OnlySagnik's video: The Family Man full Movie Review Manoj Bajpayee Raj Dk

The Family Man — Amazon's newest original series from India, out now on Prime Video — really wants you to know that it's inspired by real events. That's why it's not happy with just having a title card that says as much. To further drill home that point, the first episode ends with (somewhat unnecessary) newspaper clippings that showcase its various sources of inspiration, centred around Islamic radicalisation, Hindu nationalism, cow vigilantism and mob lynchings, mass surveillance, intelligence agencies' logistical problems, and its agents' financial worries and misuse of power. One part of its story deals with the insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir, a timeless topic that gains an added tinge in the wake of recent political decisions. But merely knowing which relevant topics to deal with does not a good series make. TV shows — like any piece of entertainment — are about presentation and execution, and The Family Man falters more than is acceptable. The Amazon series struggles out of the gate, with the first two episodes failing in terms of pacing, narrative, and character work. It does slightly improve on those fronts from episode three, but other problems remain. Multiple scenes across The Family Man — we've seen seven of the 10 episodes in total — feel both weightless and emotionless due to stilted deliveries and rushed direction or editing. It's almost as if the actors had to mug up the dialogues on the spot and were then asked to spew them on screen. Strange that the creators didn't pick up on that. Speaking of the creators, The Family Man comes from the minds of Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. — better known as Raj & D.K. — who also served as the producers, directors, and co-writers on the show, the last of those alongside stand-up comedian Suman Kumar. (D.K. has a cameo as well.) Raj & D.K. have kept a tight control on nearly everything in their career so far, which has featured more misses than hits. That includes the likes of zombie comedy Go Goa Gone and action comedy A Gentleman. Their most successful script, the horror comedy Stree, wasn't directed by them. The Family Man follows the pattern of their filmography, ending up with more misses than hits.