap of a finger. And the reason for the shift in temperament is nothing but his “nagging wife”. Siddarth plays up his bad side with nothing more than a tattoo, stubble and gruff voice. He’s worked out a body, no doubt, but one that’s left unused. Shraddha Kapoor goes all out to play bubbly, but ends up exposing her inability to act instead. The romance in the movie is lacklustre, with Shraddha and Siddarth sharing no real connect and ending up completely wooden.If you thought ‘Humshakals’ was overloaded with bad jokes, then you are wrong. Mohit gives Sajid Khan a good fight with ‘Ek Villain’. The humour here is unintentional, of course!

Rating:2/5 Review By:Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express

Shraddha Kapoor is getting better slowly, and has a couple of high points when the audience laughs with her. Sidharth Malhotra is watchable even if he has a hard time doing menace — he just seems so nice and wholesome all the time, even when he is crunching bones. It is Riteish Deshmukh who sweeps the stakes, his eyes dead and speaking at the same time. Deshmukh has played second and third wheel in fourth rate comedies, and always managed to stay visible. Here, he made me sit up and watch. Suri is an innate story-teller, and can keep things moving. All he needs is a strong, all-the-way credible, original plot.

Rating:3/5 Review By:Rohit Khilnani Site:India Today

The film has a lot of interesting portions but the plot is full of loopholes. Mohit Suri has managed one big thing and that's getting some of the best performances out of all the three actors. Shraddha delivers a wonderful performance. Siddharth though too good looking to be the mean guy is out of his comfort zone and is convincing as the new-age, angry young man. Riteish as the disturbed serial killer is excellent! Even after a lot of flaws Ek Villain is a decent watch but it could have been much better!

Rating:/ Review By:Mihir Fadnavis Site:Firstpost

Sidharth Malhotra is a good-looking guy for sure, but the man’s facial muscles move at the speed of Swiss glaciers. One desperately expects him to emote, but whether he’s trying to render happiness or pain or pity or desperation or love, his face remains exactly the same. He doesn’t even emote during the action, and it doesn’t help that he’s part of a contrastingly well shot two minute long single take fight scene. On the other hand, those who fell in love with Shraddha Kapoor after Aashiqui 2 will be even more entranced by her this time, because apart from once again falling for a misogynist douchebag, she rides a Royal Enfield. She’s great at playing the quintessential bubbly but tragic filmi Bollywood heroine, but it’d be nice if she moved away from her comfort zone. The villain is actually pretty well rendered by Ritesh Deshmukh. Like in almost every previous film of his, he’s a refreshingly big talent in a pool of mediocrity. In Ek Villain, he proves that he can be a really great dramatic actor. Perhaps this will help him get some genuinely great and/or original movies.

Rating:/ Review By:Madhureeta Mukherjee Site:Economic Times

Sidharth Malhotra looks angry, violent and plays his part quite well. He's a damn good-looking villain too. Riteish is the highlight here with his menacing and evil ways. Shraddha looks pretty, bubbly and giggly but doesn't quite live up to her Aashiqui2 performance. The music is above average and works for the movie. Inspired from the Korean film, I Saw The Devil, this villain lacks bite. Like a monster without fangs. If there's a choice, have a screwdriver (the cocktail) this ..

Rating:/ Review By:Aparna Mudi Site:Zee News

Sidharth is hardly convincing as a brooding, serious looking anti-hero. He ends up looking much out of his comfort zone. Even in his intense scenes and action sequences; Riteish easily overpowers with his subtle performance. Shraddha`s character fails too with some badly written emotional dialogues which really eat into the thrill of the film.The unveiling of the visceral saga has a lot of strong characters and Mohit has done a good job in adapting a foreign film and complimenting it with the drama that the Indian audience is used to. But he has gone a tad over in making a thriller. Maybe, filmmakers should step out of this trap more often and we wouldn`t be too far from making beacons of world cinema.

Rating:2/5 Review By:Saibal Chatterjee Site:NDTV

Ek Villain is, in the end, a revenge drama with a laboured closure whose utter farcicality is in keeping with the rest of the film. And two, gangly chocolate boy Sidharth Malhotra and comic romp regular Riteish Deshmukh are both cast against type. Sidharth is turned into a brooding, brutal avenger, while Ritesh is Dr Jekyll-Mr Hyde reincarnate. As they explore the dark territories of the mind, they are let down rather badly by wild twists and turns that are devoid of logic.The two have reason to see red all the time - so they go about shedding lots of blood. Shraddha Kapoor, in contrast, manages to make a mark despite being called upon to do no more than spout some pop philosophy and crack stale jokes when the going gets tough. As a whole, this film, besides its surface flair, does not have too much to fall back upon. Watch it only if that is good enough for you.

Rating:/ Review By:Raja Sen Site:Rediff

Malhotra isn’t bad, except for his propensity to grunt all the time, as if snarling like a beast were the only way to show toughness. (It isn’t. It shows brain damage.) Riteish Deshmukh is good, despite being straddled with awful dialogue. “Everyone makes fun of me,” he complains woefully, a possibly true-life sentiment that could be blamed on his Hindi film choices. Shraddha Kapoor, alas, has evidently been told that talking too fast will make her appear spontaneous (and thus give her an edge into the Parineeti Chopra market), but while the girl has a nice smile, it takes more than coke-sped-up dialogue-delivery to create a fresh, natural character. Given free tickets, sure, you could escape Humshakals in theatres this weekend with this mediocre effort, but I say do yourself a favour and seek out the Korean DVD. (Uncover it, even.) Now that’s bloody special.