Critic-ഓമനക്കുട്ടൻ-A New Adventure-Review Pg 323

[Ravi Tharagan]

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[hsalihba]

@critic...

read nowrunning review for hi im tony; says best psy thriller of the decade;
ho, njaanum vichaarichu, oru silence of lamb, seven category padam kandittu kuree kaalamayennu

read your review, couldn't stop laughing.. satyavastha manassilaayi.. nanni. valare nanni

checked nowrunning reviewer as well, veeyen alla, etho shaji francis; verutheyallaa, chumma thattippu

i trust your's and veeyen's reviews. thanks

[critic]

Thanks bhai

Welcome Hari

what about the direction

Viewer, choosing such a subject needs boldness but execution is all that may count at the end because the audience is looking to get engaged all the time. In that respect the screenplay is at halt may a times and even from the start which could have been averted for creating better interest. But I guess the whole intention was to create a new experience. Whether it came out good is the question. In that sense direction left much to be desired.

@critic.....super reviews....V....and HIT........repped

Welcome Ravi

@critic...

read nowrunning review for hi im tony; says best psy thriller of the decade;
ho, njaanum vichaarichu, oru silence of lamb, seven category padam kandittu kuree kaalamayennu

read your review, couldn't stop laughing.. satyavastha manassilaayi.. nanni. valare nanni

checked nowrunning reviewer as well, veeyen alla, etho shaji francis; verutheyallaa, chumma thattippu

i trust your's and veeyen's reviews. thanks

Salih, enganathe dark movies try cheyyan ishtamanenkil you can give it a try atleast on the dvd. Thanks for your comment about the trust. Hopefully will be able to keep that in good faith. Making il korech nalla aspects okke ondu. Especially the climax rain sequence. Pinne aa flat nte ambience setting is worth mentioning.

[Jaisonjyothi]

Thanks critic bhai...ths time same opinions anu...

[critic]

Thanks critic bhai...ths time same opinions anu...

Welcome Jaison. Reviews evide? Kandillallo.

[yodha007]

@critic......
Nowadays, LJ tries to play safe....not keen on experimenting.......feel good movies!......but, I liked pullipuli very much.....

Manglish review please........

[wayanadan]

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tony namamle chathichu

[critic]

@critic......
Nowadays, LJ tries to play safe....not keen on experimenting.......feel good movies!......but, I liked pullipuli very much.....

Manglish review please........

Ya, post DN and ANT, he is playing safe. But it can be seen as his way of mixing things up as well. Pullipuli theater il ishtamayilla but on dvd it seemed okay. Manglish kaananam. Review edam.

thanxxxxxxxxx critic

tony namamle chathichu

Welcome wayanaadan. Same type movie anu prateekshichathu but some hope was there.

[sali]

Thanks Macha .....

Unequal Opponents
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Movie : Vikramadithyan
25.7.14 @ PVR Lulu

Review
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Mostly everything in the plot of Lal Jose's latest movie 'Vikramadithyan' is cliched and predictable up until the climax, such that even though with a script that hits green patches at times and dull patches at others, the movie puffs and pants to end up as an 'Above Average' watch.

So much of the first half passes in flashback (with the childhood of the lead cast), that it becomes worrisome and boring at a point. Thankfully at the brink of all being lost, the narrative focusses on the lead cast and makes a slight come back of sorts. At Interval, its quite mixed feelings that may come to you.

Second half starts of much better with the race to be a Police Officer among the lead protagonists. But it should be said that its never much a movie about 'opponents'. The show seems one sided, with Dulquer Salmaan being the only one to leave an impression. Only he has a role which seems to best written and adequately performed. There is nothing much for others to do except for Anoop Menon. Dulquer almost makes a boyish charm in his acting to graduate to a man. May be his best performance to date. Unni, Namitha, Lena, Joy Mathew complete the cast but they all should be easily forgotten after the movie.

Direction by Lal Jose is okay but the plot is so rooted in cliches that its almost uninspiring. Music is quite disappointing. Visuals are smooth and augument the proceedings. Editing could have been better with the pace of the movie, which almost feels like 3 hour plus.

The climax catches you 'off guard', because you quite dont expect it in a movie so predictable till then. Whether its logical and convincing is debatable and a different point altogether. All in all, 'Vikramadithyan' is your quite typical commercial formulaic movie presented decently well. Go in with the obvious expectations and should not disappoint you much.

Rating - 3/5
Verdict - Above Average.

[sali]

Thanks for the review ............

Maverick Madness
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Movie - Hi, I am Tony
26.07.14 @ PVR Lulu

Review
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For starters, if you are in to watch Lal Jr's new movie "Hi, I am Tony" expecting it to be a 'normal' movie, then you are in a completely wrong hall. Now, even if you are ready to see something different, you may be a tad more prepared to invest patience and hope in this 'Psycho Styled Bloody' movie which tries to instill fear through blood, gore and crude violence.

The movie begins at a languishing pace with adequate hopes of good making thrown in. Asif and Mia move in to the lavish and purposefully stylized flat, which looks awesome to say the least. Proceedings are slow but quite fresh. Soon Toni (Lal.Sr) arrives and interest starts to rise. Despite his mad ways, the scenes to have him inside the flat and interactions post that, look tedious. But hope can still be alive if you have the fore-told patience. But soon the 'Interview' sequence begins and the movie drops many a levels to boring. The ones in the audience still with the movie at Interval, may be few and far in between (incidentally this reviewer was one).

Second half dashes all the good signals and pure blood fest reigns in. The effort is to purposefully induce so much violence, blood to may be shock and awe the audience. But the effort sadly looks lame without a terse script and an overall plot. By the end, some predictable twists are used to try and salvage the effort but by then its too late.

Cinematography needs mention as a positive aspect. Also, possibly is the efforts put in by Lal.Sr, Miya and Asif Ali in that order. Action sequences are done with some effort.

Not sure if the movie deserves browine points for being an 'experiement', but then it sorely disappoints even at pure audience engagement level. Finally, the most important point - Why dont the makers insist for an 'A' certificate or the Censor board makes sure not to give U/A for such movies? There were kids in the audience, who were possibly in to watch a fun holiday movie and one felt sorry for them for having to watch such violence.

Rating - 1.5/5
Verdict - Sore Eyes.