How can a fairytale be so hollow? Too much sound, too much fury, signifying very little.

It’s such a massive opportunity lost!

Toxic epitomises everything that’s wrong with contemporary Indian cinema backed by moneybags. It feels like a ChatGPT-generated LinkedIn post, not a film made by a human being.

There is ambition everywhere — in its world-building, performances, action, visuals and the sheer scale of its ideas. But ambition without cohesion can only take a film so far.