At first, ‘Pallotty’ may look like a simple nostalgia exercise. But slowly, the film becomes deeper. It doesn’t milk situations for emotion and sentimentality. Jithin Raj had the […]
Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, and Madhuri Dixit deliver the goods. But the film needed much better writing. There’s the potential for a solid silly-horror movie in the opening
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Jayam Ravi plays a ‘Rules Ramanujam’, always bringing up legal points and trying to do the right thing. After a point, this mega-serial level of superficial drama becomes
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This handsomely mounted film keeps surprising us. And it’s a big help that this world – this world of finance – is new and has seldom been explored
For a while, the star appearances and action scenes keep things afloat. But after a point, the parallels between this story and the ‘Ramayana’ become too much. The
There is always something interesting: a bit of casting, or the centre framing, or the over-the-top set design… but on screen, a lot of it falls flat. Kavin
Flaws and all, this is an important step for Tamil cinema. It has “high moments”. But these high moments are never allowed to go into “mass” territory. Our
The most interesting aspect of the film is its pace. The director is in no hurry. He savours every moment, and makes us feel the maximum impact. The rest
For the most part, this is a quiet, subtle drama that turns into a detective story. The general feeling of us piecing together things just as the protagonist’s
The success of the film is that it grips you and doesn’t let you go. There’s no horror or terror. But there’s suspense. The rest of this review may
The drama portion of ‘Jigra’ has no tension, and the thriller part of the film lacks excitement. The movie moves with mechanical efficiency, and very little feels inspired.
As a screenplay, it’s all there – led by Rajinikanth, who seems happy not to simply play to the gallery. And yet, the film does not become what
