Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Gets a Lukewarm Welcome as Viewers Slam Screenplay and Pace
Reviewers say Yash’s action spectacle is technically polished and expensive, but its weak writing and illogical screenplay leave the story hollow.
- On Wednesday, the film Toxic starring Yash released to immediate backlash, with critics calling the ambitious gangster drama a "fairy tale that turns into a complete nightmare for everyone."
- Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the production is set in 1947 Goa, following a gangster named Raya; made on a budget of Rs 500 crore, it opened with a total gross of Rs 57 crore in India.
- Although the film looks expensive, critics describe the screenplay as "weak" and "soulless," noting that uneven pacing and reliance on violence over substance test audience patience.
- Reactions on social media describe the film as "boring" and "violent," with viewers citing an overdose of KGF-style treatment; Kiara Advani stands out among supporting cast, though music has largely disappointed.
- Frustrated viewers called the project a "disaster of the decade," questioning why Yash spent 4 years on the film; unlike his previous hit's emotional foundation, this story fails to connect.
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Yash’s ‘Toxic’ gets a lukewarm welcome as viewers slam screenplay and pace
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Yash's Toxic Is Getting Wildly Different Reviews — Here's Why
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Toxic Review on X: Yash Brings the Madness, But Does the Movie Know What It Wants to Say Exactly?
Toxic Review: Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is where you leave the theatre wondering if you watched a film, a very expensive fever dream or Yash’s personal Pinterest board titled “things that look cool in slow motion”. Toxic Review on X X (formerly Twitter) naturally had the war going over the Toxic release. Released in theatres on August 26, Geetu Mohandas’ Toxic arrives with the kind of baggage only a Yash film can carry after KGF. It is …
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