Movie Review: Jil (By Hapra)
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Gopichand, Raashi Khanna and others
Cinematographer: Sakthi Saravanan
Music: Ghibran
Story-Dialogues-Screenplay-Direction: Radha Krishna Kumar
Producer: UV Creations
Release date: 27th March, 2014
Scoring a hit with “Loukyam”, hero Gopichand is eagerly waiting to strike back with yet another hit. As his styling and newly carved out looked promising, his “Jil” is releasing amidst huge expectations. Let us see how the movie is.
The CONTENT
“Jil” is about Jai (Gopichand) who happens to be a fire officer. After he rescues Savitri (Raashi Khanna) from a problem, love blossoms between them. Meanwhile Naayak is a mafia villain in Mumbai whose associate Ranganath (Brahmaji) cheats him to a large extent and escapes to Hyderabad. Somehow Ranganath happens to meet Jai accidentally and since then Nayak starts chasing Jai. So, what happens is the rest of story.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Jai, we mean Gopichand, is looking super stylish and cool. However, he doesn't have much of emotions to carry in the movie as his style is used as a weapon here rather acting talent. Needless to say, Gopi is stunning in action scenes and romance also suited him well.
Raashi Khanna is trying to prove a point that she is the next number for top-grade commercial heroines. Though she is okay with acting, she needs to improvise her body language. Talk about songs, anyway her glamour dominated big time.
Posani Krishnamurali and Prabhas Seenu tried to bring laughs quite hardly, but they failed. Probably we have to blame the poor writing. Others like Urvashi, Chalapathi Rao, Avasarala Sreenivas and Supreet are regular, though everyone was given style quotient to display.
Off-Screen:
Director Radha Krishna Kumar happens to be a protege of Chandrasekhar Yeleti and much of a screenplay-magic was expected from him. But in the end, he disappointed with that though his direction is good at parts. Story wise, okay wait, there is no story here in the first part that could engage you for hours. So, the director succeeded only in assembling style. Except those 3-4 dialogues we already heard in trailers, there is no new liner inside the flick.
Cinematographer Sakthi Saravanan stole the show as every frame in the movie is looking like his show reel. The way he blended slow motion shots into perfectly composed frames is awesome. Mingling with local set and putting on stunning lighting over them, he has done a thumbs up job.
Composer Gibran should be appreciated for his pulsating background score, which is loud but western and stylish. He complimented Sakthi’s visuals with flawless beating on the senses. However, songs are all not that attractive in theatres, like the way they are felt in audio album.
The PLUSES:
Gopichand’s style factor
Raashi’s glamour in songs
The MINUSES:
Lack of story and entertaining elements
Overloaded style
Completely predictable second half
BREAKDOWN:
Radha Krishna Kumar sounded high on hype due to the style-factor that thrilled audiences with “Jil” thrillers. On a whole, he has ended up showcasing Gopichand in style but failed to write a proper story with at-least believable logics and proper commercial elements. Expectations fell to a half after first half and if you are expecting more from second half, then its a nightmare.
A mafia boss Naayak is introduced in a most stylish way and that creates expectations on the movie. Immediately the film cuts to hero Jai who talks about need for fire-exits in mega structures. And then Savitri enters who falls for Jai at first sight. By this time, introductions part is over. What about the story then? An associate of mafia don helps police find him and so the don wants to take revenge. Okay take the revenge, what did hero has in it? The mafia don’s associate meets Jai once by the eye and that is enough for our director to trigger the clash. By interval, there is nothing exciting but audiences wait for something stunning to happen in second half.
As the film enters post interval phase, there is not much story and audiences can predict each and every line of the flick, from screenplay to silly comedy that is forced upon. Still if someone wants a twist, sorry, director Radhakrishna has style but failed to bring in story with him. The film ends as usual, forcing audiences to run home as they are quite hungry for afternoon meals.
Pouring huge money on stylish look and capturing impressive blocks in rains and flowers, the whole team of Radhakrishna and UV Creations have forgotten to come up with an engaging story and terrific screenplay. At least there should be minimum screenplay locks to glue audiences to screen or there should be some surprising revelations. Nothing such are found in “JIl”. By the way, one wonders why the film is named Jil, is it just for the jil-jil of visuals? Trade may not be exciting for the film once the weekend passes.
The FINISHING Line: Jil is about style, but missed substance
Review By: Hapra
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Gopichand, Raashi Khanna and others
Cinematographer: Sakthi Saravanan
Music: Ghibran
Story-Dialogues-Screenplay-Direction: Radha Krishna Kumar
Producer: UV Creations
Release date: 27th March, 2014
Scoring a hit with “Loukyam”, hero Gopichand is eagerly waiting to strike back with yet another hit. As his styling and newly carved out looked promising, his “Jil” is releasing amidst huge expectations. Let us see how the movie is.
The CONTENT
“Jil” is about Jai (Gopichand) who happens to be a fire officer. After he rescues Savitri (Raashi Khanna) from a problem, love blossoms between them. Meanwhile Naayak is a mafia villain in Mumbai whose associate Ranganath (Brahmaji) cheats him to a large extent and escapes to Hyderabad. Somehow Ranganath happens to meet Jai accidentally and since then Nayak starts chasing Jai. So, what happens is the rest of story.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Jai, we mean Gopichand, is looking super stylish and cool. However, he doesn't have much of emotions to carry in the movie as his style is used as a weapon here rather acting talent. Needless to say, Gopi is stunning in action scenes and romance also suited him well.
Raashi Khanna is trying to prove a point that she is the next number for top-grade commercial heroines. Though she is okay with acting, she needs to improvise her body language. Talk about songs, anyway her glamour dominated big time.
Posani Krishnamurali and Prabhas Seenu tried to bring laughs quite hardly, but they failed. Probably we have to blame the poor writing. Others like Urvashi, Chalapathi Rao, Avasarala Sreenivas and Supreet are regular, though everyone was given style quotient to display.
Off-Screen:
Director Radha Krishna Kumar happens to be a protege of Chandrasekhar Yeleti and much of a screenplay-magic was expected from him. But in the end, he disappointed with that though his direction is good at parts. Story wise, okay wait, there is no story here in the first part that could engage you for hours. So, the director succeeded only in assembling style. Except those 3-4 dialogues we already heard in trailers, there is no new liner inside the flick.
Cinematographer Sakthi Saravanan stole the show as every frame in the movie is looking like his show reel. The way he blended slow motion shots into perfectly composed frames is awesome. Mingling with local set and putting on stunning lighting over them, he has done a thumbs up job.
Composer Gibran should be appreciated for his pulsating background score, which is loud but western and stylish. He complimented Sakthi’s visuals with flawless beating on the senses. However, songs are all not that attractive in theatres, like the way they are felt in audio album.
The PLUSES:
Gopichand’s style factor
Raashi’s glamour in songs
The MINUSES:
Lack of story and entertaining elements
Overloaded style
Completely predictable second half
BREAKDOWN:
Radha Krishna Kumar sounded high on hype due to the style-factor that thrilled audiences with “Jil” thrillers. On a whole, he has ended up showcasing Gopichand in style but failed to write a proper story with at-least believable logics and proper commercial elements. Expectations fell to a half after first half and if you are expecting more from second half, then its a nightmare.
A mafia boss Naayak is introduced in a most stylish way and that creates expectations on the movie. Immediately the film cuts to hero Jai who talks about need for fire-exits in mega structures. And then Savitri enters who falls for Jai at first sight. By this time, introductions part is over. What about the story then? An associate of mafia don helps police find him and so the don wants to take revenge. Okay take the revenge, what did hero has in it? The mafia don’s associate meets Jai once by the eye and that is enough for our director to trigger the clash. By interval, there is nothing exciting but audiences wait for something stunning to happen in second half.
As the film enters post interval phase, there is not much story and audiences can predict each and every line of the flick, from screenplay to silly comedy that is forced upon. Still if someone wants a twist, sorry, director Radhakrishna has style but failed to bring in story with him. The film ends as usual, forcing audiences to run home as they are quite hungry for afternoon meals.
Pouring huge money on stylish look and capturing impressive blocks in rains and flowers, the whole team of Radhakrishna and UV Creations have forgotten to come up with an engaging story and terrific screenplay. At least there should be minimum screenplay locks to glue audiences to screen or there should be some surprising revelations. Nothing such are found in “JIl”. By the way, one wonders why the film is named Jil, is it just for the jil-jil of visuals? Trade may not be exciting for the film once the weekend passes.
The FINISHING Line: Jil is about style, but missed substance
Review By: Hapra