I, being the crime solving/detective drama fan that I am, decided to give this movie a try. Bollywood continues making small steps towards what will eventually be that all around great detective film, but for now we have to settle for movies such as this.
Don’t get me wrong - Stoneman Murders is a pretty engrossing film. It will keep you entertained almost throughout. But where do all Bollywood films falter?? You guessed it - at the end. 
The ending is a huge letdown. Actually you can feel the film going downhill as soon as Kay Kay Menon is seen in the library researching religions of India.
The film does have some big flaws. Such as: why is Kay Kay’s character always in the area of where the crime occurs? Yet he is never able to catch the culprit. Also, the film is based on actual events that happened, but there is nothing factual in the movie itself. (The stoneman murders are actually an unsolved case but in the film they decided to make their own conclusions as to who was the killer).
You and I will both have a hunch that the killer is one of the characters in the film - considering that there are only around four or five characters, it shouldn’t be that hard to narrow it down.
But then I decided to ignore these flaws, since the film itself was quite engaging (for the most part).
Kay Kay Menon’s performance is awesome. Arbaaz Khan looks like he just doesn’t care. But he sure does know how to eat a biscuit with style. The rest are just okay.
Music is bad. The Qaatilaana song is the only one you might consider adding to your mp3 player.
To sum it up, Stoneman Murders starts off as a good thriller. But unfortunately the film loses its steam down the stretch.
The ending is a huge letdown. Actually you can feel the film going downhill as soon as Kay Kay Menon is seen in the library researching religions of India.The film does have some big flaws. Such as: why is Kay Kay’s character always in the area of where the crime occurs? Yet he is never able to catch the culprit. Also, the film is based on actual events that happened, but there is nothing factual in the movie itself. (The stoneman murders are actually an unsolved case but in the film they decided to make their own conclusions as to who was the killer).
You and I will both have a hunch that the killer is one of the characters in the film - considering that there are only around four or five characters, it shouldn’t be that hard to narrow it down.
But then I decided to ignore these flaws, since the film itself was quite engaging (for the most part).
Kay Kay Menon’s performance is awesome. Arbaaz Khan looks like he just doesn’t care. But he sure does know how to eat a biscuit with style. The rest are just okay.
Music is bad. The Qaatilaana song is the only one you might consider adding to your mp3 player.
To sum it up, Stoneman Murders starts off as a good thriller. But unfortunately the film loses its steam down the stretch.
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