Phoonk: The Review

In the beginning of the movie I was expecting to go on a total roller coaster ride in the dark! But by the end of it… sheeesh! The first half was quite scary. RGV has done a great job with all the suspense and sound effects in this half. Quite thrilling!

Rajiv who is father of the little girl (Rakhsa) has done a phenomenal job. Actually the entire cast has done well except for this annoying grandma who is always bobbing her head for some reason. It was so funny that the entire theatre was laughing and falling off their seats!

The second half was a deep plunge. After all the hype and thrill that the first half generated, the second half was very very pheeka. It was quite blah! RGV ke Aag was far more scarier than the second half!

Coming out of the movie, there were a couple of things that made me think… is there really a God who fights evil? And can black magic really work and harm you so bad? But then again I’m a believer, not a cynic.

All in all you should watch it once just for the thrill! It’s definitely better than RGV’s earlier attempt at horror, Vastu Shastra which was a whole lot of rubbish! About the challenge RGV gave to the audience - sitting alone for the movie, it seems sooo possible! I guess Ramu is gonna lose a few lakhs there!

I would give it 2 ½ stars out of 5.