Baaghi 4 starts with a genuinely interesting hook. Ronnie (Tiger Shroff) wakes up from a seven-month coma following a horrific train crash, suffering from brain damage and amnesia. He is tormented by vivid flashes of a woman named Alisha (Harnaaz Sandhu), his supposed love, whom everyone around him insists never existed. Is he losing his mind, or is there a larger conspiracy at play?

This psychological thriller setup is the most compelling part of the film. However, the script quickly loses faith in its own intelligence. The nuanced exploration of trauma dissolves into a repetitive cycle of flashbacks and bloody brawls, trading psychological depth for a threadbare plot that serves only to connect one action set piece to the next.

Tiger Shroff gives his all, and it shows. He is particularly effective in scenes depicting Ronnie’s vulnerability and post-traumatic stress. Physically, he is as formidable as ever, yet the action choreography feels like a retread of his previous work. Sanjay Dutt, as the antagonist Chacko, is unfortunately wasted, leaning into a caricature of manic screaming that is more irritating than intimidating. In her debut, Harnaaz Sandhu is let down by inconsistent writing, while Sonam Bajwa is a welcome but severely underwritten presence.

Director A. Harsha, in his Hindi debut, stages the action competently, but the film buckles under its own 163-minute runtime. Technically, the film is a mess. The cinematography is plagued by jittery camera work, the VFX is inconsistent, and the sound design is a significant problem. The background score is relentlessly loud, drowning out dialogue, while poor dubbing and lip-sync issues are distracting throughout.