Rotten
Messy and confused, the film is a mishmash of tropes from Shakespeare, heist movies, family melodrama, and romance novels hastily thrown together.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
Overview
Daniyal, whose journey to seek justice takes him from India to Europe, America and the volatile Middle East. However, he finds out that in a mission like this, there is always a price to pay, in this case, a very personal price.
Director and cast
- Kabir Khan Director
- Saif Ali Khan as Captain Daniyal Khan
- Katrina Kaif as Nawaz Mistry
- Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Samit Mishra
- Rajesh Tailang as RAW Agent Alok
- Sabyasachi Chakraborty as RAW Chief Roy
- Denzil Smith as ISI Chief Haider
- Shahnawaz Pradhan Cast
- Mir Sarwar Cast
- J. Brandon Hill Cast
- Chittaranjan Giri Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
None of it is convincing in the least, although the actors do as much as they can. "Phantom Halo" ends up feeling like a mash-up of two many other mediocre films.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
A dark, satisfying work that can be forgiven for the moments it succumbs to Hollywood convention.
Helen T. Verongos, New York Times
Rotten
This film keeps reaching for cleverness but comes up with a fistful of cliches.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
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