An understated and superbly acted film about loss, grief and the human need to cling on to the physical presence of loved ones, Anu Menon’s Waiting is at once heart-wrenching and uplifting.
The plot is wafer-thin because much of it hinges on episodic ruminations on love and death, but the restraint and lightness that the director brings to bear upon the solemn theme of life’s impermanence gives the film its edge.Waiting is marked by deep philosophical undertones, but it is never unduly ponderous.
Parts of the film appear just a tad affected and cliched. A husband admitting to a one-night stand or a wife suspecting her partner of infidelity don’t quite belong in this subtle slice-of-life drama.
Overall movie great I will go with 4 star.