I have mixed feelings about Stree after watching it but overal it was a satisfying movie. It's just too bad that they always have to do their stupid dancing and singing in those Indian movies. Fortunately there were only a couple of those moments. Remove those two scenes and you have a movie with a good sense of humor and a monster (Stree) that isn't badly done (if you just forget about the monster floating around while chasing you as that is obviously done with a drone). The dialogues are also between good and bad. Listening to a couple grown men whining for their mother is a bit stupid, but the acting of Rajkummar Rao makes up for all that. His uncertain stuttering and shy character are definitely the best thing in this movie. I really enjoyed his acting. Overal the movie was entertaining, just too bad of the unnecessary Bollywood scenes.
Plot summary
Chanderi village is haunted for years by a witch whose called as Stree. She abducts men in dark leaving their clothes behind during the four day annual festival. Vicky young and handsome village tailor disbelief's these stories. He meets an Unnamed women whose in the village every year during the festival. Vicky and the women start getting close to each other. But his friends Jaana and Bitu get suspicious that till date only Vicky has seen the women and believe that she could be Stree.
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Remove the dancing and singing and you have a good movie.
One-Line Review: Stree (7 Stars)
Amar Kaushik's brilliant retelling of a folklore written by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK about a spirit that haunts a village for four days every year and hunts on virile men - Stree (Woman) is one of the most awe-inspiring horror comedies you will see in Bollywood this year, and perhaps this decade, for it also boldly captures the timely essence of the world we live in where predatory men hunt on women. TN.
I Smell A Sequel
Stree is a rather interesting film. The plot of this movie revolves around a female ghost who hunts and abducts men during the first four days of the Navaratri. The Navaratri is a nine day festival signifying good defeating evil. I must admit that I'm not familiar with Navaratri and I'm not sure if the first four days actually holds a significance in relation to this "haunting". My ignorance about the festival did not hinder my ability to enjoy this film.
I don't want to give any spoilers so I'll just give my opinions about what I did and did not like. The movie is filmed well. I think the setting was perfect, the actors gave great performances and the scripting was decent. There was great music, some funny moments and even a few good dances.
My dislikes are few. Like I stated, I'm not sure why this is set around this particular festival and it was never explained in the film. The pace seemed to drag along at times and it seemed to have taken a long time before you learned much about "Stree". When her story was explained it seemed a little vague. I don't understand what she did with the men she would abduct despite knowing the reason why she was targeting men. There were a couple of things that happen at the end I didn't fully understand. It really felt like a setup for a sequel.
I liked this though. I'm glad I watched it and if there is a sequel, I'll be waiting to watch it. Check it out.