Shahid Kapoor knocks it out of the park, unleashing his inner John Wick in this fast-paced actioner with well-choreographed fights. But while the film rides high on action, the emotional impact rings a bit hollow.
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Rating: 3.5/5
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Diana Penty, Rajeev Khandelwal, Sanjay Kapoor
Runtime: 2 hours
Storyline:
Sumair (Shahid Kapoor) is an alcoholic NCB officer who busts a drug deal and snatches a duffle bag stashed with cocaine worth 50 crores.
Drug lord Sikander (Ronit Roy) kidnaps Sumair’s son Atharva and demands the cocaine bag back as ransom. The buyer Hammed (Sanjay Kapoor) bears down heavily on Sikander, making tensions run high.
Meanwhile, Sumair’s colleague Aditi (Diana Penty) is suspicious of him and she gets to know the location of the bag’s hideout after tailing him. Things go awry when she switches the bag somewhere else, causing Sumair to start panicking. Sumair’s senior Sameer (Rajeev Khandelwal) also seems to be more involved in this mess than he’s letting on.
Will Sumair find the bag and be able to rescue his son from the murderous mafia safely? Watch Bloody Daddy to find out –
What Do We Think:
Shahid Kapoor delivers this John Wick-esque role flawlessly in Bloody Daddy. Shahid Kapoor as the titular Bloody Daddy carries all the shades – from being an irresponsible, reckless father, and a shrewd cop to a brooding, menacing and livid protector for his son.
The story takes place over a single night – Bloody Daddy has taut, engaging screenplay, stylish, fast-paced action with well-choreographed sequences which are the main highlight of the movie.
Bloody Daddy has an abundance of those badass, cool action shots and the music in the background complements it quite well. In fact, the contrast between the sleek, rap music and the high-octane, crisp action scenes is thrilling.
But the emotional touch in the film seems hollow given the significance of the title Bloody Daddy! On paper, it sounds compelling, but the emotional dynamic between father-son isn’t that profound on screen.
Shahid Kapoor excels in this action-hero mode. He is a total badass in the action scenes (especially the close combat ones), has good comic timing when required and conveys his character’s fierce, protective streak well.
Diana Penty is convincing as the do-gooder cop who completely turns the game on its head in one rookie mistake. But she’s held back by limited screen time. Rajeev Khandelwal is stellar as the crafty, amoral cop playing from the sidelines and delivers well in the face-off sequences with Shahid. It makes for an entertaining duel indeed.
Ronit Roy and Sanjay Kapoor as the drug lords come across as funny rather than villainous, too obsessed with their Gucci jackets.
Overall, Bloody Daddy is an entertaining actioner with quite the potential for a sequel. It would have been marvellous to witness it on the big screen too – purely for the action.
Hit Or Miss:
Is entertaining and high on action. If you want to see Shahid Kapoor unleash his inner John Wick, catch this flick on Jio Cinema app.