No One Killed Jessica starts with the voice over by The Bitch. Yeah, The Bitch.Watch the movie to know who and why. She sets the tone of the movie, of The city and of it's daredevil attitude.
No time is wasted in the narration on unnecessary Bollywood addendums. Right from the opening scene where Vidya gets a late night call on the fatal accident till the arrival of denied and delayed justice in the last scene, the movie is one serpentile ride with intermittent Jessica's flashbacks. Even though, Jessica's character sketch is almost caricature, but what the heck?!, the movie is not about Jessica but about the inability of a society reeling under the whims of a few corrupt people in power and the helplessness of the aam aadmi .
The fact-meets-fiction with an awesome dose of background score, sleek editing and quirky camera angles, movie succeeds in engaging the audience, especially the court proceedings and the police verification scenes.
The movie boasts of the best ensemble cast seen in years. All the characters are real and give credibility to a much publicised murder case.
Vidya Balan as an average 'behenji' is perfect. She brings out Sabrina's introvertness and vulnerability with such ease that you have to sympathize with her.
Rani Mukerji as the 'bitchy' journalist, Meera, is bang on. A nightmarishly opposite to Vidya's Sabrina and complement eachother amazingly well.
The movie has a thriller-genre feel to it much like the incredibly superb, The Social Network. Both involved court-room hearings, haphazardly throwing flashbacks, yet entertaining at the same time.
Rajkumar Gupta's handling of the subject through various newspaper articles and real court accounts and still keeping it engrossed is no mean feat. Too bad, there are many Jessicas still waiting for atleast one hearing.
