India, March 22 -- Ah, the good old days of childhood. Make-believe worlds, imaginary characters- all of us have done that at some point in life. It's cute as a child. It's bad news as adults. Baida is being touted as a 'sci-fi-supernatural-thriller'. My one-line review? It's none of those three.

Directed by Puneet Sharma, this film has been co-produced and written by Sudhanshu Rai, who also casts himself as the lead. It feels like a vanity project. Every frame of the film features him. It wouldn't have been a problem if he had the screen presence or acted well enough to hook the viewers. But he makes us feel nothing about the situation on screen. That one expression remains fixed. (Also read: Pintu Ki Pappi review: No kisses for this lo...