• Shubhra Gupta
    Shubhra Gupta
    Indian Express

    5

    Shraddha Kapoor’s part is a bit risible, but she has some breathy moments with Rajkummar Rao. Rao, whose Bicky seems like an extension of his Bareilly Ki Barfi avatar, carries the film.

  • Stree is a movie anyone can enjoy, but only if they can compromise on the horror part.

  • Not only are the concerns expressed in Stree (patriarchy, consent, prejudice against women) mere excuses to touch our ‘sentimental hotspots’, the movie itself is a few tricks cobbled together…

  • Manisha Lakhe
    Manisha Lakhe
    NowRunning

    5

    There’s a tale of Chander town of a ‘chudail’ (witch) called ‘Stree’ (woman) who shows up during the four days of the local temple festival and preys on men, taking them and leaving only their clothes behind. A young lad Vicky who’s the local tailor and his two friends get embroiled in the witchy tale and begin suspecting a beautiful visitor who shows up only during the festival. Small town rumors and witty one liners make this horror tale funny, but you come away with a niggling dissatisfaction

  • Kunal Guha
    Kunal Guha
    Mumbai Mirror

    5

    Debutant director Amar Kaushik establishes the setting elaborately but doesn’t manage to deliver on the writing. A film like this required a steady hand to carefully balance the chills and thrills along with the outlandish one-liners, ensuring neither is watered-down by the other.

  • Stree is boring, slow and stretched. But a few fun jokes and the overall light-hearted treatment makes it a bearable watch.