Laxmii Review: The Bomb explodes with a crackling sound!

Even in lockdown, Akshay Kumar treats us to his horror-comedy flick 'Laxmii' directed by Raghav Lawrence. The movie is based on the Tamil flick 'Kanchana' which was also helmed by Lawrence. The movie also stars Ayesha Raza, Ashwini Kaleskar, Sharad Kelkar, Rajesh Sharma as the able supporting cast! The movie is an OTT release available on Disney+Hotstar.

What's Good: Performances: Akshay Kumar gives the performance of his career. He portrays Laxmii with exemplary conviction and words fall short to praise this man. Sharad Kelkar, Ayesha Raza, Ashwini Kaleskar provide extreme support to Akshay's performance. Message: The message finds relevance in today's world and is necessary. Comic Relief: Ayesha Raza and Ashwini provide some much needed comic relief in this movie.

What's Bad: Screenplay: The screenplay of the movie in both 1st and 2nd half falters. The 'Ayushmann Khurana Genre' Trap: The movie falls into the Ayushmann Khurana Genre Trap pretty quickly as it enters its 2nd half. Editing: The movie could have been easily 15-20 minutes short had only if the editing would've been crispier. Message Route: While the movie stays true to its messaging, the path it undertakes is messy and confuses.

Final Words: 'Laxmii' by no means is a perfect movie. The movie has its share of flaws but the towering performance by Khiladi alone makes the movie an absolute 'One Time Watch'. I am going for 2.5 stars for the movie and an extra half for Khiladi and Kelkar making it 3 stars for the movie. Watch it for a towering performance by Akshay and whilst saying this 'It Is Absolutely Impossible to Imagine any other A-lister doing this role!'

STREAMING ON: DISNEY+HOTSTAR!

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