The actors just recite the dialogues as if it’s a play in a school. The chemistry, the bonding and emotional build-up is all absence.

Everything that is happening is a result of mere technical details. The editing, the dubbing fails to bring any vigour or liveliness to the proceedings. Everyone is going through the motions on a tangible line.

The narrative lacks depth and proceedings on the superficial level from the start to the end.

To make matters worse, we have a predictable storyline for each of the three friends. Overall, Three Half Bottles feels like a sincere attempt to learn the craft of making. In the process, we the audience end up as its judge.

And unfortunately, it is unworthy of the full-length devotion of time to sit through.