Movie review of `One Day: Justice Delivered` |
In the times of crime and drama ruling the box office, One Day: Justice Delivered, is yet another running against the time film. Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher plays a retired judge Tyagi, who turns vigilante after retirement. Reasoning that delayed justice is better than denied justice, Tyagi goes on a kidnapping spree in the hope of forcing confessions out of criminals. He traps a pair of doctors, a hotelier, and a mechanic and is on the verge of filling his basement with more victims until the law catches up with him. When a series of missing person cases involving high-profile individuals intrigues a crime branch special officer Laxmi Rathi played by Esha Gupta, she decides to investigate the matter. Kumud Mishra is his professional best as Sharma, a police officer who is slow on the uptake. The rest of the cast float around as Esha Gupta furrows her brow and gesticulates furiously. Directed by Ashok Nanda, the film is sloppy and disjointed as well, especially the first part. The second half, however, picks up pace and makes it an interesting watch. Anupam Kher`s performance as retired Judge is quite promising but though Esha plays her tough cop character well, her Haryanvi accent is not at all convincing.
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