I recently decided to try a few Indian films, something I had not yet done despite being a massive fan of world cinema. Where better to start than the films that are in the IMDb top 250? First came Like Stars on Earth ... absolutely fantastic. Then 3 Idiots ... very very good. Then A Wednesday ... oh dear. I had such high expectations and was sorely disappointed. It's not that this is a bad film (the 1 or 2/10 reviews are ridiculous). it's just that it is a 'nothing' film. The acting is totally forgettable, with not a single compelling character. The cop who is supposed to be the 'bad cop' does nothing worse than partake in some dreadfully executed slapping scenes, the police chief is perfunctory bordering on dull and even the 'common man' baddie is unconvincing. The attempts at humour are cringe-worthy. The whole film has an air of all-been-done-before. If it was Holly not Bollywood this film would sink without a trace, being enjoyed by people when it comes out and then swiftly forgotten as it joins the endless heap of films with the same construct. Yet it sits in the top 250! There is not one single thing about this film that is anything but ordinary at best.Of course it is a totally different film to 3 Idiots or Like Stars on Earth but those films had magical qualities and were so unique only Indian cinema could have produced them. This film could have been done anywhere, Perhaps it is a mere aberration that it appears in the top 250 but suddenly I can no longer safely rely on such a film being at least high quality whether I enjoyed it or not. It really is mind-blowing that so many people think this is an incredible film. I give it a generous six.

Do you want do watch a thriller Bollywood movie similar to decent ones like Drishyam? Don't even think about watching this one. The movie's biggest problem is its ridiculous style. Every time it's meant to be dramatic, it uses slow motion along with some unbelievably overdramatic music. Two cheap ways to create excitement - and it doesn't work at all in A Wednesday. The production quality isn't exactly good either. Aside from the uninspired shots of the Mumbai rooftops, the sound effects is an embarrassment. They aren't believable and they use the same ones in every fight. "Is some getting kicked twice? Lets use the same lame sound effect twice after one another." I've never noticed sound effects this bad before. But here it is impossible to ignore. The plot is a typical "terrorist blackmailing the police"-one. With a man sitting on a rooftop, making demands from a series of untraceable calls. But we don't get to see the people that he threatens to kill, so its hard to really care about the stakes. The only reason I managed to see this entire movie without falling asleep was the high tempo. All other aspects of this movie are terrible. Overall, this doesn't feel like a top 250-movie at all. More like a mediocre TV-movie. Watch something else. Anything.

Never have i seen such a bad flick so highly rated. It changes my whole perspective about rating movies and reading reviews on popular and great sites. I have seen bad movies...i never wrote a bad review...never said its a waste of time...this one is...but not wasted time...stolen time by the idea and rating that it has...and if you say to yourself: "just one bad opinion floating in a sea of likes" Try it...go for it. i can assure you its floating in a sea of lies... PS my 1st ever review.

The movie may seem strange at first. As like other Bollywood movies, the audience actually sees the movie's first image long after the movie started, precisely at about 2:30 minute. The story also dragged at the opening, without really displaying any real threat. Even the first bomb is revealed as an actual bomb way long after the threat has been submitted. When the main conflict has kicked in the movie takes on a nice pace to build up its story. And as the movie progresses, the twists presented feel very much unpredictable, although highly unlikely to happen in a real life scenario. Yet this movie finishes with so many unnecessary scenes put in, with plot holes unresolved, such as the actor who came at the beginning. The acting work is really typical Bolywood movie, most of the main cast did a standard job to keep the serious element of the movie running, but the rest of the cast just overdone their performances, making the movie look hyperbolic.