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1917 ~ Anchaam Paathira ~ Psycho - Opinions
1917
Date ~ 25/01/2020
Venue ~ IMAX, Cinepolis, Pune
Status ~ 100%
Showtime ~ 01:05 PM
Absolute blown away by this epic war drama. An absolute director's movie where he just used simple "messenger sent with a message and the obstacles he encounter" to execute a 120+ minutes drama with exquisite visuals, tension and brilliant action choreography. But nothing beat the one shot mode on both halves which I believe is the best interval point I have seen in all movies till now. George McKay was simply outstanding as Lance Corporal William who conveyed emotions of helplessness, fear, lost etc. Sam Mendes never opted for any moment of heroism to portray his characters and thus adds to its credibility. It was no surprise that Roger Deakins was nominated for his work but extremely surprised not to see Lee Smith's editing not in the list of nominees. C'mon, how else such an incredible feat would have been executed. With delightful cameos from Sherlock, Moriarty, Blackwood along with Robb Stark & Harry Hart, this is a true visual experience which reminds us why some movies are meant for big screens.
Ratings - 9.75/10
Anchaam Paathira
Venue ~ INOX, Amanora
Screen - 05
Showtime - 11:45 AM
Status - 100%
After hearing some absolutely incredible opinions, I had a hunch that this movie is getting overrated. After the experience, I felt the same. Its overrated. The first half of the movie featuring the cat n game was engaging especially with some fresh or relatively unknown faces along with Kunchacko Boban, Jinu Joseph and co. The movie did reminded me of movies like Yuddhan Sei (The wolf mask scene) and Rakshasan...yet there was a signature of Midhun Manuel especially in the jump scares. That newspaperman-bullet shot scene was outstanding. But after a brilliant build up, we see an absolutely "I don't know what to do" writer/director handling the second half. It was cliches after cliches which I have seen "n" number of times in recent serial killer movies. And yeah, there is yet another sorry past for the serial killer. But I honestly didn't like the idea of introducing the "killer" in the movie. MMT just didn't do justice to the first half brilliance and ended up rather on a half baked note. Regarding performances, Kunchacko Boban really didn't have anything to do as a lead role which is a good thing cause we see characters more than the difference between lead n supporting. But easily, it was Unnimaya Prasad who stole the thunder from the rest of the cast. I didn't like the manner Jinu Joseph was delivering his lines. It looks like he mugged up and just delivering without emotions. Sreenath Bhasi was usual himself while Indrans was terrific in his cameo. Remya Nambeeshan was enthino thilaykkunna sambhaar while Jaffer Idukki did a great job along with Thaneer Mathan Boy & Sudheesh. The lifeline of this movie is easily the technical team comprising of Shiyju Khalid's camerawork, Soundfactor's sound designing, Sushin Shyam's BGM (felt traces of his own Varathan & Interstellar/Rakshasan theme here n there) & Saiju Sreedharan's editing. Overall, Achaam Paathira is a one time watch with normal expectations. After hearing all those reviews, it turned out to be an average experience for me. I liked Memories & Mumbai Police way more than this movie.
Ratings - 6/10
Psycho
Venue - Cinepolis, Seasons Mall
Audi - 12
Showtime - 03:15 PM
Status - 100%
Disappointed...Absolutely disappointed. I don't care whether the critics who gave overwhelming reviews trying to bring philosophical lines to justify this shoddy work, but for me its Myshkin's worst work till date. Myshkin is known for portraying violence even without the help of bloodshed (like Thupparivaalan, Yuddham Sei). So when he is given the freedom to portray blood in his movie like anything, I expected him to have a script that supports the violence. At the end, it turned out to be "Violence without Substance". The characters looked a bit abnormal like most of his earlier characters led by Kamala Das (Nithya Menon), Gauthaman (Udaynidhi Stalin), Dahini (Aditi Rao). With all delivering over the top performances while some absolutely poor ones like Aditi Rao (especially in a scene where the cam is kept 150 mts away as she is delivering her lines). Since Rajkumar is playing a Psycho, he reminded me of Vinay's Devil from Thupparivaalan in looks but since he is a Psycho, he can go overboard. Then we see Myshkkin's throwing one outrageous scene after another where I felt like applauding Priyan with what he did in Oppam's blind character. The last 20 minutes was an absolute mess with a song played as Gauthaman & Kamala are driving a car. The last turned out to be an unintentional comedy while the film failed to have the Myshkkin signature grand climax. Only highlights were the frames and art work along with Ilayaraja's BGM and superbly shot "Unnai Nenachu.." song. This movie is not worth the hype.
Ratings - 3/10
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