Deepak Kumar Mishra's 'The Vvaan: Force of the Forest' arrives with a timely premise about ecological preservation, political corruption and the cost of development, but the film's execution is weighed down by soap-opera melodrama, repetitive scares and uneven tonal shifts. Sidharth Malhotra leads a cast that includes Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil Grover, Anup Soni and Shweta Tiwari in a story that aims for mythic urgency but often settles for formula.
'The Vvaan: Force of the Forest' Review: A Glossy Eco-Thriller That Slogs Through Its Own Contradictions
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RDU Global Correspondent
Environment Desk
Mumbai, India 7h ago•6 min read
Deepak Kumar Mishra's 'The Vvaan: Force of the Forest' arrives with a timely premise about ecological preservation, political corruption and the cost of development, but the film's execution is weighed down by soap-opera melodrama, repetitive scares and uneven tonal shifts. Sidharth Malhotra leads a cast that includes Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil Grover, Anup Soni and Shweta Tiwari in a story that aims for mythic urgency but often settles for formula.
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