I was hoping after Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, Aparna Sen will come up with even better fare.
Unfortunately, 15 Park Avenue offers nothing interesting to me, except perhaps Shabana Azmi's & Konkona's acting. Rahul Bose looks dazed and less said about Shefali Shah's acting the better.
I have a major complaint: apart from the two leading ladies, the rest of the actors look stiff and the conversations, in particular, between characters seems artificial. Waheeda is wasted, Dhritiman goes through the motion, Knawaljit Singh is the weak link.
Another point: why was the movie shot in Bhutan? The location definitely was underutilized.
SS
As an Aparna Sen movie, I expected more from 15 Park Avenue. Nonetheless, I congratulate Aparna Sen for tackling such a difficult topic for the broad audience. The movie sometime becomes slow moving and seems to drag, but the acting of Konkona Sen Sharma is one that keeps the audience's rapt attention.
However, the screenplay leaves much to be said. The conversations between charaters are ones that can be predicted and and even quoted. There is very little surprise or suspense to any of the actions by the characters. And though the ending is meant to leave us questioning, the ending just simply falls apart.
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