Guns aren’t fun. I know this flies in the face of every that is American, but they aren’t … and (as an American) I only realize such when you have a battle royale where guns are not present, as in today’s film, Kill.
Kill advertises itself as the bloodiest, goriest Hindi film ever. For my money, it’s the shortest Hindi film I can name. Why, at a thrifty one-hour, forty-five minute runtime, Kill could play twice before you finish with most Hindi films. And it would be worth it. This thing is action action action and blood blood blood.
The bare bones of a plot here involve the hijack of a train from who-knows-where to who-knows-where. A roaming gang of knife-wielding thugs led by Fani (Raghav Juyal) have not only threatened passengers; they have made it clear that if blood is spilt, they don’t especially mind.
On the other side is Army commando Amrit (Lakshya). His girlfriend Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is the daughter 
of some big nabob – always wanted to use that word, and, hey, here it’s appropriate!- who has engineered her marriage to somebody who isn’t Amrit. Naturally, Amrit and his commando buddy Viresh (Abhishek Chauhan) board the train in order to … well, I’m not sure either of you has really imagined the endgame here; it doesn’t matter, of course, before long, Fani and the Fanduels take over and the good guys are required to fight back.
For a while, it is almost civil. I won’t tell you when or how it turns, but when it does, there will be many pools of dark red.
Kill is a delight for fans of action and blood. From the capacity of the train to the official responses to the mechanics of the theft, I cannot vouch for any of the dynamics within the film, but I can tell you there is a lot of hand-to-hand beweaponed combat in the film … and it is a lot more interesting than if everybody had guns. I’m also bolstered by the relatively brief runtime. I’m not going to call this film genius; I don’t think any of these characters are terribly realized, but this was a fun romp for action fans.
There once was a commando, Amrit
Who was in love, he had to admit
But his other was selected
And then thugs connected
Maybe with a knife, he can engineer a split
Rated R, 105 Minutes
Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Writer: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, Ayesha Syed
Genre: Strangers on a train … fighting to the death
Type of being most likely to enjoy this film: Action junkies, blood junkies
Type of being least likely to enjoy this film: Conflict negotiators
