Heaven follows the story of a cop who gets involved in the investigation involving the murder of his son. From the face of it, the story might not seem too novel considering the fact that it is a standard template for a thriller. But the layered screenplay comes to the film’s rescue and wonderfully so. The screenplay at just over 2 hours makes for an intriguing watch straight up.

The drama unfolds almost in the form of foreshadowing. So very early on in the film, there is a charred body discovered which sets the ball rolling for the investigation. But the screenplay being layered, does not focus on the investigation at hand and instead takes you to an elongated flashback involving the series of incidents leading up to the current day situation.

As a part of the flashback, you are introduced to the protagonist who is considerate, yet would often go out of the way to investigate his cases. As a part of the world building you are also introduced to his family until the tragedy strikes. The drama at this point almost reminds you of the Hindi film Badlapur in terms of its setup. Infact, I did enjoy that the writers did not reveal most of his cards early on. It all contributed to a thriller which was layered and most definitely had that element of mystery to it.

The buildup in the drama seems organic where one clue leads you to another thus forming an intriguing and engrossing investigative thriller. To keep your expectations in check, this isn’t a whodunnit as there is no “grand reveal” here. This is more of a thriller filled with twists and turns which is well worth your time. The events leading up to the culprit and the reason provided are really interesting. But the final act most definitely reminded me of Drishyam 2 which is not necessary a bad thing but it definitely seemed rushed to me. It almost gave me an impression that that the writers almost wanted to get the drama done with and so it seemed slightly haphazard too. But overall, the screenplay is layered thus making it a compelling thriller.