TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

majesticjay This is one of those few movies which you can't judge on any basis. Whatever I write in this review, it is not because I want to judge it, but because after watching the movie, even at 4am in the morning, I felt I couldn't go to sleep unless I inform others how good a movie it is.Excellent performances from Rani Mukherjee (Meera, a brave journalist) and Vidya Balan (Sabrina, Jessica's sister). Excellent story-telling by director Rajkumar Gupta. Very nice picturization and background score is awesome. There are no cheesy dialogues or songs popping out of nowhere (like in a typical bollywood movie). Very bold and witty dialogues and perfect flow of the story keeps you hooked throughout. At the end of the movie it leaves the viewers with a message - that one has to fight for right and justice.If you have not watched it, stop reading reviews and buy an original DVD.

M . great story and acting, with a powerful message... it's especially great to see stories like this being told in modern India, in which mass media has played a large role in curbing corruption, and social networking is also helping...HOWEVER!!!! do we really need to hear indians say the f-word as much as possible? it DOESN'T SOUND COOL, it sounds STUPID. i can't help dropping my face into my hands every time one of these characters says the f-word, for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AT ALL.... indians are sooooo obsessed with looking cool that they make themselves look like complete idiots... i don't understand this stupid trend and it really takes away from the movie when everyone is trying to outdo each other with the English swearwords they can say. it's not cool at all, it makes them look silly and low class... but i have a feeling this trend will continue, and audiences will keep eating it up until typical indians become as foul-mouthed as typical Americans... this goes along with so many other bollywood trends, such as everyone being a smoker. in American films, you hardly ever see this anymore, yet it seems that more and more Indian films now have characters that smoke, again FOR NO REASON AT ALL.... another scene is one in which rani's character is seeing aggressively making out with a man, presumably after a night out, and this scene is NEVER referred to again. i just don't understand why so much effort goes into trying to look cool, especially when there's no purpose for it. i have no problem with swearing, smoking or making out, but when it's being put into a movie that it has nothing to do with, the audience is cheated. slaughtering animals is also a part of daily life, so why don't they put in a few scenes of that too? or of rani using the the toilet? or of vidya using tampons? because that's basically how trashy they look when they're CONSTANTLY repeating the f-word for no purpose other than to make young indians giggle and try to look cool....

milind bapat Saw the movie as it was on showcase. It dragged on for not less than 2hours and 10 minutes. Print media had rated the movie very highly.I felt that a crisp movie could have been made minus the background scores and prolongation of predictable sequences. Even a stringent editing could have enhanced the impact considerably. It would have been worth the watch had it been 1 and a qt hour. Rani was shown to be overly smart and chirpy but her acting left a lot to be desired. Whether English or Hindi, her dialogs lacked clarity, were very poor on change of pace and tone of delivery. A 4th grader would have done better in this regard. add to this the husk and you get one of the most unintelligible delivery. The movie fails to produce the same outrageous effect that even a well informed writeup would have had while the real Jessica murder trial was going on. The only good part is the camera-work and the brief and overly fragmented music scores. I wish those were little longer.

Peter Young Raj Kumar Gupta's No One Killed Jessica is based on the true story of the murder of model Jessica Lal. The movie does not work as a docudrama but more as a dramatic thriller which is effectively fictionalised in large portions to tell a story. The story may be based on a real-life event, but it never depends on it. It does not chronicle in any way the entire case with all its real-life elements. The story is real, but many cinematic ingredients are added to make it more alluring. Rarely do pictures of this sort get made in India, sadly, while in foreign countries, this has already become a well-known movie formula. No One Killed Jessica centres around two characters: Sabrina Lal, the quiet sister of the late Jessica, and Meera Gaity, a foul-mouthed hot-blooded journalist. Both women seek justice which does not seem to be coming because the murderer is none other than the son of an influential politician.It's a funny paradox that many times people use to laugh at the fact that politicians and other powerful figures are presented as corrupt and hypocrites in Indian movies, calling it stereotypical. And here the law is dumber than ever, and the funny thing is that it's actually the truth. A woman was brutally murdered and it takes many years until justice actually prevails. This aspect of the film is very well portrayed, and well, the courtroom scenes are just fascinating. No One Killed Jessica is a fast-paced feature which tries to work more on the emotional level. It does not excruciate the audience by following the never-ending case in minute detail, and perhaps that's where it scores the most. The movie may be a bit unsettling but at the same time it is inspiring to see how a majority of ordinary citizens take the power to their hands by just uniting and fighting against injustice together.While watching Rani Mukherjee's strong-minded and assertive journalist Meera, her lawyer Saamiya Siddiqui from Veer-Zaara often comes to the mind, although the characters are different. She evidently enjoys playing her part, but at the same time suffers from it. I don't know if she was the prefect choice for it, frankly. Her line delivery is not that of a news presenter, and she is endlessly given an opportunity to curse, swear and insult her colleagues. Now that's not a strong character make, and at times it looks like the otherwise graceful lady is terribly miscast. Having said that and barring the fact that something is missing in this performance, Rani is still pretty good. Some of her fans may be surprised because her role is not that lengthy, and maybe that's why the director tries to make it so bold, but the actress does occasionally manage to rise above these poor attempts by honestly portraying Meera's feisty nature, her tough outside, and her soft inside.And without the slightest of doubt, it is Vidya Balan who owns the film with her sincere and heartfelt act. Balan looks impossibly authentic in the role and skillfully captures the essence of Sabrina. Although the film does not always portray her character in a positive light, Balan wins it over by creating a simple and understated portrait of anguish, despair and courage. The film's music is so-so, with some songs, like that energetic "Dilli" song, being really fun and enjoyable and others just dragging the narrative to no end. All said and done, No One Killed Jessica is definitely not without its flaws but is still an interesting and entertaining picture. It does not always ring true, and some aspects of it are overdone, the character of Meera being the prime example. The ending in particular turns into an emotional ride which leans more on drama rather than on an actual and deep message, but in the end, it just grows on you and ultimately leaves a mark.