Jigra Review: Alia Bhatt Does Everything To Kill Predictability, But…
Jigra has only one major problem. That seems the only problem for Jigra to survive as a movie. Predictability. The one thing that can detract the audience from engaging and enjoying the movie, as it diminishes suspense and surprise.
In Jigra, apart from some plot twists, which would have been made as to expand the possibilities of making the plot more thicker, audience would easily foresee plot twists or outcomes, and in the process the emotional impact of key moments weakens albeit the convincing performances of the actors.
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The idea that Satya (Alia Bhatt) will anyway going to rescue her brother Ankur (Vedant Raina), in fact the above said predictability factor invokes the less immersive experience, making the film feel formulaic or uninspired.
However, in some cases, predictability can work if the storytelling, characters, or execution are compelling enough to maintain interest. It can also offer comfort in certain genres, like rom-coms or family dramas, where audiences expect and enjoy familiar structures. But, In Jigra, with following the normal execution plans both in making and in rescue plans, ultimately, too much predictability risks making the movie forgettable.
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Alia Bhatt, who is known for class acting performances in movies like Highway, Gully Boy, Raazi, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Darlings, tries her best to stay afloat as the lead actor. Even after all these movies and experience, she wouldn’t be disappointing in roles like this one which demand more accuracy and convincing as the predictability factor has already taken a lot of elements of interest from the story. The screenplay makes it sure that she is getting enough screen time to make it work.
There is going to be another major critique on Alia’s ability to helm full fledged action movies. She is really good at emotional scenes, but her action and brevity in thriller plots needs improvement , if at all her performance from Jigra taken seriously. And again, it is still surprising to see how an experienced actor like Alia fails in dialogue delivery in serious situations as it happened with Brahmastra earlier.
Vedang Raina as Ankur, a responsible orphan who wants to become big in career with his ideas but ends up in a prison of a nation which looks like a South Asian country, is promising after his debut in The Archies.
For Vasan Bala, Jigra is not a good addition on his bio. ‘Monica, O My Darling,’ Bala’s previous neo-noir dark comedy movie had much better execution in all the departments. In world Prison Break and Money Heist, the presentation of the prison break idea in Jigra feels minimal and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration if a viewer start think when it’s going to begin and end. Writing and direction of the process completely kills the joy and the makers leave the audience much before the action begins.
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Still, there is some saving grace for Jigra in the form of music. The music is effective and as it created a buzz ahead of the release of the movie, the emotion and spot on effect you will feel in a theatre as well.
