Jayan K Cherian's 'Papilio Buddha' is a film that is simply not afraid of taking a definite stance, and as such digs deep into wounds that are quite raw. A thoughtful, investigative and poignant film, it lays bare an intricate, multilayered catastrophe that literally explodes with questions that we often hastily turn our faces away from.
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'Abhiyum Njanum' is a mostly forgettable romantic caper that progressively stumbles right from the first frame.
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'English' is beautifully played for its most part, and it's deeply touching in its exploration of life and love on an alien land. Undoubtedly several notches above the standard genre fare, the bumpiness in its narrative stops it from evolving into a stately drama of its own kind!
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Ironically, though it remains grounded and stuck at a few points, just as the elevator in it is, 'Up and Down' eventually turns out to be an appealing film. It does wander a bit away towards the final act but if you let that go, it's a twisty-turny mystery piece that could entertain you without fail.
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The earnestness and the heart in its making is obvious in 'Orissa'. How sad that very little of it is actually passed on to the audience, which is why 'Orissa' is a stunningly visualized film that is agonizingly dull.
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'Aaru Sunadarimarude Katha' did have some real excellent thriller potential, but it hopelessly loses itself working up just the bare-minimum requirements of a thriller. The result is that it feels generic , with all the plot twists seeming to appear straight out of some other film that you have seen somewhere else.
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Well, the concept is all there in 'Vallatha Pahayan', and it's a sturdy one at that. But it's one that doesn't make news anymore. In fact, it's one that is anything but news these days.
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In 'Neram', Alphonse Puthran tries to infuse some fresh imagination into a been-there-done-that scenario and succeeds in parts. The notions hold little promise, but the adrenaline driven execution lights up things quite a bit.
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To be fair to 'Musafir', all the years that it has taken to make it to the screens do not really show. But that simply isn't enough, and the story of the lone traveler, is plainly a big yawn.
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'Manikya Thampurattiyum Christmas Carolum' demonstrates beyond doubt, that good intention does not make a fine film. The mild messages are there and so is the good naturedness, but I'm not really sure if audiences of any age would fall in love with it.
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We need to accept the fact that films without accountability will continue to be made, and that at least a few of us would get to see them on screen as well. And at the end of it all, you feel like screaming out, enough. Please.
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It cannot be denied that the basic theme that 'Bharya Athra Pora' dwells on is outdated to the core, and that no amount of Facebook masking would make it any less tiring.
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