I watched the movie Jaane Jaan on Netflix with PN and then talked about it with ED earlier today. Review and response follows.
I'll start with the parts I absolutely hated. The police officer was unnecessarily creepy towards his only suspect and later a bit too flirty? This was as clean out a police procedural as it gets, we did not need a creepy lead character. Second, how is it that all the natives of Kalimpong, the Nepali-speaking ones are the servant class? Fucked up racial dynamics go, that's all I'll say on the matter.
Now for the good parts. Fantastic characters, the plot thins out at point and the characters yay it to the finishing line. The actors, both the cops and the creepy her are great, so is the daughter and I thank the gods that Kareena can now act, because she is amazing. The 'atmosphere' of the movie is to be landed, and the town of Kalimpong is... ugh... almost a character? Like, this movie could as well be a play and what a wonderful play that would be! The plot is just alright, there's a pretty big fucking plot hole( how the hell does one convince a homeless person to do one's bidding so effortlessly?) but ahh yeah nobody's watching this one for the plot, it's all characters...
As I'm writing this, I find the movie is adapted from a japanese novel, and now... all the obsessive parts of the movie and the characters and the holes in plot make sense... adaptation issues.
Speaking of characters, the character of the Teacher is so engrossing and weird, I'd legit be down to see a prequel series of him as a serial killer. Because it's quite clear in the movie... that man in an experienced killer!
Seven point five out of ten for the movie, and 9/10 for the characters and mood!
Recommend watching!
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