Review: Even Vidya Balan cannot help Neeyat rise above its predictability and scattered treatment

Rating: ***
Whodunits depend upon shock price a lot that although the screenplay and journey in the direction of the big reveal is a long one, the very last output, if excellent, makes up for it. Unfortunately, the murder thriller that Neeyat revolves round jumps hoops in an try and make you sense the surprise however is hampered immensely by using the predictable nature of it.
There are handiest a pick few possibilities that it could have and any of them, when turns out to be true based on your personal prediction makes the viewing experience underwhelming. To the makers' credit score, a larger display than the murder thriller itself inside the final mins of the film makes a better impact than the previous itself and does come to be a saving grace typical.
The Finest Talent Hamming Away
Oh my! It takes a unique effort to forged an actor like Shahana Goswami and feature her ham away at some stage in! Such is the case with several actors inside the body as you actually have a dream ensemble assembled but barely any of them are able to do some thing to add to the film to no fault in their own.
A stereotypical and weirdly quirky Rahul Bose as Jimmy, a drug addict Shashank Arora as Ryan giving bizarre reactions (now not because of the medicine) and dialogues, an over-the-pinnacle Neeraj Kabi as Sanju and criminally underutilised Amrita Puri as Kaveri - it's miles a pity to have them both simply be unnatural or simply have slightly something to paintings with. The standouts on this ensemble are the likes of Prajakta Koli as Gigi, who gets a good man or woman arc and Niki Walia as Zara, who also receives some excellent scenes with which she does well.
Even Vidya Balan Can Only Do This Much & The Big Surprise
It is often a given to have a leading woman like Vidya Balan to do the heavy lifting in any movie and even here, that turned into a given. Unfortunately, even someone like Balan can simplest achieve this lots with what she's given to work with. Her character has been given some quirks which stay unexplained inspite of the big reveal ultimately and at some point of the movie, she attempts her mightiest however can not pretty elevate a mediocre script.
Once again, not simplest is she the pleasant part approximately the film, the makers do spring in a amusing wonder in the long run that atleast makes you depart on a effective be aware with a teasing cliff-hanger as nicely.
Questionable Setting & Limitations
There is a sure reason behind the writers Anu Menon, Girvani Dhyani, Advaita Kala, Priya Venkataraman and director Menon herself sitting on the table and weaving their storyline round Scotland and the remedy being in keeping with the equal. And even as, that is justified what's complicated is the want to do it in any such placing inside the first location.
Granted it is approximately Ram Kapoor's person fleeing away but it takes far from the flavor of the movie entirely. There is a large amount of issue that this placing ends in and is never able to have interaction you especially with the dialogues. There are pretentious wealthy parents here at play but the conversations and dialogues between them seems fabricated to a big extent as a consequence having you disconnect even similarly.