Dacoit: A Love Story Movie Review: Adivi Sesh – Mrunal Thakur’s Twisted Romeo-Juliet Act Made Me Dizzy Until Anurag Kashyap Decodes It In 10 Minutes!

Dacoit Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur, Prakash Raj, Anurag Kashyap, Atul Kulkarani, Marie Zayn Khan

Director: Shaneil Deo

What’s Good: Adivi Sesh’s intense gaze and the rare moments where the script actually makes sense!

What’s Bad: The screenplay feels like a jigsaw puzzle. After a point, you realize that some pieces are lost already!

Loo Break: Plenty in the first half when the Romeo-Juliet antics get too sugary and nonsensical.

Watch or Not?: Watch it only if you want to see how Anurag Kashyap can walk into a movie, and own the climax!

Language: Hindi/Telugu (Bilingual)

Available On: Theatrical release

Runtime: 142 Minutes

User Rating:

Ever heard of the phrase – Pyaar andha hota hai? But in Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur’s world, pyaar clueless hota hai! In fact, love here is apparently deaf, mute, and lacks any basic awareness. The script tries to be a gritty, rustic Romeo – Juliet romance, but it feels like it was written by someone who watched Ishqzaade, Dhadak, and some other films and mixed them together for a plot!

The first half is a chaotic mess of gharwale nahi maanenge. But the twist in this romance is circumstantial and poorly paced. We are told they are Romeo and Juliet, but they behave like teenagers who have no clue what life holds for them until life happens. On paper, the idea of a revenge drama set against the backdrop of a corrupt land ruled by the elite, where love tries to survive, seems poetic.