#Kedarnath rolled with flawed writing and weak execution.

Movie Review: #Kedarnath is a love story that takes place right before a natural catastrophe. #Mansoor(SushantSinghRajput) is a 'Pitthoo' aka porter who carries pilgrims to the holy #Hindu town of #Kedarnath from the base. His #Muslim identity doesn’t come in the way of fulfilling his duty and believing in the faith in #Kedarnath. Another resident of Kedarnath is #Mandakini aka #Mukku(SaraAliKhan). Her father #Briraaj(NitishBharadwaj) is a priest and he owns a lodge and a shop on the way to the temple. He has fixed her marriage with #Kullu(NishantDahiya), a big name in the temple town. #Mukku is against this marriage as she doesn’t love #Kullu. Also, Kullu initially was to marry her sister #Brinda(PoojaGor) but then he decided to opt for #Mukku instead. #Mukku meanwhile bumps into #Mansoor and love happens.#Kullu anyways hates #Mansoor due to his #Muslim identity. When he finds out that both #Mukku and #Mansoor are having an affair, it leads to madness.
#AbhishekKapoor and #KanikaDhillon’s story is extremely weak.#KanikaDhillon’s screenplay is inconsistent.#KanikaDhillon’s dialogues however are impactful.#AbhishekKapoor’s direction is poor.Also he takes too long to arrive at the point. In this 120 minute long film, the intermission point arrives in just 50 minutes and that too at an unexciting point.#Kedarnath's first ten minutes are beautiful.The day to day life of the temple town and the services of the porters are well established. A few scenes of the romance between Mansoor and Mukku also has its moments, especially their sequence in the cave. However, the film drags a lot.There’s no doubt that the flood sequences are attesting. But since the film fails on a script level, these sequences don’t move the audiences. The climax also could have been heart warming but the desired impact is missing.#SushantSinghRajput is not in top form. There’s no doubt that he has worked hard physically in playing the porter.#SaraAliKhan makes a very confident debut and is the only one to benefit from the film. Her performance is exemplary and she’s sure to stay here and shine.#NitishBharadwaj is decent and restrained. #NishantDahiya plays the villainous part well.#PoojaGor leaves a mark. #SonaliSachdev(Lata; Mukku's mother) and #AlkaAmin(Mansoor'smother) are okay. Others are fine.#AmitTrivedi’s music is soulful but not well utilised in the film.#HiteshSonik's background score is nothing special. #AllwinRego and #SanjayMaurya's sound design however adds to the thrill quotient especially in the flood scenes.#TusharKantiRay's cinematography is breath-taking.The locales of #Kedarnath are never seen before on screen in any film and that adds to the charm.#DaveJudge and #SunilRodrigues's action is well done. After Studios's VFX is superior.
Overall, #Kedarnath is a poor fare owing to the unexciting and flawed writing and weak execution.