Taapsee Pannu has been selecting out of the box, innovative scripts and yet scoring box office hits consistently. Her latest outing is with a thriller. Let's see how it fared.
Story - Swapna (Taapsee) has been living with fear of darkness since an year after an unforgettable incident in her life. Since then she doesn't live with her patet, doesn't attend office, lives with a caretaker and attends therapy sessions. She wants to end her life due to constant fears but wouldn't succeed. When she finally makes up mind to live and forget everything, she is denied that chance and it's a game of survival now. What made her change in attitude, How will she fight back, forms the crux of Story.
Performances - Taapsee is the soul of the film she portrays the role and it's emotions with ease. Her acting looks neat, real and believable. Not much of casting is there. Vinodhini as caretaker is good.
Technicians - This is a technically sound movie with all departments excelling in their respective jobs. Firstly editor, movie is crisp with 1 hr 45 mins runtime and is apt. Next is cinematogt, lighting and ambience is great. Background music in 2nd half stands out and needs special mention. It elevates the scene to another level. Story & Screenplay are fantastic. Novel thought with an emotional backdrop gels with an engaging screenplay. Hats off to the writers. Director has done a splendid job in executing this screenplay. He didn't rush up things, established characters, their fears, concerns, slowly revealed the layers one after another giving justification to every act. 2nd half is altogether another level. People would become crazy with goosebumps moments.
Positives -
2nd half
Taapsee acting
Background score
Negatives -
Slight lag in 1st half, but can be ignored
Analysis -
Game Over is one hell of a thriller ride one should experience. May look impractical but for sure enjoyable. Must watch.
Rating - 3.5/5 (Play safe and Play cleverly)
