Cinema_freak
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I watched Aavesham just before watching this movie, so half my review might be rant on that garbage-fest (Aavesham) - hence I apologize for sounding elitist beforehand. But I consider being able to be especially good at detecting subtlety in humour a great quality in a person and I adore comedy movies that try to engage that subtlety-detection radar... and add in a nice dose of sarcasm and satire for good measure.
This, while not perfect by any means, is a far better movie than that crapfest "Aavesham", and while I see the raving reviews for that crapfest, I don't find the same enthusiasm in the reviews for this movie, which in my opinion, had genuine charm and humour. I re-emphasize my earlier apology for sounding elitist, but it is what it is. Aavesham was crap, this is not. This is an actual good movie.
Prithviraj was great, but Basil is a star. He can make you laugh with the silliest of expressions. The supporting cast did a good job too, and so did the screenwriter and dialogue writer, setting up all those nice little scenes. Of course, it ain't perfect, but it did its job, and made me chuckle, laugh, and feel good.
This, while not perfect by any means, is a far better movie than that crapfest "Aavesham", and while I see the raving reviews for that crapfest, I don't find the same enthusiasm in the reviews for this movie, which in my opinion, had genuine charm and humour. I re-emphasize my earlier apology for sounding elitist, but it is what it is. Aavesham was crap, this is not. This is an actual good movie.
Prithviraj was great, but Basil is a star. He can make you laugh with the silliest of expressions. The supporting cast did a good job too, and so did the screenwriter and dialogue writer, setting up all those nice little scenes. Of course, it ain't perfect, but it did its job, and made me chuckle, laugh, and feel good.
I'm going on a ranting spree because I'm worried for where Malayalam cinema is going to end at this state, if mediocrity like this, Aavesham, Bheeshma Parvam, etc are celebrated.
No I did not watch the movie because I was so bored halfway through that I walked out. I'm a big fan of movies that incorporate style as a big element (like, e.g. How Michael Mann has done with a couple of his classics).
But man, this was just boring. Mammootty was fine, but there was too little of him. Siddharth Bharathan was also fine as the scared/annoyed dude. But that'e where my compliments end. The protagonist was annoying and mega-boring. The whole black and white shtick did not work for me. The shoddy vintage Kerala house and lifestyle of those days looked even worse in monochrome. The pacing was the worst part of the movie (in addition to the boring whining protagonist).
Final verdict: too little of Mammootty, too much of the boring filler shots and boring protagonist.
No I did not watch the movie because I was so bored halfway through that I walked out. I'm a big fan of movies that incorporate style as a big element (like, e.g. How Michael Mann has done with a couple of his classics).
But man, this was just boring. Mammootty was fine, but there was too little of him. Siddharth Bharathan was also fine as the scared/annoyed dude. But that'e where my compliments end. The protagonist was annoying and mega-boring. The whole black and white shtick did not work for me. The shoddy vintage Kerala house and lifestyle of those days looked even worse in monochrome. The pacing was the worst part of the movie (in addition to the boring whining protagonist).
Final verdict: too little of Mammootty, too much of the boring filler shots and boring protagonist.
