Question Mark Hindi Movie
A completely obscure film with an absolutely obscure title such as question mark makes its way to the theaters this week. A clear rip off of Blair Witch project, the film full of newcomers treads into the horror genre. Does it scare the audience enough? Remains to be seen.
In November 2010, a group of seven film school students go deep into the woods at a farm house to shoot their final year film project but never return. A few days later, their camera is found. The film is an account of what transpired that led to the disappearance of all seven.
Percept Picture Company's ? (Question mark) very clearly takes inspiration from the Blair Witch project and also shows glimpses of Ragini MMS. One cannot call this a complete innovative project, neither in terms of story nor in terms of the basic plot. However, the makers of ? provide their own inventiveness in terms of its execution.
Instead of giving in to the typical mask faced spirits or our clichéd Indian voodoo, the makers stick to an unknown, undefined eerie entity that shows its presence subtly but effectively enough to run chills down the spine. There's enough balance between the silence and loud thuds to bring in the impact of sound effects.
What also work in the film's favour is the rawness of the actors. A completely new cast, all the seven gang do a decent job at acting and never appear forced or showy. Simran deserves a special mention for executing the scene of being possessed with athletic brilliance.
However, certain scenes do come as a letdown and deterrents specially the entire doll re-appearing episode is a complete cliché. The heavy breathing of all actors or even the fact that all activities happen only around the camera comes as a bit of a cinematic liberty. The length of the film too is an issue. Despite being a 90 minute film, there still seems a scope of further reducing the timeline to make it all the more crisp.
To sum it up, ? (Question Mark) comes across as a decent attempt at horror genre and newcomers such as these should be encouraged.
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