Set in a sitcom mode, 'Ammaykkoru Thaaraattu' is a film that does not spring to life at all. None of its cardboard characters reach out to the viewer, and the swamp of moral muddiness in which they lose themselves draws in the viewer down along with them.
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The two odd stars that are granted to 'Mayapuri' are for the intriguing and yet almost invisible philosophical line of thought that stretches across its rutted narrative. Barring that single element, there is very little left in it that would impress the viewer looking for either entertainment or intellectual enticement.
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I have this strapping conviction that Dr. Biju might have opted on purpose to take on the role of a mere onlooker in 'Perariyathavar'. Whatever be the case, it is this aloofness that mars the film, despite the very righteous intents that it has in mind.
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I'd go ahead with a star and a half for this downer of a film that poured water over my enthusiasm at New Year. These guys are unlikely to stay around for more than a week; in fact if my instincts are right, they should already be on their way out of the theatres.
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Debutant director Shyam's '8:20' is a film that could very well boast of a premise that is unexplored in Malayalam cinema. However it remains that '8:20' could have made a crisper, biting short film that runs for less than ten minutes instead of a wilting feature that goes on for a couple of hours.
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Despite a buoyant start, Shibu Balan's directorial debut is hampered by some shoddy writing that should dishearten the viewer who expects the Sreenivasan - Sangeetha magic in 'Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala' to light up the screen yet again. 'Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan' is a tonally wonky effort that unfortunately feels like a total waste of time.
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'Aamayum Muyalum' is another Chirstmas cracker that has gone down the drain this year. I'd advise you to grab a DVD of 'Waking Ned' and have a fun time cuddled up before your television than waste almost three hours watching these bummer hare and tortoise tediously making it to the finishing line.
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My Christmas this year has almost gone up in smoke. Almost. Subjected to a dreadful torment called 'Cousins' the other day, that tries to pass off some incoherent noise as entertainment, the festive season looks a bit bleak for me at the moment.
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'Central Theatre' is a crackpot attempt at film making that has plenty of loose ends hanging about, and even a greater number of structural blemishes wholly ruining the narrative.
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'Odum Raja Aadum Rani' is a striking depiction of scores of men and women who are destined to lives their lives behind a veil on account of their sexuality. Unapologetic to the core, it touches and breaks your heart in myriad ways, and emerges a life-affirming movie with a difference.
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Aneesh Upasana takes the thriller route in his second film 'Seconds' that ends up a cloying mess; a far cry from what it looks like in the beginning. 'Seconds' fails to hold together as a suspense drama, and despite all its embellishments and stimulating tangents fumbles up big time.
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'Actually' is a film that is muddled up in unimaginable ways. A thumbs down for this one!
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