It was really nice to watch a fantasy world created with consistent rules and some thought. Unfortunately, the world doesn't really hook. It didn't capture my interest as I found myself drifting out of its realm a little too often. Indeed, it was an effort to stay connected and invested in the characters and their well-being.

The characters are cardboard cutouts of generic Hindi film characters.

This is mostly because neither the story nor the telling takes itself very seriously. For instance, it ignores the fact that comedy is serious business. Attempts to make you laugh are way too casually and carelessly inserted. They don't flow within the context of the film and therefore end up making the film's pace uneven and its execution jagged.

The performances are all earnest and energetic—of the loud, monotonous kind. Ultimately, it makes the film annoying. Yes, despite Ayushmann Khurrana and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Everyone is yelling their lungs out with little effect.

I'd say it's not their fault, though. The material is as flimsy as it is forgettable. And it is a shame because Hindi cinema is truly lacking a well-made supernatural fantastical movie, let alone a world. One that can take advantage of the latest technologies with creativity that goes beyond whooshes of dust flying through the screen and apparitions appearing and going missing.

This film, though, isn't that. And the world needs a lot more work in terms of purpose and focus. The characters are cardboard cutouts of generic Hindi film characters. The situations more or less fall into a similar category.

Thamma falls squarely in the "something is better than nothing" category. Not nearly good enough.

- meeta, a part of the audience