Roy Review: Promising Premise Killed By Lack Of Pace

The psychological underpinning of the narrative is barely intelligible until a few minutes before the halfway mark, the point at which it emerges that the art heist is a figment of the fictional filmmaker’s imagination.

Roy fritters away the makings of an interesting plot premise. Had a little more thought gone into the film, it might have been a different story.

The songs are hummable, the storytelling style is refreshingly free from Bollywood-style high drama, and the director allows the actors to underplay their characters. Rampal, as the writer-filmmaker running short of inspiration, is earnest in his effort to live the part.

Jacqueline Fernandez, who gets a great deal of footage, is unable to break free from the inchoate nature of the two roles that she plays.

As for Ranbir, it is palpable that he is searching for more meat in the characterisation. Sadly, there just isn’t enough in the role for him to dig his teeth into.

Roy, despite some impressive stylistic elements, is undone by its lack of momentum and energy. Be that as it may, Vikramjit Singh seems to be a director definitely worth keeping an eye on.

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