More or less gets the events right as they transpired and just how much the the terror outfits get a kick out of sadism under the guise of a holy war

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2019)

This Australian film had a lowkey release in the US this week. However, it really does do justice to the flow of events concerning the brutal sadistic siege of the Hotel Taaj in Mumbai, India back in 2008 by a terror outfit based in Pakistan. For me as an Indian, it brought back memories of being glued to the TV screen following news channel updates that detailed every plight by the police to contain the situation (which in retrospect actually was a deterrent since the terrorists also had access to the TV stations and got all the info they needed to plan their each and every move). The action and violence was REALLY intense and the movie's strongest point
My chief complaint is that Mumbai was depicted from the point of view of a Westerner who, despite making overall a great film, also thought to stir up the conventional views of the city by a Western audience which primarily involves visualizing the city as still clinging on to the colonial times with a stark contrast between poverty and the uber rich, with no middle class involved. But again, I would still highly recommend the movie if you are looking forward to enjoying an action thriller in a theater.