Review: Sumner must deal with not only criminals but also officers on her tail within the Bureau of Narcotics in order to reach her son. The kidnapping of his son leaves the high-functioning alcoholic rogue cop running like a killer who can destroy anything that gets in his way.
Farzi and now Bloody Daddy… Shahid Kapoor is in a good role. No commercial Hindi film hero is having more fun on OTT than Shahid. It is clear that the actor has let go of his insecurities or his standing in the industry to unleash his wild side, giving him the freedom to be free. Kabir Singh’s song ‘Vaada Vaa Vaa Vaa Vaa Vaa’ is almost audible as Sumair walks around wearing a John Wick black blazer with the intent to kill. The actor has played the alpha male eccentric character well and it is very satisfying to see him having fun with it. Despite his relatively small size or good-looking boy-next-door image, he owns every bit of his outrageously funny but violent character.
The action thriller adapted from Ali Abbas Zafar’s French film Nuit Blanche (Sleepless Night, 2011) is a trippy ride from start to finish. Shot during Covid in a hotel in Abu Dhabi (portrayed as Gurugram), the entire film revolves around the duffel bag containing the drugs and its delivery. There are two other cops (Diana Penty and Rajeev Khandelwal) monitoring Sumair’s actions and on a mission of their own. Unwitting hotel staff and guests get caught in this web of cop vs cop, cop vs criminals and criminals vs criminals madness. Who is corrupt and who is playing a big game, the story becomes.
You loved Bloody Daddy for the same reason you loved Brad Pitt’s action comedy Bullet Train or the Coen Brothers’ classic dark comedy. It’s bold, insane, dramatic and hilarious. The camera work and well-choreographed stylized action (knife, gun, boxing, etc.) keep you on the edge of your seat and make you wonder why this isn’t a theatrical release. Given the Covid setting the unintentional humor works well and adds to the pace. The second half however, feels a bit stagnant as the action overpowers the humour. The plot is also quite predictable.
Bloody Daddy doesn’t take himself too seriously. It’s an absurdly funny, simple action-crime thriller that’s brutal and brave.