'Arrival' is an apt title on many levels as it signifies a refreshing treatment given to a sci-fi core story which transforms it into a riveting edge-of-the-seat mystery thriller that empowers the characters rather than overpowering visual effects and reaps the success of commanding acting!
For Deekay, Kavalai Vendaam is one big step in the reverse direction after his impressive debut. He fails to create characters that behave with sanity, comedy that evokes laughter & emotional scenes that hold an impact – 3 essential pieces if you are making a rom-com on relationships that you want your viewers to relate to
In spite of many uninspired and boring periods strewn across Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru, RJ Balaji and Prakashraj are able to infuse some joy into the proceedings. One only hopes to see more of the Rajesh who wrote the talk-show sequence instead of the one who tries to blend with the trend by doing horror-comedy.
There can be movies celebrating women for what they are. But Pink differs in a sense where it silently pierces the grim realities of society as a slow penetrating needle, albeit to show sense and justice prevail in a socially outgoing world of today. Pink by its name, but touches grey areas of our society.
Gautham Menon films more often than not, stick to either the trendy college heart-throb kind of rom-com or the extremely brutal racy thriller kind. However in Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada which is a mix of both, when his protagonist is someone who rises up to confront his fears, the movie doesn’t seem to come as a fine blend. To put it simply, the coffee made seems to have a stronger dose of decoction than milk
Doctor Strange successfully delivers what it intends to be – a popcorn entertainment. Given the recent influx of films in this genre, Doctor Strange becomes the most complex & visually stunning film as of yet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The visuals are sure to blow one’s mind off & that alone warrants a viewing.
Coming-of-age films in Malayalam are a dime a dozen but the technically brilliant ‘Aanandam’ scores in the telling the journey of a group of friends over the course of an ‘Industrial Visit’ trip and not just focusing on one person or a pair. Perhaps, avoiding a few clichéd situations, driven mostly by philosophical dialogues, might have helped in raising the level a bit more.
Kodi is surely not one of the usual movies for it has a script that pits the lead lady on equal terms as the protagonist while featuring good music and sporting a well-knit screenplay that works for most of the time – just enough to keep it flying past the pitfalls!
Though Kaashmora garnered immense hype due to its historical or mythological references, it fails miserably to sustain the hype and falls well short of glory. Despite boasting of a glitterati cast, an immensely talented music director and some strong visual effects, it shines only in bits and pieces and falters overall as it fails to gather the impetus to keep the movie-watchers glued to their seats.
A potential issue of contention that plagues the dependent family members commonly seen in India, is dealt with in a fine manner by the director who also dons the lead role, but the over dramatized and exaggerated situations featured are mostly unreal leading to a pretty rash and hasty ending that was not so convincing as it ought to be!
