Jaat

Jaat delivers exactly what it promises: a nostalgia-fueled action drama powered by its male leads and dialogue-heavy theatrics. But for all its sound and fury, it lacks the courage to push beyond its comfort zone. It’s a decent one-time watch for fans of old-school Deol-led actioners, but for anyone seeking innovation or depth, Jaat may feel like a missed opportunity wrapped in a thunderous punch.

Sunny Deol's Jaat is a violent Ramayana retelling where "sorry" becomes a running gag. Despite strong performances, the film's excesses leave viewers disappointed by its lack of restraint and narrative coherence.

Gopichand Malineni has arrived! This film-maker in his debut indulgence at storytelling against a pan-India Telugu backdrop for all of 153 minutes packs it all in: 'social drama', 'rich-poor divide', 'corrupt and honest' representatives of the law, 'die-hard patriots', 'music', 'women empowerment', 'thrills', 'adrenaline-oozing fights' and everything else that one could look for in a cinematic a-la-carte.

The film is nasty, brutish and long. The 153-minute Jaat is most alert and alive in its elaborately choreographed action set pieces, in which gravity, restraint and logic are skillfully slaughtered as surely as Ranatunga's men. The movie itself is unapologetic about turning massacre into empty spectacle.