\RAANGI
Cert 15
121 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong bloody violence, sexually abusive behaviour
Raangi is simply all over the place. Indeed, it is so clumsy, I am amazed that Netflix bought its rights.
To be fair, it does attempt to address some pretty meaty subjects - internet grooming and the American role in Libya, but its narrative is remarkably cackhanded.
Meanwhile, its production values are well below what I would usually expect of the streaming giant.
I missed Raangi at the cinema because its run in the UK was so short but we were fortunate enough to have a 65-inch telly in our holiday Air BnB so, while Mrs W slept, I took the chance to see M. Saravanan's picture
It stars Trisha as a journalist who is so uncompromising that she even scares her extended family who live next door.
She steps into the fray when her 16-year-old niece (Anaswara Rajan) is being bullied and even groomed online,
However, one of the men (Bekzod Abdumalikov) seems genuine - even though it transpires he is a freedom fighter thousands of miles away in Libya.
This is where the story just becomes potty as she impersonates her niece in lovey-dovey messages with him.
Yes, a chap who is literally firing bazookas at Americans in northern Africa is smitten with a girl he has never met on Facebook and actually isn't who he thinks she is.
Wait for it... at one point he even turns up at the school of the girl who is completely oblivious to this cyber affair.
That's right - a Libyan orphan who literally lives in the desert, suddenly pops on a ten-and-a-half-hour flight.
This is just one of the bewildering storylines that make zero sense and lead into a denouement which is utterly bizarre.
Reasons to watch: Engaging themes
Reasons to avoid: Clumsily put together
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 3/10
The final word. Trisha: "Raangi is all about how this curiosity to get to the bottom of a story makes her take some not-so-smart decisions. Fearlessness can be a flaw too at times." New India Express
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