Starts with a build-up of tension, is watchable for the first 30 minutes and then rapidly descends into nonsense. Corpses turn up one by one very quickly in and near a hotel. There is no investigation, unless yelling at hotel staff threateningly counts as investigation. The chemistry between the lead investigator and his partner seems forced. Like the storyline, it starts off with sparks but there is no fire. The movie just fails to grip from any angle - investigative or interpersonal or scenic. You will miss nothing by giving this one a miss. Perhaps it just tries too hard to be what it cannot, copying Scandinavian thrillers in an Indian setting with vastly different systems and cultural context.
Review of Vodka Diaries
