Captain Miller follows the story of a former soldier of the British Indian army who would go to any length to protect his people from the British and other oppressors. The story here is fiery while incorporating elements of the caste divide that was prevalent in British ruled India(also parts of it today). The politics of the land coupled with bonkers of action is what essentially constitutes the story here which scores heavily with its treatment and how! The screenplay standing at a shade over 150 minutes tactfully focuses on the world building and the origin story of Captain Miller(a quirky namesake of a local superhero) while absolutely going all out with the action set-pieces. 

The drama is cleverly divided into chapters that instantly irons out the moderate fragments in the screenplay. The non-linear narrative that unfolds does take its time to blossom before completely blooming into an action extravaganza! The drama opens with a prologue featuring an elderly woman narrating a story about the land that is a house to a priceless statue that holds a historical significance. Almost immediately, the drama shifts to the introduction of the protagonist who almost single handedly smokes a bandwagon of British soldiers in one of the best entries of the year so far. In that little action set-piece, the intentions of the maker is clear on a no holds bar action entertainer that doesn’t provide you any respite with respect to the gore. The drama pushes the timelines further wherein you are reintroduced to a younger version of the protagonist, an aspiring  army soldier in his journey of becoming the most wanted decoit of the region. 

The proceedings are engaging and engrossing with the conflict in the tale being in the form of challenges that the protagonist faces with respect to the British and a local king who heavily rules the area based on caste based politics. And it is here that the writers sprinkle exactly that, a little issue based on the caste based politics of the land that fuels the narrative ahead. Mind you, it is the treatment of the screenplay here that makes the drama layered with respect to the conflicts, that infuses some subtle twists and turns amidst some gory and mind blowing action set-pieces. The atrocities subjected to the people of the village act as a solid catalyst wherein your emotions are heavily tilted to the side of the protagonist. 

The events leading up to the final act does include the subsequent uprising against the dual establishments and it is again the nature of the action set-pieces that elevates the drama to a different level. The writers also play well with the character traits of the protagonist who shows no signs of remorse in the course of the drama while continuing to be ruthless throughout, the justification of which is given in a flashback sequence that could perhaps have been a little better staged. The final act definitely plays to the galleries and I could totally imagine the theatres erupting as the group of the protagonist go full throttle in eliminating their biggest threat. Overall, the screenplay ticks the right boxes with respect to its treatment thereby making it a supremely engaging watch.