India’s hyper-brutal action film receives impressive Rotten Tomatoes rating on US release

The brutal Indian action film Kill has received an incredible Rotten Tomatoes rating. Written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the film is a Hindi-language film in which Lakshya plays Amrit, an army commando whose attempt to stop his girlfriend’s arranged marriage fails when the train he is travelling in is besieged by a violent gang, against which he must fight back and defend the rest of the passengers. Positive Kill The first reviews came in after the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023.

Rotten tomatoes has calculated an official Tomatometer score for Kill from 54 different reviews. At the time of writing The film has a rating of 91%which has been officially certified as “Certified Fresh.” While the rating may fluctuate as more reviews are added in the first few weeks after the film’s release, this certification confirms that enough critics have reviewed the film that its positive rating is statistically significant and is not likely to change drastically.

Kill could usher in a new wave of Indian action films

The consistently positive response to Kill is no small feat. In fact, the film one of the most successful films currently running in domestic cinemasbeating Hollywood blockbusters like A quiet place: day one (87%), Despicable Me 4 (53%), Inside Out 2 (90%) and Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (47%). This could potentially lead to the film doing well at the domestic box office over Independence Day weekend, while also benefiting from hot weather across much of the U.S. that is driving revelers indoors.

If it spreads by word of mouth, Kill could follow in the footsteps of recent Indian action films, like 2022 RRR (95%) and 2023 Pathan (84%) and Jawan (89%), all of which were successful at the domestic box office and received high Rotten Tomatoes ratings. All three films are now among the top 6 highest-grossing Indian films of all time. In addition, RRR The box office success was followed by an Oscar for Best Original Song.

If Kill is similarly successful, it could help usher in a new wave of Indian action crossover hits. The 2024 Bollywood film pushes the boundaries in terms of violence and gore for an Indian release, and its potential success could lead to other filmmakers following in its footsteps with more sophisticated entries in the action genre. By capturing the balletic violence of the John Wick These films, despite their domestic success, could continue to be successful and bring even more Indian feature films to the international stage.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

Kill (2023)

When army commander Amrit (Lakshya) finds out that his true love Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is engaged against her will, he boards a train to New Delhi to prevent the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife thieves led by the ruthless Fani (Raghav Juyal) starts terrorizing innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on a death-defying murder spree to save those around him – turning a normal journey into an adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster ride.

director

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

Release date

7 September 2023

Studio(s)

Dharma Productions, Sikhya Entertainment

Sales Partner

Lionsgate

Authors

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, Ritesh Shah

Pour

Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya

Duration

105 minutes

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