This typical main-stream Indian movie from West Bengal, 7th August is a crime-thriller about the search for a serial killer. When a police investigation comes to a dead-end, a suspended seasoned officer is brought in to help solve the mystery of a poet-killer; the killer’s modes-operandi is to refer famous classical Bengali poetry for each murder. Typical here is the standard that is expected from popular Indian cinema: songs (two of them), a heroine that was not really needed, obvious focus on a seasoned star-actor, but also the production values of an experienced industry. Although the movie presents nothing new, it manages to be a fascinating watch until the last 10 minutes, when the *big reveal* fizzles into a gimmick that undoes everything before. Much like a good meal that ends with a bug in your dessert.
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