Ben (Director: Vipin Atlley)- My Review

[MrWolf]

Eee cinemaye kurichu ivide oru thread polum kaanunilla... Njan last friday thanne, release day, 6PM show kandatha but couldn't post because my registration got confirmed yesterday only...Veettukarude koode poyatha...Avar Salt Mango Tree kandu...Enikkathu kaanan oru talparymillatha kondu oru pareekshanamayi ithinu kayari (Not a fan of Vellimoonga)...Ottal undayirinnenkil athu kandane...Homely Meals kanditilla pakshe heard decent things about it...Athinte writer Vipin Atlley aanu ithu write and direct cheythathu...

Theatre: Ann Complex, Screen: EVM, Kothamangalam

STATUS: Oru 8 peru undayirunnu...Thtr Capacity: 100...

Padam ottum subtle aayitulla reethiyil alla eduthekunne...Athu deliberate choice aanu...Sthriam clichekal aaya koottukudumbathinte nanmakal, anu kudumbhangilele problems, valiya english medium schoolsil (ICSE) lower middle classil ninullavar varumbol ulla problems, matha 'Panditharude' chookshanam okke aanu kadhayil ulla karyam...Base on True Story enna jamyam cinema eduthittundu...Oru interviewil director ithu autobiographical aanennum paranjittund...Pakshe athu oru license aayi eduthu valare caricatured reethiyil ulla characters aanu ithil ullathu...Subtle allatha reethiyil padam edukkan padilla ennalla udeshichathu (Panchavadi Palam is a good example of making a great one with exaggerated characters), paskhe ithil comedy onnum athra nannayi onnum work aakunilla....Second half aakumbozhekkum nalla serious natured aayayirunnu cinema....Ithile social message okke relevant aanu...TVyil varumbol ishtamakunna audiencum kaanum...Ithu sherikkum children's film alla pakshe parents kannanda type aanu...

Performances: Largely newish cast, at least for me, does a decent job...Piller okke nalla raw aayitulla reethiyil aanu eduthekkunne which is good....Aarum verupikunilla, which is a relief....

Camera: Technially also film is quite good with dynamic camera movements and some interesting imagery in depicting religious nutty characters....

Script, Story & Characters: Kore karyangal kuthi kayatti vecha oru feel vannu....Characters okke binary aanu...Based on real story enna jamyam ullathu kondu ithokke Keralathil ipozhum sambhavikkunundallo enna oru athmagatham enthayalum varuthi...

My Rating: 2/5

(Ratings Explained: 1-Stinks, 2-Watchable, 3-Good, 4-Great, 5-Genius)

PS: EVM screenil mazhakalathu cinema kaanan kayarathu... Mazhayude shabdham oru bonus aayi varum kayariyal...

PPS: Veetuukar enjoyed Salt Mango Tree...

[Hari Jith]

Thanks.....

[BangaloreaN]

Thanks MrWolf.

[4EVER]

Thanks for the review

[Perumthachan]

thanks mr wolf for the review.
respect your inclination to watch the movie.

[aneesh mohanan]

Thanks mrwolf

[syam surendran]

thanks for the review

[moovybuf]

Thanks... nice review style... keep reviewing...

[rajivnedungadi]

Thanks for the review

[jawoose]

Thanks for the review

And welcome to FK