DYBBUK is inspired by the 2012 film THE POSSESSION while the story is copied from EZRA (2017) (which itself of course was inspired by THE POSSESSION). I was not really a fan of THE POSSESSION and hence i found this film also to be non-spooky and full of those old horror cliches.
There are just one or two sequences that genuinely startled me (jumpscares) but the rest, the tension building is so poor that when the horror kicks in, it doesn't spook you at all. The problem with Bollywood horror is that they dont give enough time for the tension to build up and dont tend to use the "dead silence" well instead they add a tension building BGM which does not help at all.
The climax should have been a highlight but it is shot so poorly that it barely lasts for 5 mins and nothing much happens except a little bit of violence.
Now look, i dont care if you took the non-presence of songs in this film as a positive (cuz it doesn't disrupt the flow of the film at least), but i honestly cant stand an Emraan Hashmi film without atleast one song. Cmon man the film is so trash that at one point I was literally praying "Bhai bass ek gaana hi baja de accha wala yaad rakhne laayak " but no! There are none.
Hence, there is absolutely nothing to like about this film. Just this one twist is there that has been utilized previously in RAAZ REBOOT and honestly wasnt expecting it so came as a surprise (hence i give it 2 stars) but then you realize, it is not a unique or creative twist. Skip the film! Its a waste of time and boring.
There are just one or two sequences that genuinely startled me (jumpscares) but the rest, the tension building is so poor that when the horror kicks in, it doesn't spook you at all. The problem with Bollywood horror is that they dont give enough time for the tension to build up and dont tend to use the "dead silence" well instead they add a tension building BGM which does not help at all.
The climax should have been a highlight but it is shot so poorly that it barely lasts for 5 mins and nothing much happens except a little bit of violence.
Now look, i dont care if you took the non-presence of songs in this film as a positive (cuz it doesn't disrupt the flow of the film at least), but i honestly cant stand an Emraan Hashmi film without atleast one song. Cmon man the film is so trash that at one point I was literally praying "Bhai bass ek gaana hi baja de accha wala yaad rakhne laayak " but no! There are none.
Hence, there is absolutely nothing to like about this film. Just this one twist is there that has been utilized previously in RAAZ REBOOT and honestly wasnt expecting it so came as a surprise (hence i give it 2 stars) but then you realize, it is not a unique or creative twist. Skip the film! Its a waste of time and boring.