Director Ramin Bahrani’s White Tiger is set to debut for Netflix on January 22nd. Based on Aravind Adiga’s book of the same name, the film features Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao in the lead roles.
Initial reviews of the film are out and it looks like critic Adarsh Gourav has made a huge impact on critics.
Here’s what critics have to say about the White Tiger:
Hollywood reporter David Rooney wrote in his review, “An underclass payload doesn’t compete with that, say, Parasite, but the film taps into the same simmering rage of the have-nots, shaken out of a disjointed system in a dangerous unjust world. He could hardly be considered the Millionaire against Slumdog. ”
Variety’s Owen Gleiberman said the White Tiger is “more like a Slumdog Millionaire with more truth.” Also read the review, “The White Tiger is a story about overcoming the steepest ideas, and for much of the film Bahrani is in complete control, strong as a storyteller. It captures how society is embodied in its smallest interactions: the way Balram’s rival driver must make the case vulnerable by hiding his Muslim faith; or the parasitic ancestry of Balram’s servants dividing dwellings within a parking garage; or the cutthroat elitism of the Stork and his family. “
Curator Peter Bradshaw said, “The White Tiger is a dangerous self-developed adventure from the city streets, influenced by Adiga’s own love for Dickens and Balzac, and it’s an enjoyable story, though not without defects. ”
Indiewire’s David Ehrlich called the White Tiger “a brutal correction for Slumdog Millionaire. ”Read his review,“ Bahrani’s secretive sense and street-level vision allows him to attack this material with the same blunt force in Adiga’s book, and to overwhelm it with the sights and sounds that necessary for the realization of life. Some are putrid, others are alcoholics, but together they come into a strong fragrance of despair that they only consume once the action slows down and shit comes to fruition. ”