Law Point Malayalam Movie
Lijin Jose's 'Law Point' should ideally have been titled 'Lie Point'. The film does not, as the title suggests dwell on a law point, and instead is all about two individuals with an incredible capacity to lie through their teeth to have their way in life.
Sathya (Kunchacko Boban) is an advocate by profession, with an already established expertise in supporting the accused in cases of women abuse. Which is why, an exasperated dad (Nedumudi Venu) seeks his help in bailing out his young son who has landed in trouble. Apparently, Maya (Namitha Pramod), the girl he was in love with has attempted suicide on being spurned by him, and now threatens to sue him for abuse, and that too of a minor!
The biggest problem with 'Law Point' is that it takes forever and ever to make a point. Thankfully, the film does not go round and round like some of those yarns that terrify us with their duration, and still when almost an hour passes by without much of a happening, you realize that something is certainly amiss somewhere.
Perhaps it couldn't get any more silent than this in a film that ironically has no shortage of dialogues. They are rolled out one after the other, and yet it feels as if it's all a still game that is going on. Probably because it has nothing much to say.
For one, the entirety of the first half is make-believe and as Maya and Sathya head over to Vagamon, and their car falls into a ditch, you almost expect a rain to come down. It doesn't, but instead drives by an elderly couple (KPAC Lalitha and P Balachandran), who invite them over to their farm, that is a living metaphor of paradise itself.
There is only a single knot to be untangled in this film, and it should be anybody's guess that it's hence gonna bank on its last fifteen minutes to make an impact. And then, the twists are unleashed in abundance, and if you do find some time to breathe in between, you might ask yourself as to what all the commotion was all about.
To me, apart from the very little amusing element that the shockers provided, they served very little purpose. I mean, these aren't the kind of revelations that would make you jump up and down in your seats, nor the kind that would make you twitch your head to a side and wonder why you hadn't thought of it before.
Here are two decent performances from the leading cast - a chic looking Kunchacko Boban delivering an almost methodic performance (no surprises there), and an elegantly confident Namitha Pramod doing her bit with a remarkable composure and ease.
After an impressive debut with 'Friday', Lijin moves a couple of notches downward with 'Law Point'. The only point that it doubtless makes is that a couple of odd twists and turns right at the end, do not a good film make.
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