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Best movie ever!
Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Tejas Nair
I don't care if it references "The Beautiful Mind" or "1408," because 404 is one example that Bollywood is treading somewhere good.The cast performance is scintillating, so is the camera work. But I am disappointed with the editing & screenplay. The latter could've been more polished when telling a tale involving psychology & thrills. Talking about spirits & hallucinations, the plot is pure suspense till the last minute. With supports from huge social causes & rendering the actual situation of newbies in medicine colleges, drives the movie as a great entertainer.BOTTOM LINE: Recommended due to its absolute story-telling & spine- chilling climax. You might want to watch the ending twice to completely understand what the writers intend. Bravo!Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YESProfanity/Nudity/Sex: No | Vulgarity: Very Mild | Smoking/Alcohol/Drugs: Mediocre | Violence: Mediocre | Gore: No | Porn: No
Lover-UD
Firstly I want to give a standing applaud for the brave and bold experiment in Boolywood by Mr. Director "Praval Raman". Mostly the fate of these movies are pre judged and decided in our country, same happened with 404 too. Not many movie enthusiast even know about this. What a pity! The movie is for every sincere movie lover, for all the Hollybood maniacs who claim Indian film industry having no sense, generates no meaningful movie.The movie is based on the Psyche of human mind, its vulnerability to so called unexisting objects and ghosts. The movie is plotted in a medical college where freshers are being ragged and a boy named Abhimanyu, kinda stand against it. Also he insists his warden and teacher (Satish Kaushik) to allot him room no. 404 where a student died 3 yrs ago and a rumor was in the air about Ghosts and spirits in the room. In the parallel Prof. Anirudh is immensely impressed with Abhimanyu and working on a thesis on Bipolar Disorder. As movie gradually picks the pace, a series of events unturns and enters a slightly dark mode. Last 15-20 minutes are nail biting as the mystery unfolds.As a psyche senior Imad Shah and his friends did a decent job. None of the actors is a biggie yet has done a full justice to their characters. Background score is commendable and is fullon successful in creating the aroma of mystery, fear and suspense. Few scenes of ragging like one in the room with red light in the room is surprisingly esthetically shot. Also Ranjan deserves full points in creating the environment of a college, sketching each character with solidity.Hats off to him for such a brave experiment. Kudos :)
zacker56
It may seem to be a very good movie, kudos to the director for trying to dream big, but please don't make a copy (however unrelated as you may say it is) to English movies. The concept of story telling is a basic skill without any limits kept but only your imagination. However, the director, the screenplay writer and other story writers are stunted in their imaginations as they have resorted to take up a good horror movie like 1408 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450385/ and then just making minimal changes (so as to avoid a copyright issue) and presenting it to the public. Do things with innovation then even the old horror movies with ghost bungalows, and witches and omens and possessed souls will seem better.So, even though this may seem to be a good movie to lot of people, the inspiration with which it was made (and never credited) makes me put this at 1/10.
grvmehra09
404 is a suspense thriller with a twist in the end that blows your mind. The highpoint of the film lies in the fact that it explores paranormal activity without abandoning science and rationality. And that indeed is a rare achievement.Following a linear structure, the narrative stays focused right through.The film is a must watch for all 'thriller' fans. And also horror buffs! Don't miss it. And yet "404" is one of the most terrifying movie experiences in recent times.Go for 404 with a bottle of patience. It runs for so long that you could start hallucinating whether the movie is real.
