Mrs serial killer
Netflix India
*ing: Manoj Bajpai, Jacqueline Fernandez, Mohit Raina, Darshan Jariwala
Rated: 4.5/10
Though it has been just over a month since the film was released, it appears to have caught the imagination of the OTT platform viewers of late. But there are a few things that inherently don’t sit well with Mrs Serial Killer. First and most important, a defense lawyer telling his client that the only way to prove the innocence of the jailed beloved is to become a copycat killer.
Imagine the consequences and ramifications of such advice. Even if one manages to overlook this bizarre piece of ill-advice, there is the whole backdrop that the film has been shot at.
It is dark, dingy and seedy looking. Why Shirish Kunder? What was it that you were looking for? Is it to tell the viewers that it is a dark movie? The title is a give-away. It is unfortunate that there are few scenes in the entire film that are not shot in the dark. It is more annoying rather than the director trying to be scary and freaking you out that there is a serial killer out there gunning for unwed pregnant girls. Showing a mangled bloody body suspended from chains and six bottles with foetus is nowhere near shocking or worth pucking.
There is a bit on a disconnect as well. While the subject is interesting enough, the subject is far removed from what happens in India. We may have had our share of serial killers — the 2006 Noida serial murders. But these are few and far between. We also don’t want to know that there is a male gynae doctor out to get you.
Then there is Jacqueline Fernandez. This is the second time that we are watching her in a Netflix Original, the first being Drive. Here, all she does is either cry or try to pop her eyes like she is shocked but all one will end up doing is roll one’s eyes. And what is with the accent?
As for Manoj Bajpai, one hopes that the actor is trying to experiment with different scripts and hence taking up such projects. Otherwise how is it possible for an actor who has been part of films like Drohkaal, Special 26 and Aligarh end up doing Mrs Serial Killer? It boggles the mind.
Over all, this movie should only be watched if one wants to see the kind of experimenting that is taking place on OTT platforms.