Missing
Movie
Review:
Manoj
Bajpayee
|
Tabu
|
Annu
Kapoor
|
FilmiBeat
Rating:
2.0/5
Star
Cast:
Tabu,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Annu
Kapoor
Director:
Mukul
Abhyankar
At
a
point
in
Missing,
an
exasperated
investigating
officer
played
by
Annu
Kapoor
tells
his
juniors,'Bahut
loopholes
hai'.
Well,
these
three
words
precisely
sum
up
how
the
film
makes
you
feel
post
the
rolling
of
the
end-credits.
This
Manoj
Bajpayee-Tabu
starrer
falls
short
of
being
a
nail-biting
suspense
thriller
despite
of
an
interesting
premise
and
a
brilliant
cast.
The
film
begins
on
an
intriguing
note
but
soon,
logic
tosses
out
of
the
window
and
predictability
seeps
in
as
the
narrative
starts
treading
on
formaic
movie
troupes.
You
have
twists
thrown
at
you
quite
early
at
thunderbolt
speed
but
mind
you,
you
later
realize
they
simply
defy
logic
and
were
placed
to
misguide
you.
Not
so
cool,
bro!
Moving
to
the
plot,
Missing
opens
with
Sushant
(Manoj
Bajpayee)
cajoling
his
wife
locked
behind
a
door
who
is
upset
with
his
womanizing
ways
and
is
keen
to
accompany
him
on
his
business
trip
to
Mauritis.
Suddenly
a
toy
car
arrives
at
his
feet
and
he
speaks
to
a
child,
also
off
camera
reassuring
him
that
his
'Mama
and
Papa' ain't
fighting
and
instead,
it's
just
a
game.
The
scene
next
shifts
to
Sushant
coming
off
a
ship
accompanied
by
a
lady
named
Aparna
(Tabu)
who
is
holding
a
child
swaddled
in
a
blanket.
The
couple
soon
checks
into
a
swanky
resort
in
Port
Louis.
Apparently,
their
three-year
old
daughter
Titli
is
running
a
high
temeprature
and
is
therefore
asleep
in
Aparna's
arms
all
the
time.
A
string
of
events
later,
the
next
morning
Aparna
discovers
Titli
missing
from
her
room.
While
she
goes
hysterical,
her
husband
Sushant
remains
unperturbed
and
seems
more
concerned
about
his
and
the
resort's
reputation.
The
couple
begins
a
mad
hunt
for
their
missing
daughter
but
it
goes
in
vain
leaving
Aparna
with
no
other
choice
but
to
call
in
the
cops.
Enter
local
police
chief
Ram
Khilavan
Buddhu
aka
desi
Sherlock
Holmes
who
loves
throwing
in
French
words
every
now
and
then.
Soon,
Sushant
finds
himself
concocting
a
string
of
lies
to
explain
his
movements.
But
wait,
there's
something
more
to
this
than
meets
the
eye
as
accusations
fly
thick
and
high.
Mukul
Abhyankar
had
a
compelling
concept
in
his
hands.
Unfortunately,
his
shoody
and
amateurish
direction
reduces
the
film
to
a
'disappointing
fare'!
After
a
point,
the
plot
simply
becomes
obnoxious
and
makes
little
sense.
The
pace
of
the
film
too
slackens
and
that
isn't
good
news,
folks!
The
element
of
'thrill' also
pretty
soon
weans
off
leaving
very
little
meat
to
the
plot.
However,
the
sore
point
is
the
absurd
climax
which
is
a
major
let-down.
Speaking
about
the
performance,
Manoj
Bajpayee
fits
the
character
like
a
glove
and
initially,
the
man
even
manages
to
give
you
some
creeps
with
his
fishy
behaviour.
In
fact,
a
few
glimpses
of
him
in
the
film
might
even
take
you
back
to
his
'Kaun'
days.
Tabu
is
superlative
as
always
and
pulls
off
her
character
with
a
sense
of
mystery
prevailing
around
with
great
conviction.
Disappointingly,
Annu
Kapoor
is
merely
reduced
to
a
laughing
stock
who
brings
in
more
chuckles
than
the
suspense
to
the
plot.
Sudeep
Chatterjee's
breath-taking
cinematography
scores
a
brownie
point.
While
Shree
Narayan
Singh's
editing
is
passable.
Musically
the
film
doesn't
have
much
to
offer
but,
M.M
Kreem's
background
score
is
impressive
and
adds
some
layers.
Mukul
Abhyankar's
Missing
makes
for
a
one-time
watch
solely
for
acting
stalwarts
like
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Tabu.
They
put
their
best
foot
forward
to
keep
this
film
afloat.
The
film
fails
to
keep
you
hooked;
blame
it
on
the
'missing'
thrills.
Go
for
this
one
only
if
you
have
got
to
do
notthing
else
this
weekend!