Judgementall Hai Kya Film Review: A Psychotic Murder

Bobby suffers from dissociative identity disorder, while her tenant, Keshav, who has recently moved in along with his wife, shows duplicitous behavior. It appears from the start that there is more than meets the eye over here. Bobby has had a traumatic childhood, as is evident from her backstory, which leads the viewer to believe that she is mentally unstable. She is obsessed with Keshav, only to find herself pitted against him in a murder investigation until the cops conclude that it is an accident. Post-intermission the movie shifts tonally and gets more bizarre. We analyze it in the Judgementall Hai Kya film review.

Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao are both formidable leads, and this is evident in the first half, although the narrative does not give them the same kind of freedom in the second half. The movie goes overboard and almost loses the intrigue that the first half at least tries to set up.

Some characters are introduced post-intermission, while others are taken off. Satish Kaushik and Brijendra Kala as the cops investigating the murder are now gone, and instead, we have Jimmy Shergill playing a play director introduced to the mix. Also, we see some new female faces. This shuffling of the cast lends an incongruity to the story.

There is no one character that you root for throughout the entire movie. Ideally, Bobby is sick, and so the audience should sympathize with her. However, the ambiguous narrative does not help with that. With the lack of an unexpected plot twist at the end, Judgementall Hai Kya bungles up. An unsatisfying ending tarnishes any hopes of the film being an enjoyable watch.

Judgementall Hai Kya will appeal to Kangana Ranaut fans. However, those looking for an engaging mystery will walk away disappointed. With the main character shown as a much-ridiculed individual, the film does not do much service to those battling a mental ailment. The story might not go down well with those viewers who are sensitive toward the portrayal of psychological maladies in films.

Tying into her ebullient public persona, Kangana Ranaut is the ideal choice for playing a whimsical character like Bobby. Although, one cannot say the same about Rajkummar Rao. In spite of his excellent track record, he fails to capture the shadiness of Keshav completely.

Also, for a murder mystery, Judgementall Hai Kya is fifteen minutes too long. Petty humor overshadows intense scenes where Keshav tries to gaslight Bobby, and generally, the film lacks gravitas.

Judgementall Hai Kya does not reach the frenzied pitch of say an Andhadhun. Although there are glimpses of an engaging dark comedy early on, it soon fizzles away.

One wishes that the director had shown more maturity in executing some of the scenes, particularly those in the second half. Doing so would have elevated the story and also kept the audiences riveted as the story unraveled. In this case, the narrative is all over the place scurrying to reach its denouement.

In summary, Judgemental Hai Kya is let down by poor writing and inconsistent direction. However, both the leads do well given the constraints of the script that lacks clarity and does not care to explicate the severity of mental illness. If you do not mind a laugh or two at the expense of someone whose mind debilitates daily life, you will come away moderately entertained.

Judgementall Hai Kya film review rates Judgementall Hai Kya (2 / 5)

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