JakDexxter
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I know it's a biopic and you can't tweak it much but I was waiting for the film to takeoff somewhere but it never did. Having said that, it's not a bad film either. It is good - just good.
The interval episode was bang on, gave me the high & anxiety I was anticipating.
Climax action episode was good too but it ended abruptly after a good setup.
Everything else is pretty much predictable. You need some patience to watch few scenes of Sai Pallavi and her family.
Maybe it's unfair to compare, Major (2022) was a better theatrical experience for me. Even though I knew the whole 9/11 story, 'Major' somehow managed to surprise and engage me better overall.
The interval episode was bang on, gave me the high & anxiety I was anticipating.
Climax action episode was good too but it ended abruptly after a good setup.
Everything else is pretty much predictable. You need some patience to watch few scenes of Sai Pallavi and her family.
Maybe it's unfair to compare, Major (2022) was a better theatrical experience for me. Even though I knew the whole 9/11 story, 'Major' somehow managed to surprise and engage me better overall.
I had no expectations on this one, I badly wanted to like this movie, and the movie ended up as a satisfactory watch to me.
The 1st half is relatively better, stuck to crime thriller genre, and set good stage for 2nd half.
However, the 2nd half meandered between several subplots, had few flaws, and never took off to the next level.
The film could use a stronger antagonist in terms of writing and character development. He seemed like any other corporate criminal.
It is a challenge to blend realism & Rajni but the director is decently successful in doing it. The movie could have been a bit better but it is not bad either. Ani did justice to the film wherever he can, especially, for the intro scene.
The 1st half is relatively better, stuck to crime thriller genre, and set good stage for 2nd half.
However, the 2nd half meandered between several subplots, had few flaws, and never took off to the next level.
The film could use a stronger antagonist in terms of writing and character development. He seemed like any other corporate criminal.
It is a challenge to blend realism & Rajni but the director is decently successful in doing it. The movie could have been a bit better but it is not bad either. Ani did justice to the film wherever he can, especially, for the intro scene.
PS: I am biased to MSD, CSK, VP.
It's very difficult to cook an agent movie with a star hero in the South. Vivegam came close but it failed to appeal to all the sections (I like Vivegam btw). We dont even want to talk about Spyder.
So, VP and AGS smartly cooked it safe, made it appealing for everybody, promoted the movie saying the same thing, did not give it much hype, added cameos, did fan service, maintained the graph throughout so that everybody comes out with a satisfactory feeling.
Did the movie has flaws? Of course, yes. But, it doesn't matter as long as you want to just have some time pass fun and leave the theatre.
I wouldn't watch it for a second time barring few good scenes here and there. But, for a onetime watch time I would recommend.
Glad for VP as he didn't lose his touch yet unlike his contemporaries. He is still in form.
It's very difficult to cook an agent movie with a star hero in the South. Vivegam came close but it failed to appeal to all the sections (I like Vivegam btw). We dont even want to talk about Spyder.
So, VP and AGS smartly cooked it safe, made it appealing for everybody, promoted the movie saying the same thing, did not give it much hype, added cameos, did fan service, maintained the graph throughout so that everybody comes out with a satisfactory feeling.
Did the movie has flaws? Of course, yes. But, it doesn't matter as long as you want to just have some time pass fun and leave the theatre.
I wouldn't watch it for a second time barring few good scenes here and there. But, for a onetime watch time I would recommend.
Glad for VP as he didn't lose his touch yet unlike his contemporaries. He is still in form.