Trapped Movie Reviews
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Verdict: Cool based on 20 reviews
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Verdict: Super Hit based on 1 reviews & ratings
4.5
Subhash K Jha | SKJBollywoodNews
It’s hard to imagine Trapped working so effectively withoutRajkummar Rao. He lives every second of Shourya’s struggle for self-preservation.His journey is so illustrative of a migrant’s metropolitan melancholy as to make any attempt to add signboards to the storytelling is akin to shining torchlight to supplement sunlight.Read full review4.0
Rohit Bhatnagar | Deccan Chronicle
Trapped breaks the barrier for winning hearts with its content. It is so difficult for the reviewer to find a flaw. Overall, Trapped is a brilliant film with a crisp narrative that will keep you glued till the last frame.Read full review4.0
Sukanya Verma | Rediff
Trapped mocks the invincibility we assume to have acquired as residents of this magical city by painting Mumbai as a distant, dark and depressing land taken over by concrete zombies. Where everything that one craves in Mumbai — space, privacy, view, trees or people minding their own business — seem like a curse.Trapped is not an easy film to stomach.Read full review4.0
Vishal Verma | Glamsham
Certainly not for the weak hearted, weak stomachs and entertainment hungry souls of Bollywood, TRAPPED is a triumph in Bollywood’s claustrophobic thriller genre that is masterly crafted by Vikramaditya Motwane and brilliantly acted by Rajkummar Rao. If you want to get rid from the ‘trap’ of the routine Bollywood thrills and have the appetite to try something different and new then get ‘TRAPPED’ at your nearest screens.Read full review4.0
Mayank Shekhar | Mid-Day
That ‘Trapped’ manages to grippingly hold your attention with such an underwhelming setting is an achievement in itself. That it could invade your senses makes it worth every minute, without any break, in the theatre.Read full review3.5
Rohit Vats | Hindustan Times
Trapped is a defining film for Motwane who has become braver in using small spaces and silence. It’s the beginning of a style that we must see in his next films.Read full review3.5
Raja Sen | NDTV
Vikramaditya Motwane’s ingenuous new film, Trapped, exploits this detachedness the city gets off on, simply by taking the island metaphor furtherRead full review3.5
Renuka Vyavahare | Times of India
…given the nature of the story, ‘Trapped’ does test your patience after a while. You also doubt the protagonist’s intelligence and sanity. Why would you rent a flat from a dubious agent, in an empty building? A few occurrences seem implausible. How come even fire doesn’t draw any attention? Nonetheless, the mounting tension makes you overlook these flaws and a bloated run time. ‘SH** happens’!Read full review3.5
Ananya Bhattacharya | India Today
The runtime of the film works in its favour. In less than 2 hours, your patience levels are fine. The absence of songs makes sure the pace of Trapped is not hampered.Watch Trapped this week. Be thankful that you have the option of opening a door and getting out. And make sure you double-check the locks before that door shuts and you’re, well, you know.Read full review3.5
Rachit Gupta | Filmfare
Vikramaditya Motwane could have refrained from the Castaway inspired romantic conflict in the third act. While it doesn’t make the film any less effective, the same situation could’ve been used to convey grittier emotions. But the few inconsequential slip ups aside, Trapped is a film that pulls you into the void of fear and despair with remarkable ease. It’s a thriller compels you to think, analyse and pray. This is an intimate affair with the scarier prospects of a lonesome life in a big city. Insightful and effective, Trapped is a must watch for all movie buffs.Read full review3.5
Sreeju Sudhakaran | Bollywood Life
Trapped is a unique and engaging thriller, bolstered by a fine performance by Rajkummar Rao. It might not appeal to frontbenchers with a taste of commercial cinema, but for those who want something different from Bollywood, Trapped is recommended watch for you, albeit a bold and uneasy one.Read full review3.5
Meeta Kabra | Wogma
Trapped engages. But, other than that you are looking out to escape the disgust.Read full review3.5
Manjusha Radhakrishnan | Gulf News
If you are in the mood for a no-frills thriller, then be sure to give Rao’s Trapped a shot. You will not feel like you are caught in a terrible movie.Read full review3.0
Surabhi Redkar | Koimoi
Trapped promises a brilliant performance by Rajkummar Rao. This engaging tale is not everyone’s cup of tea. Watch it for the love of survival dramas.Read full review3.0
IndiaGlitz | India Glitz
‘Trapped’ is like getting strangled in an urban jungle with fine performance and a unique theme catering to good cinema lovers.Read full review3.0
Madhuri | FilmiBeat
Allow yourself to get ‘trapped’ in Shaurya aka Rajkummar Rao’s world if you are seeking for something way different from the regular popcorn entertainers. This one needs a viewing purely for Rao’s stellar act.Read full review2.5
Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express
The trouble with Rajkummar Rao’s Trapped is that it is uneven. There are not enough genuinely scary heart-in-mouth moments. His despair stays on the surface when we want to see the soul.Read full review2.0
Anna MM Vetticad | Firstpost
It is one thing to avoid high-pitched melodrama, but quite another to allow your film to lapse into complete lack of energy. Trapped has a promising premise and is interesting to begin with, but is unable to maintain those interest levels through its 102 minutes and 56 seconds running time.Read full review2.0
Manisha Lakhe | NowRunning
Trapped is a typical festival film, which has its moments but is tiresome to watch and makes you wonder if it would have been better as a short film.Read full reviewNR
Shilpa Jamkhandikar | Reuters
“Trapped” is one of those films taken to another level only on the strength of a powerhouse performance, and Rajkummar Rao will be remembered for this one for a long, long time.Read full reviewNR
Uday Bhatia | LiveMint
Trapped is a 180-degree turn from the fevered romanticism of Lootera, but Motwane’s control over narrative doesn’t seem at all affected by the change of genre. In Rao, he has exactly the right actor for this kind of film: relatable enough to pass for an urban everyman, and talented enough to keep one’s attention for 105 minutes.Read full review