Theatre: Innovative, Bangalore
Show: 24-Mar-2012, 1:30 PM
Status: FC - Around 60%, Balcony - Must have been more than 90%
I had very little hope in the movie, despite the glowing reviews. Lowered expectations probably got the movie to an average level for me. The story revolves around the exploits of Joseph Alex in New Delhi, ably assisted by Bharath Chandran. The core issue of the length and lack of character development of antagonists probably stems from this fact. This movie would have better suited to either of the characters, not both. A lot of time had to be spent giving time to Joseph Alex, Bharath Chandran, and their bonding.
Nothing to write home about the screenplay and story. Renji Panikker totally fall flat here. The one department he shines is the dialogues. Eventhough a lot of the dialogues are rehashed, there are quite a few dialogues that make your blood boil. Pass marks to him for that. Shaji's direction is something we have seen over and over. Some of the multi-frame cuts look silly and would have been fit in a Telugu movie. He does manage to hook you onto the seat for most of the time. Quite an accomplishment considering the length of the film. You can't help wonder, when you would get to see a Shaji without these stupid gimmicks ala Commissioner.
Mammooty was good as Joseph Alex. Not fiery like in The King. He managed to control the dialogue modulation to suit his current stature and manages to deliver big. An intelligent performance. Suresh Gopi was also pretty good, manages not to go overboard unlike his recent outings. The man can still swear like a pottymouth and make it look cool! Aside from the leads, only Biju Pappan made some impression. Good performance from him. In an ideal world, this movie should have had King or Commissioner with Biju Pappan as the side kick. The biggest disappointment by far is Sai Kumar. I am big fan of the man. But this has to be one of his worst performances. Totally unconvincing. The other villain characters were simply caricatures. Poor job by the writer in character development. Mohan Thomas and Jayakrishnan would be rolling in their graves if they knew about such insipid villains.
BGM was on and off. Some parts good, most of the time pretty loud and lame. Editing also felt a bit shoddy.
Except for the perfomances and dialogues, nothing much goes for this film. Some sequences could have trimmed or cut away altogether. The film just plods along at times testing your patience. Probably the biggest disappointment was the climax. Same old warehouse, dishum-dishum, bharathamatha kee jai. A combination of king and commissioner climaxes.
This is a film I would recommend to Mam fans (and SG fans), who would lap it up following a disastrous period. For the others, it would be decent enough only if you like Renji Panikker dialogs.
TL;DR: King and Commissioner is an average fare with some great dialogues and good lead performances.
Rating: Strictly Average
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