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Taron Egerton is perfectly cast.

Jason Bateman is not. He performs well, no doubt, but lacks the personality required to play such a role.

Jaume Collet-Serra, who has made a slew of well-paced thrillers with Liam Neeson in recent years, delivers yet again.

Carry-on is an impressive, edge-of-the-seat thriller.

The movie has many high moments and is beautifully shot.

The only drawback, I believe, is the fact that the villain needed to have more personality. Bateman is good, but like I mentioned, he is not intimidating enough.

Egerton, though, is in fine form, and Carry-on is an impressive addition to his resume that already includes Kingsman: Secret Service.

A must-watch.

Eklavya could have been a classic, had director Vidhu Vinod Chopra not been in awe of Amitabh Bachchan.

By focusing solely on the lead character Vidhu ignores the rest.

Saif is aptly cast as the prince, but gets little to do. Jackie and Jimmy do well, but their roles are underwritten.

Worst still, an outcast treatment is given to Sanjay Dutt.

His role starts off on a promising note, then goes missing in the middle only to reappear in the final scene. It is a pity as Dutt is in tremendous form in the four or five scenes that is given to him.

DSP Pannalal Chohaar could have been one of the best roles written in cinema, only if the director had realized the strength of the character created. Unfortunately, it remains half-baked, like most of the script.

There are quite a few well crafted scenes in Eklavya, scenes that give the movie an international feel.

If the directed had not been obsessed slowly with Eklavya, he could have made a well crafted film. Alas!