Ugly (A)
26/Dec/2014 Thriller, Drama 128 mins

3.50

Morbid beauty

Ugly is not the usual cinema we are so used to. It is not entertainment. It is cinema that is not escapist and does not shy from disconcerting and disturbing you. The haunting climax stays long after one leaves the theatre. If this is your kind of cinema go for it. Ugly is a delight.(more)

Source: Ameet Bhuvan, MovieCrow

4.50

Ugly is Anurag Kashyap's finest film

With half the runtime of Kashyap's previous efforts ,Ugly comes with a packed narrative. Every frame has a dark undertone and Ugly does not conclude until every possible avenue of audience empathy is explored. With a run time of two hours and eight minutes, 'Ugly' will end up leaving you gasping for...(more)

Source: Raja Sen., Rediff.com

4.75

This one is a grim, gripping and shocking movie

Ugly, in one simple line, is about how we tend to lose greater things in life because we are too stuck on our own perceptions and insecurities. Watch the movie for brilliance and for its simple, touching and mind-blowing messaage. Watch it for Ronit Roy, Rahul Bhatt and Vineet Kumar Singh. Do no...(more)

Source: Sweta Kaushal, Hindustan Times

3.00

Ugly works best when it focuses on the depression-afflicted woman who contemplates different ways of committing suicide.

A 10-year-girl, left alone in a car in a busy Mumbai neighbourhood, disappears. Her actor-father and his casting agent-friend go to a nearby police station to lodge a complaint. What ensues is by far the best-written scene in Anurag Kashyap�s Ugly, a disquieting noir thriller that hinges on a slew o...(more)

Source: Saibal Chatterjee , NDTV Movies

2.00

Watch it if you are an Anurag Kashyap fan, else avoid!

Anurag Kashyap is the quintessential rebel. He has had a disturbed childhood and it shows in the choice of his movie subjects which turn out to be disturbing for the aam janta. The patrons of Hollywood and European cinema are inherently far detached from the harsh poor realities of life. Patrons of ...(more)

Source: Bollywood Hungama News Network, Bollywood Hungama

4.00

It delivers a packed narrative, intentional violence and shock value

With half the runtime of Kashyap�s previous efforts ,Ugly comes with a packed narrative. Every frame has a dark undertone and Ugly does not conclude until every possible avenue of audience empathy is explored. With a run time of two hours and eight minutes, 'Ugly' will end up leaving you gasping for...(more)

Source: Kaushani Banerjee, Deccan Chronicle