Kill review: Brutal action film “Die Hard on a Train”

However, Amrit is an army commando and quickly becomes the thieves’ worst nightmare as he moves from carriage to carriage, taking them out while simultaneously trying to protect his love.

And that’s all. The hero is honest, serious and direct, which means there is no room for cutting one-liners, while the villains are exactly who they claim to be, so no twists, no grand ideologies or unexpected motives. And not quite enough story to fill the nearly two hour running time.

Actions that have an impact

But this lack of plot means the film can concentrate on its main task: to delight and disgust with one scene of breathtaking violence after another.

The hand-to-hand combat has to be seen to be believed. Since there are no weapons, knives, hammers, chains, machetes and even a random hockey stick do the most damage.

The slashing, carving and tearing of flesh is sometimes hard to bear, although the characters continue to fight after The idea that they were turned into human pincushions sometimes strains credibility.

But Lakshya is a force of nature as Amrit, which helps convince that he is practically superhuman. Raghav Juyal is no less than him as Fani, the most diabolical of bandits and a worthy villain for Lakshya’s heroes.

Excite the audience

Because of the cramped conditions and the similarities between train carriages, Kill sometimes feels repetitive. But director (and co-writer) Nikhil Nagesh Bhat does his best to avoid such pitfalls through trickery and still keep the audience engaged.