Review of Qarib Qarib Single

Film's idea was fresh, even the casting but execution is unbearably slow. Film starts dipping after 15 minutes of beginning and finally sinks. Supposed to be a love story, has only one beautiful emotional scene which is, when male lead sleeps while conversing with female lead over intercom, leaving his night lamp on, which disturbs her sleep. She sneaks into male lead room to switch off light and notices that male lead is sleeping while holding hand set under his cheek. She tries to pull out hand set so he can sleep well which leads her palm stuck under his cheek. This is OK scene but witnessing film graph it was best one with tender moments. This scene is followed by most irritating scene of unnecessary quarrel between both for by mistake tripping by male lead into female lead room. A lady agrees to go with an almost stranger male to meet his ex-girlfriends, then male comes into her room unintentionally. He apologizes throughout the scene but she made it issue because it has to be interval point. Film travels to three cities but pace gradually comes to stand still. Two fantastic performers are wasted completely. Irrffan Khan is perfect. Parvathy as Jaya is first rate. She showcased her caliber in a pre climax scene, when she was left alone in a coffee shop and she emotes mixture of confusion, realization then tears roll down her cheek in a single mid shot.