Blind movie review: Sonam's power-packed performance struggles to light up this tiresome saga
Blind
Gia Singh, a former cop in Glasgow loses sight in a terrible accident and later embarks on a mission to apprehend a serial killer.
Badla fame director Shome Makhija had earlier credited a blockbuster in his name when he re-developed the 2016 Spanish film The Invisible Guest starring Amitabh and Taapsee. But the same cannot be said about his latest venture Blind, which is a remake of a 2011 Korean film of the same name. The half-baked script and shoddy loopholes make this crime thriller too far from an edge-of-seat experience.
However, the lead character Sonam Kapoor takes the cake for her performance as a cop, who carries the burden of her tragic past after she turns blind.
Set in Glasgow, Scotland, the story introduces an orphan girl Gia Singh (Sonam Kapoor), who is said to be a top-class cop. But, as the movie progresses, it seems her potential is all on paper – not only hers but the entire Scotland police force. She picks up her cousin Adrian (Danesh Razvi) from a nightclub and handcuffs him as he tries to run. Not only this, the two get involved in a petty key fight in the car and meet with an accident. Such is the efficiency and wit of a ‘top-class police officer’? Well, this is where she loses her merit as a cop, her eyes and also her only family member, a wanna-be rapper cousin, to death.
A self-dependent blind Gia then resumes her life with the guilt of her cousin’s death. And in this journey, the only adorable character, Elsa, a pet guide dog accompanies her in the house. She was reminded to keep faith in God by her orphanage mother (Lillete Dubey) but with no actual cause or outcome. The writer may have tried to add a pinch of emotion to otherwise bland and depressed characters but in vain. In between, the director keeps intact the old and outdated characterisation of a serial killer (Purab Kohli), who abducts and kills young girls with no real purpose shown in the weak script.
The twist comes when Gia saves herself from becoming a victim at the hands of the serial killer. She then goes to Detective Inspector Prithvi Khanna(Vinay Pathak) to help identify the serial killer on the loose. Nikhil Saraf (Shubham Saraf), a young boy, also comes to report about the criminal. That’s when blind Gia impresses the detective with her skills and embarks on a journey with Nikhil to nab the criminal. Further, the film falls flat owing to the predictable scenes and climax.
As far as performances are concerned, Sonam impresses with what she was offered to do. She pulled off the dramatic as well as action scenes with the required nuance and ease. An extra point for her on-point gait and mannerisms which made her blind character look realistic. Vinay Pathak, who is majorly known for his comic timing, capably justified his screen space and timing. The British actor Shubham Saraf did a decent job but his calibre demands more good scripts. Lillete Dubey held no strong bit in the film and hence underutilised.
In a nutshell, Sujoy Ghosh’s production and Shome Makhija’s directorial, Blind, surprisingly fails to leave even a little impact, forget about the thrill. The film only deserves a place in a huge pile of failed crime thrillers. But, one can surely watch it only for Sonam’s nuanced performance.