Theatre - Anjali, Trivandrum
Show - 6:00 PM, 16-Jun-2012
Status - Houseful
Booze. Babes. Buddies. And a lot of Guns. Probably the only toy missing is a bike.
Lot of negative reviews for the film. After reading a few of those, I got a hint regarding the climax. As I had expected, I didn't feel too bad about it at all. Bachelor Party is my favourite Amal movie since Big B, possibly eclipsing Big B as well.
Movie starts of in a typical 5 boys growing up into 5 good friends routine with a childhood visual thrown in for good measure. An enjoyable title card later (the song visuals I had hated before became really good after adding the cards), we are thrust into the midst of a crisis. The rest of the film follows up on how they tackle the crisis.
Amal Neerad has improved as a director. No more gimmicky shots which halt the follow of the film like Anwar. Really good use of slomo and fast motion in drinking scenes. Film is technically far ahead of other films. The typical Amal Neerad look and feel is intact in Bachelor Party. Bachelor Party gives a comic book vibe(not your Balarama, more like Sin City) which is rather unseen in our industry. Camera is excellent and superb editing adds to the film. Gunplay is as usual top notch. Moments I loved the most: The five of them drinking with Vinayakan's paambu dance, Prithviraj's stunt scene in pre-climax, Gunplay in climax. No matter what the criticism is, Amal has done a good job.
For those who saying the film lacks a story and a script should look closely at other films as well. When Ranjith does a film, people come up and say that story is very simple. I found more story in BP than in Spirit to be honest. Spirit had a lot more scope in development and could make the viewer think due to the genre. Bachelor Party for its genre has enough story and a decent screenplay. The writing really shines in dialogues. Some excellent one-liners. Good job by Unni.R and Santhosh Echikaanam. They could have produced a better screenplay which would have been universally liked with a likeable climax. Currently, the climax is over the top and does not appeal to the majority.
Indran and Rahman stole the show in my opinion. Fantastic chemistry between the two. Rahman looked absolutely stunning in the climax with a cigarette in his mouth and gun in hand. Asif Ali was good. He had an ease in his acting which I never felt before. Still cannot carry a film though. Mani and Vinayakan were good, but Vinayakan had very little space. Both villains were good. Ramya Nambeesan and Padmapriya were reduced to item dances, both of which I found to be feasts to the eyes. Prithviraj had a decent cameo with a brilliant fight scene. Nithya had little to do and was decent in her role.
Music was good. I liked all the songs when I heard in the theatre. Very good visualisation by Amal. Editing is top notch and BGM is excellent. Art is usual Amal Neerad stuff which still looks fresh.
TL;DR: Bachelor Party is a fun ride till it reaches a controversial climax.
Rating: Good.
Show - 6:00 PM, 16-Jun-2012
Status - Houseful
Booze. Babes. Buddies. And a lot of Guns. Probably the only toy missing is a bike.
Lot of negative reviews for the film. After reading a few of those, I got a hint regarding the climax. As I had expected, I didn't feel too bad about it at all. Bachelor Party is my favourite Amal movie since Big B, possibly eclipsing Big B as well.
Movie starts of in a typical 5 boys growing up into 5 good friends routine with a childhood visual thrown in for good measure. An enjoyable title card later (the song visuals I had hated before became really good after adding the cards), we are thrust into the midst of a crisis. The rest of the film follows up on how they tackle the crisis.
Amal Neerad has improved as a director. No more gimmicky shots which halt the follow of the film like Anwar. Really good use of slomo and fast motion in drinking scenes. Film is technically far ahead of other films. The typical Amal Neerad look and feel is intact in Bachelor Party. Bachelor Party gives a comic book vibe(not your Balarama, more like Sin City) which is rather unseen in our industry. Camera is excellent and superb editing adds to the film. Gunplay is as usual top notch. Moments I loved the most: The five of them drinking with Vinayakan's paambu dance, Prithviraj's stunt scene in pre-climax, Gunplay in climax. No matter what the criticism is, Amal has done a good job.
For those who saying the film lacks a story and a script should look closely at other films as well. When Ranjith does a film, people come up and say that story is very simple. I found more story in BP than in Spirit to be honest. Spirit had a lot more scope in development and could make the viewer think due to the genre. Bachelor Party for its genre has enough story and a decent screenplay. The writing really shines in dialogues. Some excellent one-liners. Good job by Unni.R and Santhosh Echikaanam. They could have produced a better screenplay which would have been universally liked with a likeable climax. Currently, the climax is over the top and does not appeal to the majority.
Indran and Rahman stole the show in my opinion. Fantastic chemistry between the two. Rahman looked absolutely stunning in the climax with a cigarette in his mouth and gun in hand. Asif Ali was good. He had an ease in his acting which I never felt before. Still cannot carry a film though. Mani and Vinayakan were good, but Vinayakan had very little space. Both villains were good. Ramya Nambeesan and Padmapriya were reduced to item dances, both of which I found to be feasts to the eyes. Prithviraj had a decent cameo with a brilliant fight scene. Nithya had little to do and was decent in her role.
Music was good. I liked all the songs when I heard in the theatre. Very good visualisation by Amal. Editing is top notch and BGM is excellent. Art is usual Amal Neerad stuff which still looks fresh.
TL;DR: Bachelor Party is a fun ride till it reaches a controversial climax.
Rating: Good.
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