Dacoit is entirely set in rural and semi-urban Andhra Pradesh and yet, the makers have ensured that the film has scale and cinematic appeal. A few action scenes are entertaining and thankfully, are not gory or disturbing. The 152-minute-long film moves like a breeze and doesn’t bore. A twist in the pre-climax comes out of the blue and is surely unpredictable. But while it wows you for a moment, it also puzzles you the next second because it's also silly. One wonders how it even got approved. There are many other loopholes as well. Also, the direction is a bit incoherent. Lastly, the Hindi dialogues are not upto the mark and poorly worded. Adivi Sesh brings the required subtlety and mass appeal. Mrunal Thakur plays an author-backed role with a lot of conviction. Anurag Kashyap's role stands out this time and as expected, he's great. Prakash Raj, Atul Kulkarni and Sunil (Prasad; cop) are dependable. Zayn Marie Khan is decent but doesn't get much scope. The same goes for Kamakshi Bhaskarla (Malli); her character gets a raw deal. Vaibhav Tatwawadi (Bhaskar) is okay. All in all, Dacoit disappoints and is a loss of a great opportunity.

My rating - ** out of 5!