Operation Mayfair (2023) User Reviews

Not good

[Clementine44 · 1/10 · 27 May 2023]

The low reviews here are correct. This was painful to watch. The acting is not good, but the storyline was ridiculous.

I always go into a movie with the understanding that you have to give some wiggle room to the writers. In order to move a story, sometimes things have to happen that aren't realistic. That's only excusable if the rest of the movie makes sense! This movie did not make any sense.

I don't know what it takes to make a serial killer, but I'm sure that the reasons given here are not adequate. And it made for some scenes that were just dumb.

I regret watching this movie. It was terrible.

It's been 15mins

[entranceafx-08703 · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

Only watching this cause my better half wants to see what happens. It's been 15 mins but I already see how dismally bad this is. The acting is quite sub par. It seems more like an art film rather than a thriller! Netflix seems to be in favour of providing subpar content now a days. It's unfortunate but the story had potential as far as I see it. I feel the budget didn't allow the makers of this film to make the right decision. Had this movie been made about 15-20 years back, it may have been successful. Reviews here seems to be on spot. It's the acting... God it's just so so unfathomably bad!!

How can someone make a movie this terrible

[arunsankar555 · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

This is easily the worst movie I have seen this year. The acting is terrible, and the script is next to stupid. Even the above average production quality couldn't help this movie. Seems like the director wants to make the audience dumb. The only motivation behind completing this movie was the fact that I am a fan of mysteries and I just wanted to finish it off. I am wondering how this made it into Netflix. Even if you have two hours to do nothing, there are better things to do than investing time on this one. For a moment, I thought this is a debut movie from the director but turns out he had done a handful of movies in the past. Bottom line, just terrible!

Murder story little terrible, but the criminal finding story is interesting

[joelnoronha179 · 8/10 · 15 June 2023]

Operation Mayfair is a decent movie. Shows the aftereffects of you not being treated in good way by society or family. It may lead to meantal and psychological issues. Good way they have presented the movie in an entertaining and interesting way. Same time, this a murder mystery story. Why is it called Operation Mayfair I do not know, maybe the operation of finding the criminal. Nice acting by the cast particularrly Jmmy Shergill and Ankur Bhatia. I had a nicce time watching the movie. Few stars I would remove because I couldn't connect much to their charcters, but the stooy was intense. I had a decent expereince watching the movie. I rate Operation Mayfair 8 stars on 10. One time watch movie. Nothing special except the murder scene of the indivial.. I felt little awkward and different. You can watch this movie for timepass. Not a boring movie. Songs and music are also fine.

Nice movie

[mampemurmo · 7/10 · 25 June 2023]

Jimmy Shergill brought a lot of intensity and charisma to the role, and he was able to make the audience root for him even when he was making questionable decisions Jimmy Shergill brought a lot of intensity and charisma to the role, and he was able to make the audience root for him even when he was making questionable decisions Jimmy Shergill brought a lot of intensity and charisma to the role, and he was able to make the audience root for him even when he was making questionable decisions Jimmy Shergill brought a lot of intensity and charisma to the role, and he was able to make the audience root for him even when he was making questionable decisions.

Only good thing is Jimmy Shergill

[gkritika · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

Except for Jimmy, its all poor cast choices, poor acting, poor voiceover, poor direction. Average storyline, and you predict the villain within 10 minutes! Was absolutely unnecessary to shoot in UK or to have a English cast. Not sure why JS did this movie, but then he was the only good ingredient of the entire movie. Songs were another unnecessary component. Could have been a 100X better movie if it had a better cast with real acting skills. This movie could be made way better within the same budget. Poor execution, storyline, casting, acting, directing. Dialogue writer also didn't seem to have done a basic homework of how professional's address each other in the UK.

INFERIOR than all.

[kamranmatloob · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

An ultra substandard content which is hard to process. Acting , direction, are WORST.wish I can give -100 😂. A 10 years old could have done a better job. Basically this Bollywood flick tried to showcase how the MET police will work in 10 years time in the UK by taking over all the major government departments by Indians 😂. The most funniest was we have Indian home minister , finance minister and Prime minister.

Plot was interesting had multi dimensions to steer and manipulate the storyline but all was ruined because no brain was used.

Only good thing was jimmy Shergill has done a decent act.

Bad actresses. Almost all female actresses

[ankit_talele · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

Story line seems interesting .

Actors are decent with acting.

But almost all the female actresses were below below par . The acting makes the movie worst to watch.

Why spend money in foreign location for shood and hire actresses with not acting skills.

Jimmy shergill did good .

Bad actresses. Almost all female actresses Don't have option for negative reviews else would have given that for wasting time.

Jimmy shergill did good .

Bad actresses. Almost all female actresses Don't have option for negative reviews else would have given that for wasting time

Jimmy shergill did good .

Bad actresses. Almost all female actresses.

Disaster

[arjuntimezone · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

Just twenty minutes into the movie and oh man disaster , what have you done Director! Vedika Dutt 0.1/10 acting for the role. No idea y Jimmy Shergill will be called back and no one listens to him lol! It's again vedika in every scene trying to kill us with that acting. This film is a utter classic example of the fact that no matter how much budget you allocate for a overseas shoot, your film is gonna be screwed if you hire a bad director. This will go down as one of the worst movies ever directed in this decade. I am sure the director himself did not watch the movie during screening??? Do not dare to watch this movie,,, such a dumb direction and waste of money.

What could be a great story ruined

[jay-97714 · 2/10 · 30 May 2023]

I don't know where to start the story has been let down with some really bad acting really bad casting and absolutely hopeless directing ! The news reporter looks like she was hired off the street with 0 acting skills .. best part is when chase scenes go from Canning Town through to Covent Garden honestly it's painful to watch how they ruined what could have been a great story. Attention to detail was completely missed. How did Netflix ever allow this thing on its stream are times that desperate? I hate to think what it cost to make this complete flop. Bollywood cinema has come so far but this sends Bollywood backwards.

A Disappointing Thriller!!

[jeshanapex · 2/10 · 28 May 2023]

The film is a disappointment on many levels. The plot is predictable and the characters are one-dimensional. The acting is also subpar, with Shergill giving a particularly wooden performance.

The film's only saving grace is its cinematography. The film is beautifully shot, with some impressive visuals. However, this is not enough to save the film from being a complete bore. The film's biggest problem is its lack of suspense. There is no sense of danger or urgency, and the audience never feels like the characters are in any real danger. The film also suffers from some poor technical aspects, such as shaky camerawork and poor editing.

If you're looking for a good thriller, I would recommend avoiding Operation Mayfair. There are much better films out there that are worth your time.

Loved the performance (Kevin!! Ankur Bhatia)

[emeritanz · 10/10 · 30 May 2023]

I was entertained till end, good watch! I loved Kevin's role, his two personalities were interesting and the ending of how the killer maybe back in a few years was a good twist. Both the actors Kevin (Ankur Bhatia) & Amar (Jimmy Shergill) did phenomenal. The songs didn't go with the film and were non needed. Loved the shots of London. It could have been a more interesting plot if the killer wasn't revealed right away and a little less of the stepmother flashbacks but more focus on the killer being a husband, father, and his struggles. Otherwise great movie! Hoping there's a part 2, with a twist , I would surely watch it again.

Bast movie

[ashokdas-27298 · 7/10 · 23 June 2023]

Ankur Bhatia sir really played a role of serial kiler in darkway, it's really heart wrenching to see, If you go into this movie with an open mind you'll enjoy it. It's clearly a throwback to the golden age of cinema. A lot of reviewers experienced genre mismatch expecting a score-fi horror movie, but if you instead take the movie as it is, it's well done, well-paced and quite a lovely film. I felt tension, I laughed, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. For the low reviews here they are just basic people who review based on their expectations instead of what the director presented. I love this movie very wonderful movie.

How do you define bad acting?

[mja-85475 · 1/10 · 28 May 2023]

If ever there was a movie that accurately defines the term 'bad acting' then this is it. The entire cast, be it the Indian or non-Indian actors perform like first timers, like they were picked off the streets, paid some cash and handed a script. The performances are lethargic, deadpan, forced, totally unconvincing and just lacking realism of every form. The only reason I sat through the entire film was purely out of curiosity to see how they ended up catching the killer. A story line that ought to have you on the edge of your seat ends up having you yawning within the first 30 minutes if you don't fall asleep before that.

Really Bad

[nasimzhosein-695-794748 · 2/10 · 30 May 2023]

This movie is so bad that it would take a long time to write out just all of the flaws in this movie. Not just the acting in this movie is poor but the script writing is atrocious.

Spoiler alert: magine a police team tasked with finding a serial killer that is on a budget working out of a room and.being tasked with a major crime case and being told that they don't have resources. Next any basic clues or facts are debated on whether to pursue or not, ex; the Alexa machine As well as the minister threats to close the investigation. The editing is really awful moving from one scene to the other that is not related happens quite a few times.

Perhaps they should have consulted real detectives to figure out the method of operation or even watch a few movies to understand how the operation is handled within a crime squad. Absolutely terrible movie don't watch or waste your time.

Is there an option for 0 stars

[pathakmeetpm · 1/10 · 9 June 2023]

If you are watching for Shergill, even he won't be able to save this movie for you. What a worse movie has ever been made. Why they have to show foreign nationals whole team made out of brown people, that's not how it works.

Just trying to watch for 20 mins I wasn't able to do it. Bad acting by rest of the actors and mediocre dialogue by the writers, nothing exciting happens.

Just had one dialogue which repeats 25 times in first 20 minutes, YOU ARE A MORON, yes the people who made this are a Moron.

If you are high as kite may be then you can survive half the movie called Mayfair. Jeez signing off.

I'd watch someone carve out my innards than this movie.

[jeetpatil-nextplus · 1/10 · 27 May 2023]

I signed up on IMDB just to leave this review. The acting is so horrible that every moment of this movie cringes you. There is a special place reserved in hell for the person responsible for signing on the cast. Except Jimmy Shergil, all actors looks like they have never acted in their life! Forget about acting, the actors looked like they haven't watched anyone act either. I'll not even point out the glaring plot holes and the errors in the story line. The cinematography will serve as a case study in acting schools for how NOT to make movies. The best detective shown in the movie seems to know nothing about detective work. Seriously, stay away.

Worst..worst..worssssssst

[aniket-com · 1/10 · 1 June 2023]

Doesn't even deserve 1 star for this.

Direction is third-class, acting is the worst i have ever seen. Don't know who is the casting director and what he saw in the cast. Pathetic dialogues. I dragged myself in anticipation of the things will be better.. but 40mins is the max i can before shutting the trash.

"Boy.. you are a moron" used so many times.. that my head and ear started hurting.

This is way below the B-grade movies, at least B-grade movies have a fun factor and have something to laugh about.

I don't think any movie, acting, direction, dialogues can be as trash as this one is.. Feel like puking on the face of director and the casting director especially.

Why ?

[gillzer0 · 1/10 · 2 October 2023]

After watching this movie, my feeling is full of Why's

Why did Jimmy do this movie ?

Why did the actors other than Jimmy Zero confidence in facing camera or delivering dialogue?

Why wasn't the story thought through enough ?

Why was it not shot in India, could have managed on lower budget and better actors ?

All in all, the only reason I picked up this title to watch was due to Jimmy Shergill but I was totally disappointed from the get go. So many loose ends, lots of no acting , lots of overacting. Even the foreign actors did not know what they signed up for probably.

The subject of the movie was pretty nice but the execution was bad.

Gritty storyline Great performance

[Yuvrajsingh13 · 10/10 · 28 May 2023]

Just finished watching it. Great storyline slow burn keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the film. Another masterclass performance by Jimmy as usual. This is one of the best performances by Jimmy.

Amazing direction keeps you guessing what's going to happen next. Every scene directed doing full justice to the character. Dialogues has been kept simple yet powerful fully relevant to the scenes. Not a typical desi tadka drama film but a unique script with real life characters. It shows you don't need big budget or massive star cast if you have good direction sense and story. A must watch👍🏻👍🏻

Wonderful movie

[maniksarkar-06266 · 7/10 · 25 June 2023]

Jimmy Shergill brought a lot of intensity and charisma to the role, and he was able to make the audience root for him even when he was making questionable decisions. His acting skills suprise me in this movie. It is unbelievable to see his movie after a long time and ankur Bhatia has also done good role in this movie. He is the actor who gives me goosebumps in this movie...he played a very suspensful role in the Jimmy Shergill brought a lot of intensity and charisma to the role, and he was able to make the audience root for him even when he was making questionable decisions. His acting skills suprise me in this movie. It is unbelievable to see his movie after a long time and ankur Bhatia has also done good role in this movie. He is the actor who gives me goosebumps in this movie...he played a very suspensful role in the.

Jimmy Ban gaya Gentlemen

[kilorome · 4/10 · 12 July 2023]

Its old habit die hard. Earlier too some bollywood actors use to go to London for vacation and try to pull a fast movie to cover the vacation cost. This movie is one of vacation time viewer cost maker vacation.

There is no suspense as the killer is revealed on frame one and the movie is investigation The investigation is less and khanai Ghar ghar ki is more where everyone is having own story and it's no where connect with another.

One cop has no family become leader others have family Few Goras Few bars Few buses and a glimpse of oxford. If we make a shirt film out of it and name foolish stockyard police Or we name it London life.

Jimmi is slow and a perfect confused husband. There is nothing to watch U can hear it while cooking as ur imagination of scene are better then shots.

Enjoy.

Horrible cringe fest

[nostalgiaq-81002 · 1/10 · 24 November 2023]

The acting so bad especially the female cast. Jimmy shergill is alright. I really dont understand how he agreed to do this filmd. But what what what was the writer thinking. What did the director shoot up that he made this. This is Nuts!!

The dialogues are so unnatural that its painfully cringey. Ewwwww If crime investigation is your genre and you clicked this movie you are going to be sorry like I am. The storyline is so forced and the plot itself sucks. Im not going to finish the movie and just wanted to spare others the waste of time so here I am. Do Not watch unless you wanna have a good laugh!

Worst of the Worst

[faran08 · 1/10 · 2 June 2023]

It is one of the worst movie that I have seen in a long time. Everything seemed so unreal, although the story and the idea of movie was pretty strong, yet the execution was a complete disaster.

Not to mention, acting ! May be because seeing new people act it becomes difficult to accept them, but in my opinion the acting was also very substandard as well.

Then the way movie developed over time, it should have become interesting; because in these types of movies, the villain is normally not revealed at the start rather at the end.

The idea of knowing the villain right from the start was not a successful one, and did took a lot from the movie.

All in all, highly not recommended. !

Director needs to quit!

[archvalue · 1/10 · 28 September 2023]

Worst movie ever! Worst editing, Worst background score, overall a waste of time. Even some short films are way better than this. The director needs to quit making films. Jimmy Shergill was a good actor but he too has performed badly because of the director! The plot is inspired from english series Dexter but not even 0.000000001 percent close to it. People need to watch on their own risk and don't forget these are the 2 hours of your life you are going to loose unnecessarily if you decide to watch this film. I don't understand why even netflix choose to host this film on their platform. It needs to be taken down feom all the online platforms.