The film starts moving only once the second kidnapping takes place and the family of Sabyasachi Chakraborty comes into the scene. Meanwhile, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan are introduced but frankly, they seem quite peripheral, especially in the beginning portions. Still, you move along since the man has a habit of surprising you with something new each time around. Yes, you do feel a sense of deja vu since the frail old man act has become associated with him especially since the days of The Last Lear. It is the legendary actor who makes the painfully slow narrative watch-worthy due to the hold he maintains for the camera. There are several scenes right at the start which could have turned out to be much lesser had not been for the performance of Amitabh Bachchan. In fact the start of the film doesn’t quite excite you much either. Alas, that doesn’t happen, hence leading one to come up with a disappointing sigh as was the case with Amitabh Bachchan‘s last release Wazir. This is what turns out to be the case with TE3N! A film which has a superb premise, has a steady pace to it, picks up well at the right intervals and leads you exactly in the manner in which it wants, this Ribhu Dasgupta film could have been a great affair had it kept the same stranglehold in the last 15 minutes as it had maintained so wonderfully well right through the second half.

What is it that disheartens more when compared to a bad suspense film? Well, a really good one that has a great build up but an underwhelming climax.

Te3n 2016 review