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Feb 21, 2014

Darr @ The Mall Hindi Movie Review

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Pawan Kirpalani who has earlier directed Ragini MMS comes up with yet another horror flick that sadly disappoints. When it comes to horror genre, we are not expecting anything fresh or novel in terms of story or content but the execution and treatment could have avoided the regular cliched pattern of presenting these types of stories. There are not much of scary moments for regular viewers of horror as the film ends up on the loosing side and by the time we leave the theatre watching the flick, viewers are left a tired lot.

For a change, the backdrop is a Mall, one of the biggest in our country. Usually its a house in a secluded place but here the haunted one is a hi tech shopping mall where a series of murder takes place. Vishnu (Jimmy Shergill) is appointed as the chief security officer of the Mall. Can he find a solution to the murder and can he go deep into the reasons for the series of unnatural death is what is all Darr @ The Mall about.

The biggest factor working against the movie is predictability and lack of suspense and for that the script is the main villain here. While Ragini MMS was scary enough and was daunting and imaginative with a clean narrative style, Darr @ The Mall is a pale shadow of the former.

In terms of performance, Jimmy Shergill did not have much to do to bring out his acting prowess while the for the rest of cast, (I am not familiar with the names) less said the better.

I would not recommend Darr @ The Mall for the simple reason that it is a cliched horror film that won't scare you much. If you are that particular to see a horror flick, better watch Ragini MMS since the sequel to this movie is soon releasing and it would not be a bad idea to refresh your memories. My rating is one and a half out of five for Darr @ The Mall.

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