Movie Review: I (By Hapra)
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Vikram, Amy Jackson, Santhanam, Suresh Gopi and Upen Patel
Cinematogrpaher: PC Sree Ram
Music: AR Rahman
Story-Screenplay-Direction: S Shankar
Producer: Aascar Films, NV Prasad
Release date: 14th January, 2014
Under production from a long time, Shankar’s visual feast “I” has finally hit cinemas today. The film has garnered fantastic attention from all corners for its fantasy elements and here goes what the movie is all about.
The CONTENT
A hunchback (Vikram) kidnaps a bride (Amy Jackson) from her marriage and starts revealing his story. He happens to be a body builder Lingesh (Vikram) who competes for Mr Andhra competition and later goes head over heels for super model Diya (Amy). To woo her, even Lingesh becomes a star-model only after a rival model (Upen Patel) injects him a chemical. As Lingesh and Diya gets busy with love, hero realizes the adverse affects of the chemical exploitation. After finding out that villains are trying to destroy Diya’s career too with this chemical, a disfigured Vikram now avenges for everything.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Vikram is stunning in different looks as usual. His acting makes us speechless. With flawless performance in every scene, he has given goosebumps to audiences. Vikram’s striking handsomeness as a model, chiselled six packs for a body builder role, the animal instincts with beastly looks and that hunchback character are awesome. There is no way we could point any finger at him.
Amy Jackson’s glamour is an asset for the film as every frame looks more colourful due to her sparkling presence. Also she improvised a lot in her acting and showed tremendous involvement into the character despite her parts shot in bits and pieces over two years of time.
Model Upen Patel too showed his mettle as a villain. His timed expressions are a treat to watch but he failed at times to carry the greasy sadism he is supposed to. Santhanam provided the much needed comic relief for the movie, but got very less screen time. Malayalam hero Suresh Gopi’s cameo is fine. Rest of the cast did their part well.
Off-Screen:
Shankar, thy genius. There is no need to mention about any of his talents. Stunning screenplay and tongue wagging grandeur are his key weapons. This time again for “I”, he unleashed them with striking potential as viewers get a hair rising experience. On a whole the story might look simple and known, but every frame is rich and innovative. Predictability is there, but creation beats us. That makes I and Shankar special. Extracting best performances from all of his actors, he delivered a stunner. All the graphics are international standard and never they look weird. Shankar deserves a pat.
PC Sreeram’s vibrant cinematography is another asset for “I”. As Shankar takes on audiences with his brilliant screenplay, PC digs deep into our hearts with seamless shots and mind blowing visuals. Every song is a wonder for itself. Adding to Shankar and PC, composer AR Rahman’s fantastic background score sets the magic wand in favour of producers. Rahman scored terrific music for action scenes, while songs are little regular and average. Art direction is mind blowing for this fantasy science fiction drama.
The PLUSES:
· Vikram’s three characters
. Stunning action sequences
. Second half
. Colourful visuals
The MINUSES:
· Little predictability
. Not so foot-tapping songs
BREAKDOWN:
Shankar took almost two years to make this fantasy flick, but one needs to watch the movie to find out why such a huge time is invested. He is keen in carving out minute details with creativity and that helped big time on the screen. But “I” has its shares of lows too.
Movie starts on interesting note with a hunchback Vikram leading a solid ground as he kidnaps heroine Amy Jackson. Once he starts revealing his story, audiences get emotional and get attached to him. However, when the movie turns little slow, actions sequences come to the rescue and put the film’s pace back at top speed. Shankar’s trademark creativity and newness radiates that thrill on our mind though story turns little predictable. As Vikram finds out the reason for his disfigurement, the stunning interval really stuns us. When we get to second hour, story gets more predictable and villains look weaker. Someone other than Upen Patel would have brought more negativity to the role. Though songs stand tall and never hinder the flow, Rahman’s magic is not felt but only Shankar’s ideas and PC’s visuals make a mark. While we could easily predict the climax, action scenes once again put us on toes. On a whole the treat is full though it has some ups and downs.
Box office will render huge support in the holiday season, but later the collections depend on how family audiences especially how children reacts to this fantasy, science fiction and action entertainer. Probably like Shankar’s past outing ‘Robo’, even “I” may do well beating the odd criticism that is likely to mushroom from certain circles.
The FINISHING Line: It’s Shankar’s show with Vikram’s face, With some defects....
Review By: Hapra
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Vikram, Amy Jackson, Santhanam, Suresh Gopi and Upen Patel
Cinematogrpaher: PC Sree Ram
Music: AR Rahman
Story-Screenplay-Direction: S Shankar
Producer: Aascar Films, NV Prasad
Release date: 14th January, 2014
Under production from a long time, Shankar’s visual feast “I” has finally hit cinemas today. The film has garnered fantastic attention from all corners for its fantasy elements and here goes what the movie is all about.
The CONTENT
A hunchback (Vikram) kidnaps a bride (Amy Jackson) from her marriage and starts revealing his story. He happens to be a body builder Lingesh (Vikram) who competes for Mr Andhra competition and later goes head over heels for super model Diya (Amy). To woo her, even Lingesh becomes a star-model only after a rival model (Upen Patel) injects him a chemical. As Lingesh and Diya gets busy with love, hero realizes the adverse affects of the chemical exploitation. After finding out that villains are trying to destroy Diya’s career too with this chemical, a disfigured Vikram now avenges for everything.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Vikram is stunning in different looks as usual. His acting makes us speechless. With flawless performance in every scene, he has given goosebumps to audiences. Vikram’s striking handsomeness as a model, chiselled six packs for a body builder role, the animal instincts with beastly looks and that hunchback character are awesome. There is no way we could point any finger at him.
Amy Jackson’s glamour is an asset for the film as every frame looks more colourful due to her sparkling presence. Also she improvised a lot in her acting and showed tremendous involvement into the character despite her parts shot in bits and pieces over two years of time.
Model Upen Patel too showed his mettle as a villain. His timed expressions are a treat to watch but he failed at times to carry the greasy sadism he is supposed to. Santhanam provided the much needed comic relief for the movie, but got very less screen time. Malayalam hero Suresh Gopi’s cameo is fine. Rest of the cast did their part well.
Off-Screen:
Shankar, thy genius. There is no need to mention about any of his talents. Stunning screenplay and tongue wagging grandeur are his key weapons. This time again for “I”, he unleashed them with striking potential as viewers get a hair rising experience. On a whole the story might look simple and known, but every frame is rich and innovative. Predictability is there, but creation beats us. That makes I and Shankar special. Extracting best performances from all of his actors, he delivered a stunner. All the graphics are international standard and never they look weird. Shankar deserves a pat.
PC Sreeram’s vibrant cinematography is another asset for “I”. As Shankar takes on audiences with his brilliant screenplay, PC digs deep into our hearts with seamless shots and mind blowing visuals. Every song is a wonder for itself. Adding to Shankar and PC, composer AR Rahman’s fantastic background score sets the magic wand in favour of producers. Rahman scored terrific music for action scenes, while songs are little regular and average. Art direction is mind blowing for this fantasy science fiction drama.
The PLUSES:
· Vikram’s three characters
. Stunning action sequences
. Second half
. Colourful visuals
The MINUSES:
· Little predictability
. Not so foot-tapping songs
BREAKDOWN:
Shankar took almost two years to make this fantasy flick, but one needs to watch the movie to find out why such a huge time is invested. He is keen in carving out minute details with creativity and that helped big time on the screen. But “I” has its shares of lows too.
Movie starts on interesting note with a hunchback Vikram leading a solid ground as he kidnaps heroine Amy Jackson. Once he starts revealing his story, audiences get emotional and get attached to him. However, when the movie turns little slow, actions sequences come to the rescue and put the film’s pace back at top speed. Shankar’s trademark creativity and newness radiates that thrill on our mind though story turns little predictable. As Vikram finds out the reason for his disfigurement, the stunning interval really stuns us. When we get to second hour, story gets more predictable and villains look weaker. Someone other than Upen Patel would have brought more negativity to the role. Though songs stand tall and never hinder the flow, Rahman’s magic is not felt but only Shankar’s ideas and PC’s visuals make a mark. While we could easily predict the climax, action scenes once again put us on toes. On a whole the treat is full though it has some ups and downs.
Box office will render huge support in the holiday season, but later the collections depend on how family audiences especially how children reacts to this fantasy, science fiction and action entertainer. Probably like Shankar’s past outing ‘Robo’, even “I” may do well beating the odd criticism that is likely to mushroom from certain circles.
The FINISHING Line: It’s Shankar’s show with Vikram’s face, With some defects....
Review By: Hapra