MR. X

It's a known top-secret that the Bhatt camp doesn't think much about reviews, because it believes that their niche audience base doesn't care about it either.

 

When a movie is about an invisible man, you imagine a core thing - the man should be invisible and in the process does a lot of things that would now be possible since he cannot be seen. But, Mr. X lags in this very department. Here, Emraan turns invisible but is seen at will, is even captured quite easily by the authorities and doesn't do a single act where he actually take advantage of not being seen.

 

This is where you feel that the movie had so much scope to be a bit different than what it eventually turns out to be. More so since it starts off sensibly well even if the drama is not all that advertise. The plan laid down to trap Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur, though reminding of Baadshah climax at a couple of points, may seem too simple but you still go by it taking commercial playground in mind. The moments from this point on right till that interesting scene when a medical experiments results in Emraan turning invisible is well laid out. The first killing is fascinating too and it seems that the movie would change gears from here.

 

But that doesn't quite happen and the major reason behind that is due to focus being primarily on the love story instead of revenge. Even if one is willing to ignore the vigilante angle and instead take Mr. X as a vendetta tale, at least some fights between the central protagonist and the villain (Arunoday Singh) could have led to a cat and mouse chase. But none of that happens as one sees repetition of scenes where Amyra wants Emraan to come straight while the latter has got into the Breaking Bad mode. Result? A few songs, some uninspiring background score during the romantic portions and a interruption from a plot that could have been churned to the fullest.

 

This is felt all the more when the core of the film, Emraan going invisible, is brought on screen with some good special effects. It still manages to engage you and even though that cannot be said about the other VFX heavy scenes (like that climactic fight around some hoardings), it does hold your attention. But, with the overall narrative not quite watertight and several clichés coming into play, you do find a lot inappropriate.

 

As an actor, Emraan is all earnest though he needs to be seen in that one movie where he manages to exhibit his talent better. Hamari Adhuri Kahaani could be one. Amyra Dastur is just satisfactory. Arunoday Singh is fine to begin with in his opening scenes. Tanmay Bhatt is conventional.

 

In conclusion, Mr. X is O.K. to watch once for some VFX effects.