Lootcase Review: Has Nothing New to Offer!

After missing its theatrical release due to the on-going COVID-19 crisis, Lootcase managed to get a slot among the series of movies releasing on Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex. And as the trailer and title depicted, Lootcase is a movie about a suitcase packed with looted money that goes missing. With this simplistic and familiar storyline, Director Rajesh Krishnan tried to narrate a 134-minute comedy solely reliant on humor and nothing else. Lootcase Review

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Lootcase stars Kunal Khemu, Gajraj Rao, Rasika Dugal in the lead roles, and the movie opens up by establishing Bala Rathore (Vijay Raaz) and Omar (Sumit Nijhawan), the two rival gangs of the city. With a chance to backfire at Omar, gangster Bala plans to loot a suitcase containing 100 crores, that Minister Patil Sahab (Gajraj Rao) has handed over to Omar to close a deal. Lootcase Review

During a clash between the two gangs, the suitcase goes missing, and Bala, Omar, and the police inspector, Kolte (Ranvir Shorey), try to track down the suitcase after being continuously triggered by the Minister. Accidently the suitcase falls into the hands of Nandhan Kumar (Kunal Khemu), a normal family man working at a printing press. Being from a lower-middle-class family, with quite a few extravagant dreams and clueless about the history of the suitcase, how Nandhan made use of it, and whether the suitcase brought peace to his life or not is the story of the movie. Lootcase Review

Already being a well known and a well-defined plot for comedy, Lootcase does not offer a brand-new storyline to compel you as a viewer inside and out. Quite regularly at times, we get a clear sense of where the movie was headed, but the humor manages to hold us till the end to watch the well-known climax.

The movie’s pivotal character Nandhan Kumar gets an elegant actor in Kunal Khemu, who delivered a subtle performance as a family man. His mischievous activities and innocent demeanor produced laughter at places and carried the film forward. Lootcase Review

Rasika Dugal plays the role of Latha as Nandhan’s wife, and her splendid performance makes the scenes around their family a little refreshing. Other supporting casts of the movie did a decent job in their provided space, and among them, the character Bala played Vijay Raaz seemed a bit interesting with its writing. The connection he registers with National Geography and the references he gives for each situation was amusing to watch.

Yet another commendable aspect of Lootcase were the dialogues written by Kapil Sawant, particularly the conversations between Bala (Vijay Raaz) and his gang were a blast to watch. The decent performances from the actors managed to generate humor through and through, and the lively parts around Nandhan’s family were delightful, notably after the suitcase enters his house.

Things could have been improved when it comes to the engagement which is missing in the screenplay. The lengthy scenes and the places that went without exploiting the humor quotient made it a little stagnant. The predictable flow of narration and cliché climax with over-dependency on humor were major letdowns of the movie.

Sanu John Varghese’s cinematography made the movie look vibrant, and it also beautified the evenings. The background score done by Sameer Uddin supported the mood of narration, and the duo Rohan Vinayak and Amar Mangrulkar’s songs did not leave much of an impact. The art design shined well in the interior portion of the homes in the colony setup.

Overall, with a more imaginative play and some spiced up situations, Lootcase could have been a more promising comedy-drama during this lockdown extension. The movie is not a failing output, but with nothing new to offer, lowkey expectations will make you get satisfied. Watch ‘Lootcase’ on Disney+ Hotstar here.

Rating – 2/5 | Grade – C

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