Arvind Swamy really plays to the gallery with his portrayal, and seems to revel in the character’s hedonism. He brings a sophisticated charisma to the role that Tamil villains have long lacked, a certain swag that some heroes would die for.
Category: Film Reviews
The Crew: A turbulent journey
You know how they say that every writer plays god with his characters? Director Nikolay Lebedev, in The Crew, seems to have played a particularly merciless version.
Bairavaa: A stale, disappointing film that is everything its teaser scared us of
Vijay, the first of his name, renderer of affected speech, holder of tongue in the cheek, breaker of henchmen’s bones, and dancer of kuthu songs.
Passengers: An unsatisfying Castaway in space
I kept wishing Passengers were a book. It’s a grand premise, a scope so expansive that necessitates the complexity of detail that can only be found in the descriptive pages of a novel.
Allied: An engrossing ride until it crash lands
I suppose you could make the case for Allied being Robert Zemeckis’ sombre take on what Brad Pitt’s life would have been like, had he fallen in love during the events of Inglourious Basterds and went on to get married after the final assassination.
Sudhir Srinivasan 