Probably the movie collapsed under the expectations I had because of all the hype (and specially awards). First the good bits, the rare mix of various genres into one movie is something that might keep you on the edge of your seat or overburden your cognitive ability. All the actors have delivered a good performance and cinematography is good too. Some scenes depicting abject urban poverty are really riveting. But if the writer or director wanted to deliver a message about poverty, they have further muddied the waters by expressing this as poverty. A few healthy adults, who had no unforeseen shocks to their ability to work hard and earn a decent living, go on to do things which range from boundaryline unethical to pure heinous crimes. A long drawn second half makes it boring. One of the reviews I watched about this film says "A good movie is the one where you can't tell who is the villain". Well you will be able to tell all the villains by the time the movie ends, and you guessed it right, its definitely not "poverty".

This movie definitely did not deserve the Oscars over 1917 and Joker. period.