Airlift is disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (25 January 2016)

What works: Good performances, historically accurate film.
What doesn't: The film fails to capture the horror of the war. Also, the film feels like a documentary.
The first half is quite slow. But the film picks up in the second half leading to an average climax which feels extremely rushed.
Overall, the movie is a good watch. Akshay kumar has really given an outstanding performance which made the movie better. However it had much greater potential and a great trailer and expectations which it failed to live up to. In my opinion, Airlift works more as a docu-drama and not a thriller. The thrill element that the trailer showed was just missing.