Last Man in Tower

“Manoj Bajpayee is the unbending moral centre of the film, a role he gravitates towards with practised ease.”

“Ben Rekhi's 'Last Man in Tower' is a wonderfully textured drama about holding on to the past versus moving ahead with the rest of the world. He is superb as Yogesh Mishra, aka Masterji, a retired teacher who lives in an old building.”

“The film explores our inherent tussle between preserving simpler times, community and culture, and the inevitable march towards progress and modernity.”

“Last Man in Tower is ultimately less about a building than about what happens when property acquires a monetary value greater than the relationships built around it. The film understands both impulses, though it takes a little too long to say what it finally knows: walls make a house, but people make it a home.”

“Last Man In Tower is an unsettling portrait of a society that can turn against one another when greed dangles the promise of a better life. Last Man In Tower works because it understands that its most frightening villains are not monsters, but ordinary people blinded by greed and the promise of a better life and in selling how their greed can be dangerously weaponised.”

“The film, starring Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role, follows a Mumbai redevelopment battle as one holdout refuses to sell. The adaptation turns a property dispute into a study of pressure, loneliness and greed.”

“Last Man In Tower is a chilling exploration of greed and human nature that asks unsettling questions about what we're willing to sacrifice for material gain. Manoj Bajpayee and Divya Dutta deliver compelling performances that anchor this morally complex narrative.”

“A brilliant Manoj Bajpayee and Divya Dutta anchor this dry, caustic narrative about middle-class morality and Mumbai housing crisis that works for most parts”

“Ben Rekhi's Last Man In Tower presents a frustratingly defanged adaptation that fails to sharpen the moral stakes inherent in its source material, despite strong performances from Manoj Bajpayee and Divya Dutta.”

“LAST MAN IN TOWER rests on a highly relatable premise, but the execution falters in translating this compelling concept into an engaging cinematic experience.”

“Manoj Bajpayee gives a terrific performance in film that needed more rage.”

“Aravind Adiga's story is fairly interesting but it does not lend itself to a film. Since the drama moves on a single track, it does get boring at several points. On the whole, Last Man In Tower does not have commercial prospects.”

“Manoj Bajpayee elevates this timely portrait of middle-class desperation with exhausting dignity, portraying Masterji's defiance through slumped shoulders, heavy sighs, and eyes that register deep betrayal. The film delivers a sobering truth: the traditional hero is obsolete, and no singular villain exists to fight—the antagonist is the collective desperation of the middle class itself.”

“The movie version is crisp and efficient, if somewhat perfunctory. While the storytelling captures the necessity of Yogesh's principled stand, the creative choice to stick to the time period in which the novel is set makes Yogesh's mission a bit quaint.”

“A Well-Acted and Sobering Middle-Class Tragedy”